Applied XLabs is a new startup building tools that can automate data-gathering for journalists — and eventually, for knowledge workers in other industries.

The company is emerging from Brooklyn-based Newlab, with The Boston Globe as its launch partner.

Vinay Mehra, president of The Boston Globe, said the hope is to use AI to improve the information that Globe journalists provide to different communities.

When we first visited Newlab back in 2016, it described itself as a workspace for companies in robotics, AI and other fields.

“There is a substantial investment from Newlab, and in addition to capital, Newlab is providing all of the back office services,” Marconi said. | To read full story, visit https://startuparound.com/read/1582826408.3667755/Newlab-and-The-Boston-Globe-team-up-to-launch-AI-tools-startup-Applied-XLabs-–-TechCrunch?ref=audio_experience