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The latest episode of Orange Silicon Valley’s Bistrocast podcast returned to the digital divide, which is a topic that came up earlier this year in our Hello Wednesday event series. In this new half-hour conversation, Orange Silicon Valley’s experts Manoj Mourya, Katy Hunt, and Senthil Jaganathan discussed the potential impact that private mobile networks can The post Why school districts are seriously considering private mobile networks appeared first on Orange Silicon Valley.

In the latest episode of the Bistrocast podcast, James Li, Principal in the Technology Group at Orange Silicon Valley, explains how far augmented (AR) and virtual reality (VR) technologies have come, as well as how responsible design will help shape their future. This conversation previews topics that will be explored in depth on July 7 The post The role of responsible design in augmented and virtual reality appeared first on Orange Silicon Valley.

In the newest episode of Orange Silicon Valley's Bistrocast podcast, the conversation turns toward a new type of dialogue — the one between humans and machines. The talk features Sarah Luger, a research scientist in natural language processing (NLP) at OSV, who spoke about how artificial intelligence (AI) and NLP technologies are evolving, how they feed into each other, and what to expect from them in the future. Additionally, she offers insights on machine data, software innovation, and how AI stands to reshape human livelihoods and behavior.Sarah holds a PhD from the University of Edinburgh in computer informatics. Her career spans work with AI, machine learning, and NLP at startups and other tech companies in the Bay Area. She is an expert in multilingual annotation strategies for machine learning algorithms in classification tasks and question-answering. Listen to our wide-ranging discussion with her in the embedded audio recording below. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Orange Silicon Valley's podcast is back with a new episode focused on the state of Smart Cities technology. Will Barkis, who leads OSV's Smart Cities program and works on projects related to public policy and B2B data-sharing, sat down with the Bistrocast to discuss the pilot projects that some cities are already working on, as well as where new opportunities exist to leverage technology and help cities to better serve their residents.Will comes from a science and policy background that includes neuroscience research at the University of California, Berkeley, as well as time spent at the National Science Foundation and Mozilla. His journey has since taken him here to OSV and work with the mayor's office in San Francisco, which has helped to inform his perspective on connective tech in urban environments. You can hear Will's insights, along with information about the upcoming research and policy event that he's bringing to OSV on Sept. 13, with the embedded player below. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

The first episode of the Bistrocast features a one-on-one talk with Mike Vladimer, the co-founder of Orange Silicon Valley's IoT Studio. In this debut episode, Mike explains how he went from his previous role working on technology for missiles to his role at OSV, where he works with technology that enables connectivity for dog collars, bikes, and enterprise offices. In this episode, he discusses what people commonly misunderstand about IoT and what he sees successful IoT products doing correctly. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In this episode of Orange Silicon Valley’s Bistrocast podcast, our experts John Eisenman and George Livingston join us to discuss the intersection of blockchains with issues of trust and corporate responsibility. The conversation touches on discussions that will take place at our May 5 Hello Wednesday virtual event, “Building trust in business and society with The post What companies using blockchain solutions need to understand about trust appeared first on Orange Silicon Valley.

Looking ahead to Orange Silicon Valley’s Hello Wednesday event, “Data and the future of cities,” on April 7, Orange Silicon Valley Principal Will Barkis joined our Bistrocast podcast to discuss the municipal-level changes and evolving challenges he has seen over the past year. To set the stage for April 7, Will walked us through what The post Cities face these crucial technology-related questions in 2021 appeared first on Orange Silicon Valley.

Orange Silicon Valley hosted project leaders from the United Nations World Food Programme’s Innovation Accelerator this week for a bootcamp that introduced participants to local mentors. The mentors offered up business and tech advice to help the WFP’s projects grow and scale — though each of the participating projects has already hit major milestones. One The post What UN World Food Programme projects want to learn from Silicon Valley appeared first on Orange Silicon Valley.

Orange Silicon Valley launched its San Francisco-based Women in Tech event series in 2018, and over the past year it has grown significantly. Guests have included founders, VCs, and other tech experts who are working to drive better outcomes for women working in the industry. With registration now open for the next Women in Tech The post How to improve tech for women (and everyone else) appeared first on Orange Silicon Valley.

As part of Orange Silicon Valley’s ongoing conversation about women working in tech, we invited FemTech Collective founder Nicole Dahlstrom and Bloomi CEO Rebecca Story to talk to the Bistrocast about the growth story they see happening right now in FemTech. We asked both of them about how they define the category, which is often The post The case for growth in FemTech appeared first on Orange Silicon Valley.

One of the most important conversations in tech right now centers around the roles and rules that will govern artificial intelligence. As capabilities improve dramatically for software and the machines that it powers, it is important to remember the humans that these technology breakthroughs are meant to help. The newest episode of the Bistrocast delves The post Envisioning safe, human-centered AI with OpenAI’s Mira Murati appeared first on Orange Silicon Valley.

Orange Silicon Valley CEO Mireille Helou stepped into her new role from halfway around the globe in 2019, departing from her previous CEO position at Orange Réunion Mayotte. Her career at Orange has taken here across continents, as well as the Orange Group, which she has served in Réunion, as well as Kenya, where she The post Orange Silicon Valley CEO Mireille Helou on AI, innovation in Africa, and diversity in tech appeared first on Orange Silicon Valley.

Anyone who has ever forgotten a password at an inconvenient moment knows that memorized strings of characters are an imperfect security tool. But what are the alternatives? Biometrics offers a range of potential substitutes, including voice, behavior, and face recognition. All of these can be tied to identities, but they can also introduce new challenges The post Should biometrics replace passwords? appeared first on Orange Silicon Valley.

Guillaume Payan and Julie Leclercq work with a special set of programs at Orange Silicon Valley that introduce startups, corporate partners, and investors. The outcomes of those introductions vary, depending on the companies involved, but Guillaume, Julie, and their team have worked through the Orange Fab program to optimize every introduction with successful results in The post Orange Silicon Valley Bistrocast: How to introduce the right company to the right startup appeared first on Orange Silicon Valley.

Orange Silicon Valley’s Bistrocast is back with our first episode of 2019. This week, we welcomed Justin Young, who leads OSV’s program in supply chain and logistics. Supply chains are an invisible giant behind the scenes for many businesses and consumers. In this conversation, Justin addressed the technologies and needs that are changing as incumbent The post Orange Silicon Valley Bistrocast: Justin Young on shifts in supply chains appeared first on Orange Silicon Valley.

Artificial intelligence (AI) and natural language processing (NLP) are two fields that have seen enormous strides forward in recent years. Sarah Luger, who works with both technologies at Orange Silicon Valley, shared her impressions of where they are headed, as well as how they may shape livelihoods and human behavior. The post Orange Silicon Valley Bistrocast: Sarah Luger on artificial intelligence and language appeared first on Orange Silicon Valley.

Smart Cities is a category that gets applied to many different technologies, and Will Barkis knows about how it's treated in a variety of contexts. In this discussion, he describes interesting pilot projects that he has observed, as well as what he has learned about the policy side of Smart Cities tech, thanks to his time working with the mayor's office in San Francisco. The post Orange Silicon Valley Bistrocast: Will Barkis on the state of Smart Cities appeared first on Orange Silicon Valley.