Why AI will help Duolingo become as good as a human tutor

In some ways, Luis von Ahn is an unlikely founder for a language-learning company: The entrepreneur dreamed of being a math professor from a young age. But after he invented the now-ubiquitous reCAPTCHA service and sold it to Google, the computer science professor and entrepreneur set out to create something with tangible value to its end users. He also wanted to ensure it remained free.

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Introducing the Tech:NYC Founder House

Today, Tech:NYC and WeWork are launching the Tech:NYC Founder House, a new partnership that will support New York’s early stage tech founders by providing them with opportunities to connect and collaborate with their peers, investors, and industry experts.

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Making Drones Work for New York

On its face, New York City has never been an obvious home base for the drone industry — the busy, dense environment presents unique challenges for deploying the technology. But long-stalled updates to the city’s avigation statutes haven’t kept pace as drones evolved, and the technology holds a lot of potential to provide solutions that make NYC safer and more resilient.

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