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YC-backed Deskimo, an on-demand coworking space app, launches in Singapore and Hong Kong

TechCrunch

Its founders are former Rocket Internet executives who say that their main competition aren’t spaces like WeWork or other hot desk booking apps. Deskimo was launched in February by Raphael Cohen, Rocket Internet’s former head of Asia, and Christian Mischler, who co-founded Foodpanda and served as its global chief operating officer.

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Digital listening reveals 3 leading innovation drivers

CIO

adult web users surveyed have used one or more generative AI tools. McKinsey & Company’s 2022 Global Survey on AI says , “AI adoption globally is 2.5x higher [in 2022] than in 2017.” According to research sponsored by techradar.pro, an astonishing 39% of U.S.

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Microsoft partners with AiFi to launch Smart Store Analytics, a tracking service for cashierless outlets

TechCrunch

The effort seemingly bore fruit in Dynamics 365 Connected Store, Microsoft’s service that uses a combination of computer vision, cameras and internet of things sensors to spotlight customers inside stores and personalize recommendations based on their behaviors.

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Cast AI raises $20M to help companies reduce cloud spend

TechCrunch

According to a recent Anodot survey , 50% of businesses are struggling to control them, in part because they lack visibility into their cloud usage. In 2017, Microsoft acquired Cloudyn, which provided tools to analyze and forecast cloud spending. Cloud costs remain a top concern for organizations.

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3 tips to secure your connected home

The Parallax

It’s just one example of how “Internet of Things” connected devices, from personal assistants like Google Home and Amazon Echo , to smart locks like August and Ring , can seemingly give your home powerful technological upgrades. Internet-connected home devices appear to be at the beginning stages of a massive upward adoption rate.

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News in Networking: Meeker’s Internet Trends, SD-WAN Adoption, and OS Networking

Kentik

Making headlines this week, investor Mary Meeker released her annual “Internet Trends” report, which includes internet growth, or lack of it, across regions. SD-WAN is not top-of-mind for IT professionals — at least not yet, according to a new survey. Among the trends (via 355 slides): There’s room for internet growth in India.

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OpenAI rival AI21 Labs raises $64M to ramp up its AI-powered language services

TechCrunch

According to a survey by John Snow Labs, 60% of tech leaders’ budgets for AI language technologies increased by at least 10% in 2020. ” AI21 Labs was co-founded in 2017 by Goshen, Shashua, and Stanford University professor Yoav Shoham.