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Atlanta-Based Startup Predikto Acquired By Global Aircraft Manufacturing Company

Atlanta-based machine learning software startup Predikto has been acquired by aircraft manufacturing company United Technologies Corporation (UTC) for an undisclosed amount. “The Predikto team is very excited to join United Technologies Digital,” Predikto founder and CEO Mario Montag told Hypepotamus. “Everyone we have interacted with at UTC and their business units has been very supportive.” The acquisition comes as Connecticut-based […]

Tanjo’s Animated Personas Are Like Sim Characters for Market Researchers

Marketing research often relies on chosen subjects’ opinions within a controlled environment. But what happens if they stretch the truth, if they feel off that day, or if they’re not connecting properly with the product? Your company will get incomplete, misleading feedback. With North Carolina-based Tanjo‘s digital animated personas — essentially an AI-driven simulated personality — […]

Real Estate Unicorn Opendoor Hires Atlanta Lead For Its First Non-California Engineering Hub

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Before moving to Atlanta for a job leading engineering with Career Builder, Atlee Breland found herself with a very short timeline and a house to sell in Jackson, MS. “Real estate has been part of my professional life for a long time,” says Breland. “When we relocated to Atlanta, it happened very fast and we […]

How AI, Data and Voice Analysis May Transform Farming — And Grow A New Industry In the South

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In 2015, an estimated $800 million worth of crops in Georgia — a number that amounted to about 13.8 percent of the state’s total crop value — was lost to plant disease, according to the University of Georgia. Worldwide the percentages are even larger, especially in developing countries where treatments are less plentiful. Artificial intelligence pioneer […]

Personality Discovery Startup Raises $5M Series B To Help You Get Along With Anyone

Nashville-based personality startup Crystal has raised a $5 million Series B round from Birchmere Ventures, Falmouth Ventures (formerly CEB Ventures), HubSpot and Salesforce Ventures. Since launching in 2015, the machine learning platform has added over 2,000 customers. “We spent the last three years focused on product and technology,” says founder and CEO Drew D’Agostino. “We built a very solid […]