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Eric David

Eric David is a staff writer for SiliconANGLE, covering the latest trends in social media and gaming. He is an avid gamer and enjoys writing about innovations in the video game industry and gaming culture in general. Eric graduated from the University of Texas at Dallas, receiving major honors for his thesis "A Culture of Heresy: Explaining the Resiliency of Catharism and the Church's Response," which is every bit as exciting as it sounds. Eric lives in Dallas, Texas with his wife, dog and gaming PC.

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Russia blocks LinkedIn for storing user data outside the country

APPS By ERIC DAVID10 YEARS AGO

Russia has officially blocked professional-focused social network LinkedIn for failing to store Russian user data on servers located within the country. Roskomnadzor, Russia’s communications regulator, proposed the ban last week, and now it seems that Russian users are no longer able to …

Any.do made an AI to help you get things done

NEWS By ERIC DAVID10 YEARS AGO

The makers of popular task app Any.do have announced a few new features coming to the platform, including a new artificial intelligence assistant that is supposed to make it easier to accomplish some tasks straight through the app. “The Any.do Assistant is …

Intel joins Disney to put on holiday light show with drones

NEWS By ERIC DAVID10 YEARS AGO

Drones are being used for everything these days, from generating 3D maps to delivering blood and medicine, and now Intel Corp. has added yet another use to that list: entertainment. This week, Intel announced that it is teaming up with the Walt …

Nvidia’s new AI project aims to speed up cancer research

NEWS By ERIC DAVID10 YEARS AGO

Computer graphics chip maker Nvidia Corp. is forming a new partnership with the National Cancer Institute and the U.S. Department of Energy to develop an artificial intelligence framework aimed at supercharging cancer research. The new framework, announced Monday, is named the Cancer Distributed Learning Environment, or …

GE buying spree continues with AI, Internet of Things startups

NEWS By ERIC DAVID10 YEARS AGO

Right on the heels of announcing one major acquisition, the $915 million buy of ServiceMax Inc., General Electric Corp. today added not one but two other acquisitions: machine learning startup Wise.io and data intelligence company Bit Stew Systems. Wise.io specializes in predictive intelligence, which uses machine …

Quantopian raises $25M for crowdsourced investing algorithms

BIG DATA By ERIC DAVID10 YEARS AGO

Boston-based company Quantopian has just closed a $25 million Series C funding to expand its crowdsourced investment algorithm platform. The round was led by venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz, along with additional contributions from earlier investors, including Bessemer Venture Partners, Steve Cohen’s …

Google’s tiny Project Soli radar can now identify nearby objects

NEWS By ERIC DAVID10 YEARS AGO

Google Inc. last year revealed its miniature Project Soli radar devices, which are so small that they can fit into mobile devices like phones and smartwatches to power “touchless interactions,” such as gesture controls. Now, they’re getting smarter. Researchers from The University …

Zipline raises $25M to expand medicine drone delivery service

NEWS By ERIC DAVID10 YEARS AGO

San Francisco-based drone startup Zipline Inc. announced it closed a $25 million Series B funding round led by Visionnaire Ventures, along with investments from Andreessen Horowitz, Yahoo Inc. cofounder Jerry Yang, Sequoia Capital and Subtraction Capital. The latest round brings Zipline’s total funding up …

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