The Edge and Education
When considering changes in communication patterns as a result of COVID-19, most people probably think of increased phone calls and video meetings. However, that may not be the biggest change, and not the greatest market opportunity.…
What is Cloudflare’s Role at the Edge?
American web infrastructure and security company Cloudflare, which also provides content delivery network (CDN) services, has been periodically dipping its toes in the realm of edge computing. The company recently had its second patent in…
How is Brain Health Measured?
Many people are well aware of metrics used to measure physical health, such as cholesterol and resting heart rate. But what about brain health? How hard is that to measure? Founded in 2012, San Francisco-based i2Dx has set out to develop a…
First Patents for PathAI
Boston-based PathAI is seeking to combine artificial intelligence and pathology. The company's platform helps pathologists to make quick and accurate diagnosis with automated analysis of tissue and fluid samples. In November 2019, PathAI…
New Innovation Lab to Support the Edge
A new 12-week start-up program in Washington state, the 5G Open Innovation Lab (5G OI Lab) is supported by T-Mobile, Intel, and NASA and aims to take advantage of new 5G and edge technologies. Caroline Chan, vice president, Data Platforms…
Huawei’s Commitment to the Edge
Huawei recently held its Global Analyst Summit, where it highlighted the importance of intelligent networks for accelerating connectivity and also revealed its intentions for the rest of 2020. The company plans to invest $200 million in…
Patent Growth for CurieAI
Founded in 2018, CurieAI is a health-monitoring start-up which was spun out of SRI International. CurieAI provides a respiratory health platform with intelligent health monitoring, intended to enable proactive interventions to improve…
What Level of Workplace Screening is Necessary?
As many states and countries begin to open up, collecting data and supporting patient health will be important factors in preventing a second surge of COVID-19 cases. Recently, Microsoft and UnitedHealth Group launched a free app, called…
Intel’s Investment in the Edge
Currently the third largest corporate owner in the edge computing sector, Intel is constantly reinvesting to develop their portfolio as a major market player. Intel has also invested in non-traditional opportunities to utilize edge…
Detecting Depression with Machine Learning
Born out of Yale University's Psychiatry department, Spring Health is a comprehensive mental health benefit program for employers. The company aims to help employees understand medical health issues and connect with providers, in the long…
Want to be Coddled?
You don't normally hear about furniture in the same conversation as biotech, with maybe the exception of some sleep technology. A San Francisco-based furniture startup, Coddle, may be here to change that. Founded in 2018, Coddle is…
Nebbiolo Reaches for Blockchain
Nebbiolo Technologies, founded in 2015, is a Santa Clara-based startup bringing cloud-like flexibility and real-time controllability to IoT platforms. Focused on industrial applications, the company also has a hand in other verticals…
DartPoints Poised to Grow Quickly
This week, Dallas-based DartPoints announced a majority investment from Astra Capital Management. Founded in 2012, DartPoints operates edge colocation data centers for carriers, enterprises, and content providers. Astra Capital Management…
New IBM Offerings with Red Hat
This week, IBM announced new services which leverage their multicloud environments with their subsidiary Red Hat's open source technology. The new offerings will run on Red Hat Openshift, which runs from the data center to multiple clouds…
Diagnosing Stress
Many people say they are stressed out, but what does that really look like? How does it impact a company, especially if the company doesn't know? Medibio is attempting to answer that question. Founded in 1987, the Austrialian digital…
AliveCor Continues to Light Up
AliveCor has been in the news recently for its efforts to support front line personnel during the COVID-19 crisis. Since receiving FDA clearance for its KardiaMobile 6L personal ECG within the last year, the company must be thinking about…
Boehringer Ingelheim Betting on AI
This week, global pharmaceutical manufacturer Boehringer Ingelheim announced a collaboration with BERG. BERG is a clinical-stage biology company which utilizes AI to map diseases and revolutionize treatments across neurology, rare…
Who is Cardionomous?
It's not very often you see multiple recently published applications assigned to a company that doesn't have a functional website, so when you do, it makes you wonder. This is the case with Cardionomous, who recently had four applications…
Is Speech a Vital Sign?
Many up-and-coming tech companies are interested in using existing data in a new way, and Ellipsis Health is one of those companies. Founded in 2014, the company is using AI to help health systems screen their patients for conditions such…
New AI Partnerships to Fight COVID-19
As previously reported, one silver lining of COVID-19 has been the increase in collaboration, specifically in the AI Biotech space. The last week has brought a slew of announcements of new collaborative efforts as biotech companies ramp up…
The Edge in Your Hands
Does edge computing require data centers or even large computing hubs? Allen Salmasi's Veea is betting it doesn't with its lineups of edge hubs. Veea sells hardware roughly the size of a Wi-Fi router that can connect to nearby devices and…
Red Hat Wants to Bloom with Kaloom
This week, open source solution company Red Hat announced a new partnership with cloud-native networking company Kaloom to provide a new distributed edge computing solution. The companies will integrate Kaloom's Cloud Edge Fabric with Red…
Akamai Rolls Forward
Massachusetts-based Akamai Networks has been slowly growing their IP portfolio, and has become the largest patent holder in the edge computing space. Notably, the company has been increasing their filings that teach blockchain aspects of…
What’s the Edge Without Developers
Edge (and technology) giant Intel has announced a new partnership to train the next generation of edge computing developers. Intel is partnering with Udacity to launch the Intel Edge AI for IoT Developers Nanodegree Program, which recently…
Alibaba Investing in the Edge
Alibaba Group is one of many companies recognizing the world's dependence on digital tools and cloud infrastructure in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic. In response, and specifically in response to the rise of video-conferencing, Alibaba…
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