The clash between two Burmese fonts is stalling growth for Myanmar’s ecosystem; one startup wants to fix that

In the early days of Burmese internet, a unique font was invented, but it has...


Plasticity wants to help chatbots seem less robotic

 Y Combinator backed Plasticity is tackling the problem of getting...


E-commerce and price comparison portals in India have a symbiotic relationship, and could benefit more from innovations

Price comparison sites provide better visibility, improves conversion rates and...


Hotel data is a mess, Zumata uses AI to help hotel booking platforms like Expedia manage listings efficiently

By standardising data, Zumata aims to help hotel booking platforms get better...


Here’s how the Singapore govt’s first Facebook chatbot was created

The chatbot’s developer, San Francisco- and Singapore-based AI company...


RASA NLU gives developers an open source solution for natural language processing

 For better or worse, 2016 was another year of bots. I probably...


AI-powered virtual assistant, Mezi, pivots to focus on travel

 A startup that originally launched as an AI-powered...


Pat launches private beta to help AI understand what you say

 How many times have you wanted to throw your phone out the window of your...