Nuraphone creates headphones that deliver personalized listening experiences. According to the company, the headphones are based on a self-learning engine that automatically tunes into user’s unique hearing qualities, bringing their music into stunning focus. The makers claim that Nuraphone allows listeners to adjust their levels
Pensa announced the close of $4 million in Series A financing. The round was led by March Capital Partners. Pensa aims to enable the rapid adoption of software-defined virtual infrastructure technologies. By radically simplifying the design, testing and deployment of virtual infrastructure, Pensa helps enterprises take
Rasa Core offers an open source, machine learning-based dialogue engine for smarter bots. Instead of writing thousands of rules to control how conversations should go, users provide sample conversations to teach the system how to talk. Rasa Core collaborates with such leading universities as the
Workey is a hiring and recruitment app that allows users anonymously to discover career opportunities based on AI. It compares each user’s career history to that of millions of others and, based on that intelligence, suggests concrete career opportunities in real time. According to Workey,
WhatHisFace is an artificial intelligence app that provides face recognition for Netflix. It is a Chrome plugin that identifies actors on Netflix shows by using face recognition to display the names of actors onscreen. Users simply press CTR + Shift + E, and presto! WhatsHisFace
Autonomous Sit to Stand SmartDesk 3 is an AI-powered, height-adjustable standing desk. It pays attention to users’ activity, energy intake, calendar and workflow to create personalized wellness plans that improve productivity and focus. According to the company, it anticipates users’ dietary, transport, and environmental needs
Body Labs announced that it has been acquired by Amazon. Financial terms were not disclosed, though multiple unconfirmed reports indicate a price range of between $70 million and $100 million. Body Labs provides human-aware AI solutions that focus on how people move and how they are
Wysdom.ai announced the completion of $8.5 million in financing led by ScaleUP Ventures, with participation from Brightspark and Mantella Venture Partners. Wysdom.ai (formerly CrowdCare) seeks to create “the best customer self-care experiences on the planet.” By providing advanced care and support solutions for connected devices, Wysdom
Superday is an iPhone productivity tool that uses artificial intelligence to track users activities and help them find balance between life and work. The app sends daily and weekly reports of how users spend their time, which provides an opportunity for them to see how
Drift is a Chrome extensions email tool that plans to transform how sales reps communicate with prospects. When a prospect visits a sales destination website from an email sent with Drift’s Chrome Extension, sales reps can instantaneously greet them with a personalized message, even if