Investing in AI offers more rewards than risks

<img width="680" height="453" src="https://tctechcrunch2011.files.wordpress.com/2016/09/gettyimages-503800032.jpg?w=680" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image" alt="NEW YORK CITY, NY- MAY 27: IBM Watson&#039;s computer housing case. IBM&#039;s Watson computer is best known for winning Jeopardy, unaware of time constraints, while playing against humans. Some of Watson&#039;s other features are based in problem solving across many different careers. A demonstration showed how quickly Watson is able to diagnose illnesses, and provided a real life case that took doctors and nurses six days to diagnose, and only ended with the correct diagnosis because a nurse had seen the disease before. Based on symptoms input, Watson was able to correctly diagnose in minutes. The demonstration took place at IBM Watson&#039;s New York City, New York office on May 27, 2015. (Photo by Andrew Spear for The Washington Post via Getty Images.)" />&nbsp;It&#8217;s difficult to predict how artificial intelligence technology will change over the next 10 to 20 years, but there are plenty of gains to be made. By 2018, robots will supervise more than 3 million human workers; by 2020, smart machines will be a top investment priority for more than 30 percent of CIOs. <a href="https://techcrunch.com/2016/09/24/investing-in-ai-offers-more-rewards-than-risks/?ncid=rss">Read More</a><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Techcrunch?a=KdZ726sFAhw:LMnvs95AZGw:2mJPEYqXBVI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Techcrunch?d=2mJPEYqXBVI" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Techcrunch?a=KdZ726sFAhw:LMnvs95AZGw:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Techcrunch?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Techcrunch?a=KdZ726sFAhw:LMnvs95AZGw:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Techcrunch?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Techcrunch?a=KdZ726sFAhw:LMnvs95AZGw:-BTjWOF_DHI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Techcrunch?i=KdZ726sFAhw:LMnvs95AZGw:-BTjWOF_DHI" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Techcrunch?a=KdZ726sFAhw:LMnvs95AZGw:D7DqB2pKExk"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Techcrunch?i=KdZ726sFAhw:LMnvs95AZGw:D7DqB2pKExk" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Techcrunch?a=KdZ726sFAhw:LMnvs95AZGw:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Techcrunch?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Techcrunch/~4/KdZ726sFAhw" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>

September 24th, 2016 10:00 PM

Former Rothenberg employees allege mistreatment and cash management problems

<img width="680" height="680" src="https://tctechcrunch2011.files.wordpress.com/2016/06/rothenberg.png?w=680" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image" alt="rothenberg" />&nbsp;As TechCrunch has previously reported, there&#8217;s been an exodus of talent from the Rothenberg &#8220;ecosystem,&#8221; amid claims of a significant breach of fiduciary responsibilities and other unconventional behavior by the venture firm&#8217;s founder, Mike Rothenberg. This week, we have learned more details about alleged employee abuses within Rothenberg Ventures, recently re-branded&hellip; <a href="https://techcrunch.com/2016/09/24/former-rothenberg-employees-allege-mistreatment-and-cash-management-problems/?ncid=rss">Read More</a><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Techcrunch?a=vzgJZKUkSYY:xRPfZY8iwHY:2mJPEYqXBVI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Techcrunch?d=2mJPEYqXBVI" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Techcrunch?a=vzgJZKUkSYY:xRPfZY8iwHY:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Techcrunch?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Techcrunch?a=vzgJZKUkSYY:xRPfZY8iwHY:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Techcrunch?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Techcrunch?a=vzgJZKUkSYY:xRPfZY8iwHY:-BTjWOF_DHI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Techcrunch?i=vzgJZKUkSYY:xRPfZY8iwHY:-BTjWOF_DHI" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Techcrunch?a=vzgJZKUkSYY:xRPfZY8iwHY:D7DqB2pKExk"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Techcrunch?i=vzgJZKUkSYY:xRPfZY8iwHY:D7DqB2pKExk" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Techcrunch?a=vzgJZKUkSYY:xRPfZY8iwHY:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Techcrunch?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Techcrunch/~4/vzgJZKUkSYY" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>

September 24th, 2016 04:30 PM

Gillmor Gang: Just A Scratch

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September 24th, 2016 03:57 PM

We’re looking at cyberbullying the wrong way

<img width="680" height="453" src="https://tctechcrunch2011.files.wordpress.com/2016/09/gettyimages-173003430.jpg?w=680" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image" alt="Bad egg" />&nbsp;A bully is a bully and a troll is a troll, no matter where you go online. For as long as online mass communication has existed, online bullying has existed. To effectively address the issue of cyberbullying, one must not only question the environments that yield such behaviors, but examine how and why the behavior exists in the first place. <a href="https://techcrunch.com/2016/09/24/were-looking-at-cyberbullying-the-wrong-way/?ncid=rss">Read More</a><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Techcrunch?a=3ooDWDhaw0I:urHUaK6iJWE:2mJPEYqXBVI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Techcrunch?d=2mJPEYqXBVI" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Techcrunch?a=3ooDWDhaw0I:urHUaK6iJWE:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Techcrunch?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Techcrunch?a=3ooDWDhaw0I:urHUaK6iJWE:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Techcrunch?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Techcrunch?a=3ooDWDhaw0I:urHUaK6iJWE:-BTjWOF_DHI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Techcrunch?i=3ooDWDhaw0I:urHUaK6iJWE:-BTjWOF_DHI" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Techcrunch?a=3ooDWDhaw0I:urHUaK6iJWE:D7DqB2pKExk"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Techcrunch?i=3ooDWDhaw0I:urHUaK6iJWE:D7DqB2pKExk" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Techcrunch?a=3ooDWDhaw0I:urHUaK6iJWE:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Techcrunch?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Techcrunch/~4/3ooDWDhaw0I" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>

September 24th, 2016 03:00 PM

The hopes and headaches of Snapchat’s glasses

<img width="680" height="356" src="https://tctechcrunch2011.files.wordpress.com/2016/09/snapchat-spectacles.png?w=680" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image" alt="snapchat-spectacles" />&nbsp;Snapchat is the only company cool enough to possibly dismantle the Google Glass stigma. Awkward, useless, and a threat to privacy are how many think of computers you wear on your face. Can Snapchat show off the masterful marketing and smooth execution required to produce a product that won&#8217;t die on stores shelves or in a desk drawer? To quickly recount the basics, a video of&hellip; <a href="https://techcrunch.com/2016/09/24/more-than-just-specs/?ncid=rss">Read More</a><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Techcrunch?a=pD5gW7wWbyo:IQDkHtuk_cs:2mJPEYqXBVI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Techcrunch?d=2mJPEYqXBVI" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Techcrunch?a=pD5gW7wWbyo:IQDkHtuk_cs:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Techcrunch?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Techcrunch?a=pD5gW7wWbyo:IQDkHtuk_cs:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Techcrunch?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Techcrunch?a=pD5gW7wWbyo:IQDkHtuk_cs:-BTjWOF_DHI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Techcrunch?i=pD5gW7wWbyo:IQDkHtuk_cs:-BTjWOF_DHI" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Techcrunch?a=pD5gW7wWbyo:IQDkHtuk_cs:D7DqB2pKExk"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Techcrunch?i=pD5gW7wWbyo:IQDkHtuk_cs:D7DqB2pKExk" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Techcrunch?a=pD5gW7wWbyo:IQDkHtuk_cs:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Techcrunch?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Techcrunch/~4/pD5gW7wWbyo" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>

September 24th, 2016 02:43 PM

Taking a swing for the Grammys with the new Lip Sync Battle app

<img width="640" height="344" src="https://tctechcrunch2011.files.wordpress.com/2016/09/lipsynch.gif?w=640" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image" alt="Lip Sync Battle" />&nbsp;The art of the lip sync has had a profound impact on the state of our&#8230;ok no, but dammit is lip synching fun. For those of you locked in a Faraday cage, pretending to sing has become all the rage these days. You have Michelle Obama doing it for Carpool Karaoke, Tim Cook using it to open up events, and of course the ever entertaining LL Cool J and Chrissy Teigen using it as a platform&hellip; <a href="https://techcrunch.com/2016/09/24/taking-a-swing-for-the-grammys-with-the-new-lip-sync-battle-app/?ncid=rss">Read More</a><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Techcrunch?a=u_dxwgzwoe0:w4f6S5xkDfw:2mJPEYqXBVI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Techcrunch?d=2mJPEYqXBVI" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Techcrunch?a=u_dxwgzwoe0:w4f6S5xkDfw:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Techcrunch?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Techcrunch?a=u_dxwgzwoe0:w4f6S5xkDfw:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Techcrunch?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Techcrunch?a=u_dxwgzwoe0:w4f6S5xkDfw:-BTjWOF_DHI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Techcrunch?i=u_dxwgzwoe0:w4f6S5xkDfw:-BTjWOF_DHI" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Techcrunch?a=u_dxwgzwoe0:w4f6S5xkDfw:D7DqB2pKExk"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Techcrunch?i=u_dxwgzwoe0:w4f6S5xkDfw:D7DqB2pKExk" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Techcrunch?a=u_dxwgzwoe0:w4f6S5xkDfw:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Techcrunch?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Techcrunch/~4/u_dxwgzwoe0" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>

September 24th, 2016 02:01 PM

Messaging app Telegram adds selfie masks, DIY GIFs

<img width="651" height="583" src="https://tctechcrunch2011.files.wordpress.com/2016/09/screen-shot-2016-09-24-at-8-16-52-pm.png?w=651" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image" alt="Telegram masks" />&nbsp;With what looks to be an eye on Snapchat&#8217;s selfie-loving fanbase, messaging platform Telegram has beefed up its in-app photo editor in what it dubs an &#8220;entertainment-heavy update&#8221; &#8212; including an option that lets users customize selfies by adding cartoon masks that automatically align on their faces. <a href="https://techcrunch.com/2016/09/24/messaging-app-telegram-adds-selfie-masks-diy-gifs/?ncid=rss">Read More</a><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Techcrunch?a=CA-dcsYQq-Q:8urA-rcI6pM:2mJPEYqXBVI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Techcrunch?d=2mJPEYqXBVI" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Techcrunch?a=CA-dcsYQq-Q:8urA-rcI6pM:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Techcrunch?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Techcrunch?a=CA-dcsYQq-Q:8urA-rcI6pM:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Techcrunch?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Techcrunch?a=CA-dcsYQq-Q:8urA-rcI6pM:-BTjWOF_DHI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Techcrunch?i=CA-dcsYQq-Q:8urA-rcI6pM:-BTjWOF_DHI" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Techcrunch?a=CA-dcsYQq-Q:8urA-rcI6pM:D7DqB2pKExk"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Techcrunch?i=CA-dcsYQq-Q:8urA-rcI6pM:D7DqB2pKExk" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Techcrunch?a=CA-dcsYQq-Q:8urA-rcI6pM:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Techcrunch?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Techcrunch/~4/CA-dcsYQq-Q" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>

September 24th, 2016 01:45 PM

The ugly reality of an Oculus founder’s politics

<img width="680" height="453" src="https://tctechcrunch2011.files.wordpress.com/2016/09/22757315591_1e607557e4_k.jpg?w=680" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image" alt="Palmer Luckey" />&nbsp;It hasn&#8217;t been a great couple of days for Facebook PR. For one thing, the company admitted that, due to an error, it has been significantly inflating its reports on average video view times. For another, The Daily Beast discovered that Oculus founder Palmer Luckey is backing the pro-Donald Trump organization Nimble America, a group dedicated to promoting anti-Hillary Clinton memes&hellip; <a href="https://techcrunch.com/2016/09/24/shitpost-your-idols/?ncid=rss">Read More</a><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Techcrunch?a=QGz6RhtMPFM:fFQtQhg_9yU:2mJPEYqXBVI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Techcrunch?d=2mJPEYqXBVI" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Techcrunch?a=QGz6RhtMPFM:fFQtQhg_9yU:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Techcrunch?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Techcrunch?a=QGz6RhtMPFM:fFQtQhg_9yU:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Techcrunch?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Techcrunch?a=QGz6RhtMPFM:fFQtQhg_9yU:-BTjWOF_DHI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Techcrunch?i=QGz6RhtMPFM:fFQtQhg_9yU:-BTjWOF_DHI" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Techcrunch?a=QGz6RhtMPFM:fFQtQhg_9yU:D7DqB2pKExk"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Techcrunch?i=QGz6RhtMPFM:fFQtQhg_9yU:D7DqB2pKExk" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Techcrunch?a=QGz6RhtMPFM:fFQtQhg_9yU:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Techcrunch?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Techcrunch/~4/QGz6RhtMPFM" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>

September 24th, 2016 01:22 PM