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Startup uLesson Lands $3.1M To Improve Education In Africa

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Nigerian startup uLesson has raised a $3.1 It is currently in the development phase and plans to launch in February 2020 in Nigeria, Ghana, Sierra Leone and Gambia. It is currently in the development phase and plans to launch in February 2020 in Nigeria, Ghana, Sierra Leone and Gambia. million seed round led by TLcom Capital.

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SmartTag Startup Jiobit Sees $3M Seed Round

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Jiobit, a technology startup based out of Chicago, makes something that seems like every parent, from those expecting to empty nesters, will want or wish they’d had. The startup has developed a location-tracking smart tag and accompanying mobile app that sends alerts to parents when their child has gone outside a preset range.

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Is Advisor Technology Making Planning Faster… Or Better?

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As financial planning has evolved over the years, better tools have become available to help advisors maximize their impact with more clients by increasing their efficiency. robo-advisors) might someday replace human advisors, there are still many elements of financial planning that benefit from engagement with a human advisor.

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Artificial Intelligence Seeks Real Shoppers

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Apple kicked things off this year, announcing back in January that it had purchased Emotient, an AI tech startup in the facial recognition business. What were (are) Amazon’s plans for the AI image recognition software? So, what’s Sony’s plan? “We Let’s check in with who’s on the AI (artificial intelligence) train.

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Transcript: Elizabeth Burton, Goldman Sachs Asset Management

Barry Ritholtz

Elizabeth Burton is Goldman Sachs asset management’s client investment strategist. Previously she was Chief Investment Officer at various state pension funds, including Maryland and Hawaii. I, I found this to be really an intriguing conversation with somebody who, whose investment charge is unconstrained. Two reasons.

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Peapod And Alexa Deliver Greater Grocery Ordering Convenience

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Peapod was one of the earliest Internet startups to offer grocery delivery services, so it only makes sense that the company would strive to stay at the forefront of the grocery sector – now more than ever, as the changing grocery landscape threatens to cull the weakest players in the space. In Other News….

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 The Amazon/Walmart Whole Paycheck Tracker: Rethinking And Realigning

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It is a complicated question — and one greatly dependent on how exactly one lays out the math. Moreover, as Amazon is continually increasing its investment in delivery logistics, they are appearing as more a competitor on the horizon than a collaborator. The firm is also investing $1.5 market share. Amazon led that round.