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How the “Frontier” Became the Slogan of Uncontrolled AI
Artificial intelligence (AI) has been billed as the next frontier of humanity: the newly available expanse whose exploration …
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Brain Computer Phone Interface
Brain interfaces for computers and phones have been around for some time, but we have yet to see ones that are convenient, reliable and accurate enough to makeScientists...
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Wal-Mart buys Kosmix
Wal-Mart makes an interesting move into social media with the acquisition of Kosmix. " ... According to sources close to the situation, Wal-Mart Stores paid just...
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Microsoft Launches Photosynth
We examined the use of the MS package mobile Photosynth for producing panoramas of multiple images. See the link for a stitched view of Seattle Japanese gardens...
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SAS and JMP Compared and Examined
A good post from SASCom Voices on SAS vs JMP. I used both in the enterprise, SAS from the very beginning in 1978. Considerably later JMP was brought it and got...
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Humanlike Robotics
In Foresight: " .. David Hanson, the founder and CTO of Hanson Robotics, a maker of humanlike robots and AI software, has a stimulating article in IEEE Spectrum...
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New Culture of Learning
New book that looks at the future of learning: A New Culture of Learning: Cultivating the Imagination for a World of Constant Changeby Douglas Thomas and John Seely...
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Chasing 1 Billion New Consumers
My former employer, Procter & Gamble is seeking to extend its reach to many new consumers in all parts of the world. This direction has been evolving for a number...
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Keeping Company Data Safe on Personal Devices
A good general article on keeping company data safe on personal devices. It is becoming increasingly important. In conversation I had with a company security...
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Learning in a Virtual Environment
In Chief Learning Officer, a blog that has been including some very useful content lately. " ... Virtual learning has pros and cons, but with proper design and...
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E-Book Sales Triple
A report that e-Book sales in the US are overtaking paper.
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A Brief History of the Internet and it's Future
20th Annual E. Leonard Arnoff Memorial Lectureon the Practice of Management Science
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Shopping Companion
Just started taking a look at Myshopanion. An IPhone App that has just been updated. They write: " ... we have mastered the latest mobile shoppingconcepts
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Progressive Grocers Using Analytics
Alison Bolen at SASCom writes about some examples they heard about how grocers are using data intense analytical methods.
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Google PageRank Overview
A good general overview of Google PageRank from the Search Engine Watch blog.
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College Librarians Warm up to Wikipedia
From Inside Higher Ed: In recent weeks I have been asked by several people about the validity of using Wikipedia links for research, both inside a company and...
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Heartland Robotics
Rodney Brooks on Heartland Robotics See the site. It has been declared a 'top 300' startup. Brooks, you will remember was a professor of Robotics at MIT and the...
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How Consumers Use Tablets
Small Biz Labs reports on a Google survey of how consumers use tablets. Not too surprising overall. They are replacing TV use.
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Black Swans
A conversation with Nassim Taleb on living with Black Swans. In KnowlegeAtWharton.
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AisleBuyer Makes Credit Card Use Easier
I have mentioned innovative mobile retail tech company Aislebuyer here before. Now they announce that they will add a capability that will use optical character...
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