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Uncommon Thinkers: UW prof and entrepreneur Shwetak Patel has a rare ‘creative brilliance’

GeekWire

He isn’t a licensed electrician. ” Patel (top left) grew up in Alabama, where his parents ran a hotel and the family lived in an adjacent apartment. They were engineers, but ended up managing a hotel. Patel predicts that AI will help software become more personalized and more equitable. ” he said.

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Zulily co-founders Darrell Cavens and Mark Vadon invest in ID verification tech startup Vouched

GeekWire

Its software analyzes images of photo identity documents including passports and driver’s licenses. Use cases include KYC (know your customer) in banking; employment screening; gig economy hiring; contactless hotel check-in; and more. The technology compares a user’s selfie to confirm identity.

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Digital identity startup Evernym sells to Avast, looks to bring trust to a decentralized internet

GeekWire

The movement is creating a massive cascade of venture capital dollars, and now Seattle-based Evernym — an 8-year-old startup with roots in Salt Lake City — is taking advantage of the wave of activity by selling to cybersecurity and antivirus software company Avast.

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Cloud, Mobile, Social and Cyber: 2015 Predictions That Will Rock The World (AGAIN!)

Cloud Musings

Customers will act on market shifts that makes the purchase and resale of hardware and software no longer viable opting instead for the integration of cloud-based services. Local licensing of taxis, hotels and similar businesses will implode under the weight of digital transformation.

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The Problem With Facial Recognition Systems

The Accidental Successful CIO

The Challenges Of Facial Recognition Systems Facial-recognition systems have been long touted as a quick and dependable way to identify everyone from employees to hotel guests. This makeup is specially designed to scramble the facial-recognition software powering cameras while walking through urban areas. Uber uses Microsoft Corp.’s

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Strategic positioning in the flow economy: 3 action steps

Trends in the Living Networks

Walk into a youth hostel or budget hotel in any exotic country around the world, and you’re more than likely to see someone reading a guidebook from Lonely Planet, the dominant global brand in budget travel. The software and content, including interactive maps, can be downloaded on the Internet or purchased on CD-ROM or preinstalled modules.

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If it is always “Day 1” at Amazon, it is Day 10 in Government

Chief Seattle Greek Blog

Try getting a driver’s license or not paying your taxes. I recently stayed at a Hilton Hotel which had a happy hour with free beer. Not at all: Governments must embrace modern cloud-based technologies, professional project management and agile development of software systems, delivering incremental value every 6 to 8 weeks.