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Pindrop Series D funding round backed by Goldman Sachs, Vitruvian

Pindrop Vijay Balasubramaniyan, co-founder, chief executive officer and chief technology officer of Pindrop. Security start-up Pindrop has raised $90 million from investors including Vitruvian Partners and Goldman Sachs. The seven-year-old firm, which uses artificial intelligence (AI) technology to detect fraudulent phone calls, said Wednesday that it would use the latest …

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Google’s ‘shadow workforce’ demands more from CEO Sundar Pichai

Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Sundar Pichai, chief executive officer of Google Inc., attends a news conference in New Delhi, India, on Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2017.  Members of Google’s “shadow workforce” of temporary workers and contractors is demanding higher wages and equal benefits to full employees in an open …

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Waymo starts commercial ride-share service 

Geoff Robins | AFP | Getty Images John Krafcik, CEO of Waymo speaks at a press conference at the 2017 North American International Auto Show in Detroit, Michigan, January 8, 2017. After months of testing and millions of miles developing self-driving vehicle technology, Waymo has officially launched the country’s first …

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