Prism Skylabs, a video analytics startup targeting retailers, is hoping that new WiFi-randomization features in iOS 8 helping to cull the competitive market and improve consumer privacy. Its a hope many consumers probably share, but it could also be wishful thinking.
That security camera that’s staring at you in a store may just be there to scare off shop lifters — but it could also be used to help the store owner decide where to put which products.
One of the big themes at our Structure Data conference in March is the advent of new techniques to make sense of new data sources. One of the most-promising is video, which had value well beyond capturing crimes and making us laugh on YouTube.
Hyperlocal startups in a crowded marketplace are testing new ways to stand out, and they discussed their strategies at the Street Fight Summ…
