As a dozen women mingled in the Noe Valley living room and sipped Chablis from mason jars, comments wafted through the air: “I have a gorgeous one-shoulder dress I want to wear but I’ve gained some weight.” “I want a bra that will look chic even if it shows.” “I need to […]
New, higher-quality assemblies of great ape genomes have now been generated without the guidance of the human reference genome. The effort to reduce “humanizing” discovery bias in great ape genomes provides a clearer view of the genetic differences that arose as humans diverged from other primates. In the June 8 issue of Science, researchers report […]
NEW YORK, May 31, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — WorkFusion, the leading robotic process automation (RPA) software company, announced the participation of strategic customers Guardian, NewYork-Presbyterian, and The PNC Financial Services Group in its Series E funding. The company also announced that Alpha Intelligence Capital (AIC), a fund dedicated exclusively to investing in companies with deep Artificial Intelligence technology […]
The workforce communication solution teams with Empire State Development (ESD) to open a software development center in downtown Rochester, NY. EmployeeChannel, Inc. (http://www.employeechannelinc.com), today announced the company is opening a software development center in Rochester, New York. The company selected the Rochester location because of its proximity to local talent and the talent pool […]
Online lending platform Kabbage says it sees more mobile lending, more women and minority owned businesses seeking loans and more businesses from rural and lower to middle income communities too. Small Business Trends connected with Kathryn Petralia, president of Kabbage, to learn more about its core offering and other steps it’s taken to add […]
The infrastructure as a service market is $22.5 billion in size, and James Smith’s Webscale is working with every SMB and enterprise wanting to enter the ecommerce market. Startup: Webscale Networks Founded: 2013 Location: Bengaluru/Boulder-USA Founder: James Smith What do they solve: They help SMBs to migrate their website to the cloud and manage peak […]
It’s almost summer—which means that, beach-ready or not, you’re probably going to slip into a swimsuit sometime soon. In case you’re not sure which styles are hottest (or coolest?) this season, Pinterest reported on some of their most-pinned styles, and this year’s top trending swimsuit is the PacSun Tri-lace Women’s One-Piece (saved 22k times). While that […]
WorkFusion, a business process automation software developer, added two new investors to its $50 million April round. The company’s new strategic investors include the large insurance company, Guardian; healthcare services provider New York-Presbyterian; and the commercial bank, PNC Bank. Venture investor Alpha Intelligence Capital, which specializes in backing artificial intelligence-enabled companies, also participated in […]
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Kabbage Inc, a U.S. online lender for small businesses, plans to launch payment processing services by year-end, President Kathryn Petralia said on Monday, helping it to diversify and compete more directly with industry leaders PayPal Holdings Inc (PYPL.O) and Square Inc (SQ.N). The Atlanta-based startup will offer tools to enable […]
NEW YORK, May 17, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — WorkFusion announced today the general availability of its Intelligent Automation 2018 “Lumen” release, which delivers to customers major upgrades to its flagship AI-driven RPA product, Smart Process Automation (SPA), and starter product RPA Express. Lumen makes AI a self-service capability for business users and makes RPA simpler and faster to deploy […]
