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Flashback: Microsoft’s ‘Skinput’ research project in 2010 foreshadowed an AI gadget of 2023

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“Skinput,” from Microsoft Research and Carnegie Mellon University, circa 2010. As shown in the video below, from 2010, Skinput was a research project that projected light onto a user’s skin, using sensors to distinguish among the waves that run through the arm or hand to detect different inputs.

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Pain points: Seattle-area dental diagnostics company gets FDA approval for tooth-tapping tech

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Perimetrics Photo) A Seattle-area tech company has reason to smile after receiving clearance from the Food and Drug Administration for its tooth-tapping device and machine learning platform that helps dental professionals detect underlying issues. The company was co-founded by Cherilyn Sheets , a dentist from Newport Beach, Calif.,

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Carbon Robotics raises additional $8M as maker of AI-powered weed zapper eyes new ag-tech product

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Carbon Robotics CEO Paul Mikesell with the company’s weed-zapping robot. The company declined to share details on what new product it’s developing, but said it’s not related to its flagship LaserWeeder machine, which uses thermal energy to eliminate weeds without damaging crops or disturbing soil.

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Intel divests McAfee after rough marriage, will now secure hardware

Network World

Intel's finally washing its hands of McAfee after seven up and down years, which included a lawsuit last year from John McAfee, after whom the company is named. McAfee will now again become a standalone security company, but Intel will retain a minority 49 percent stake. It spent $7.68

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Three Magic Leap executives are reportedly leaving the company

The Verge

It’s not clear exactly why Greco, Vlietstra, and Lundmark are leaving the company. Greco and Vlietstra have both been at the company since 2013; Greco was the company’s VP of hardware before being named CTO in 2020 , and Vlietstra was named COO in 2018. A Magic Leap spokesperson declined to comment on Insider’s story.

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The HP-Autonomy lawsuit: Timeline of an M&A disaster

CIO Business Intelligence

Rather than selling software to customers, HP said, Autonomy had been selling them hardware at a loss, then booking the sales as software licensing revenue. However, Companies House, the UK register of commerce, has no record of such a company, and it’s not until 1997 that Lynch creates another company, called simply Neurodynamics.

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Carbon Robotics lands $30M to sell more weed-destroying machines powered by AI

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The company has spent four years in the literal field, working with farmers to fine-tune its LaserWeeder machine that uses thermal energy to eliminate weeds without damaging crops or disturbing soil. The fresh cash will help the company prepare for expansion to Europe and pushes total funding to date to $67 million.