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Top innovation funds for startups in Asia: Part 2

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Let’s look at a few funds (VC, angel investors, government) giving life to the region’s exciting and lucrative startups, which are bringing about innovation at an accelerated pace. The company plans to make investments of about $100 million in later stage startups, especially those in e-commerce, robotics, ride-sharing, and machine learning.

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The top 10 innovations of 2017

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Innovation has become democratic—it is no longer confined to R&D labs of large organizations or government institutions. Nascent technology such as artificial intelligence has already found a place in our daily lives in the form of face-detecting security cameras and voice-recognition software on our phones.

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We Need To Start Investing In Resilience

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Bush sounded the alarm back in 2005, saying, “If we wait for a pandemic to appear, it will be too late to prepare.” A 2018 climate assessment published by the US government warned that we can expect climate change to “increasingly affect our trade and economy, including import and export prices and U.S. A Proven Model.

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The top 10 innovations of 2017

hackerearth

Innovation has become democratic—it is no longer confined to R&D labs of large organizations or government institutions. Nascent technology such as artificial intelligence has already found a place in our daily lives in the form of face-detecting security cameras and voice-recognition software on our phones.

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#2,085 – GameStop Is Just The Beginning

Greatest. Idea. Ever.

Artificial Intelligence and began with a reference to a ‘sentient machine therapist’ in the credits listed on the movie poster. They solved the puzzle in about five months, and Hon was so inspired that he created his own firm to make ARGs, launching Perplex City (his most well-known game) in 2005.