PEOPLE: Google’s Star AI Ethics Researcher Allegedy Forced Out. MIT Review Investigates What Happened With Timnit Gebru…
From MIT Technology Review…. On the evening of Wednesday, December 2, Timnit Gebru, the co-lead of Google’s ethical AI team, announced via Twitter that the company had forced her out. Gebru, a widely respected leader in AI ethics research, is known
NEWS: Good Growth Capital Lives Up to Its Name and Adds a West Coast Partner with Deep Roots in SoCal
Good Growth Capital is expanding its reach into Southern California now, with the addition of Krisztina Holly as a partner. She grew up in LA and has been living here for 15 years as an adult. She just led the firm’s
PEOPLE: Founder Gym Program Director Paige Hendrix Buckner Talks About You are Who You Hang Out With
This article was written by inter-TECH-ion intern, Noah Chavarria
DIVERSITY DOING GOOD: Three Tech Organizations Led by Blacks – MyCovidMD, Blavity and Concerned Citizens Community Involvement…
This article was written by Karen Borchgrevink, the executive director of LA Tech4Good, which highlights tech initiatives that support and inspire social change. There's a lot of synergy between LATech4Good, and inter-TECH-ion™, the new incarnation of OC Startups Now™, which
PEOPLE: Leading Healthcare Exec to Truvian Sciences’ Board
A healthcare company at the intersection of diagnostics and consumer tech named healthcare exec Jean-Pierre Millon to the company’s board of directors. With this appointment to Truvian Sciences, Millon joins board members Kim Kamdar of Domain Associates; Ashok Krishnamurthi of
PEOPLE: Interview with Guy Friedman, SteadyMD, Which Just Raised $6M in Series A Funding
This interview was originally published by SoCalTech, with whom OCSN has a partnership: Story by Benjamin F. Kuo It's an unusual time for the startup world, however, despite the ongoing health emergency, companies are still announcing funding. One of the companies to
PEOPLE: Xandra Laskowski Takes Lead for Women Angel Investors in SoCal: As CEO of a Women-Run Angel Investment Group, Laskowski Has Made it her Mission to Incorporate More Women into the Angel Investment World….
This article is reprinted with permission from UCI Beall Applied Innovation. Written by Jackie Connor. Photo by Daniel Xu. Becoming an investor requires curiosity, passion and a lot of due diligence – and that is what Xandra Laskowski has acquired throughout
PEOPLE: Startup Using AR To Help Those With Low Vision Adds Daniel Ting to Two of Its Boards. Ocutrx Said Ting Will Help With New Innovations…
A tech startup developing AR headsets has announced the appointment of Daniel Ting to the company’s international medical advisory board, as well as its newly-formed international scientific advisory board. Ocutrx, with HQ in Irvine, manufactures the Oculenz AR headset for low-vision
INNOVATIVE PEOPLE: Michael Downey, A Man For All Seasons and an Innovator For Any Reason
Michael Downey is like the Seinfeld of business – he gets an innovative idea and then creates a businesses out of virtually nothing – or nothing that a serial entrepreneur might consider business-worthy. Take kickball, for example. He created a business
PEOPLE: Renowned Motion Graphics Artist Joins Cie Venture Studio as Entrepreneur-in-Residence
A well-renowned motion graphics artist is returning to an Irvine venture studio, this time as an expert-in-residence. Yasuto Suga will work with Performa, a tech startup in the public safety space, at Cie, (formerly Cie Digital Labs). See recent article on