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Mobile Assistants Pave Way to Retail Future?
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Mobile Assistants Pave Way to Retail Future?

This sounded like an interesting premise, so passing it on:Intelligent Mobile PDAs Pave the Way to the FutureThe COVID-19 crisis has created urgency for businesses...

Google goes for More AI Automation
From The Eponymous Pickle

Google goes for More AI Automation

More indications to the automation of the design and delivery of AI.   See the quite technical paper referenced below.The trend most likely to continue.Google’s...

Kroger to Compete with Amazon Beyond Grocery
From The Eponymous Pickle

Kroger to Compete with Amazon Beyond Grocery

Quite a move, will see how they can compete with established online playersKroger to launch digital marketplace this fallPartnership with e-commerce specialistRussell...

Knowledge Graphs vs Property Graphs
From The Eponymous Pickle

Knowledge Graphs vs Property Graphs

Upcoming Webinar of interest, register at the link.Knowledge Graphs vs. Property Graphs — A Brief Overview and Comparisonby Kristi Lee-John | Jul 29, 2020 | Webinars...

Phones Create Earthquake Monitor
From The Eponymous Pickle

Phones Create Earthquake Monitor

Saw similar applications suggested for some time.  I am still a member of a CA based system that in part combines sensors and crowd sourcing monitors.  I get alerts...

NReal Korean Mixed Reality Glasses
From The Eponymous Pickle

NReal Korean Mixed Reality Glasses

Another attempt at more generalized smart glasses, here aimed at mixed reality in particular.  Casual everyday wearable, or context specific wearable for the job...

Net Model Finds Small Objects in Dense Images
From The Eponymous Pickle

Net Model Finds Small Objects in Dense Images

This sounds like a very interesting problem in general. Say looking for tiny errors in manufacturing.   And a number of others.NIST Neural Network Model Finds Small...

Imperatives for Intelligent Organizations
From The Eponymous Pickle

Imperatives for Intelligent Organizations

Reading, not sure I completely agree with the premise.  What rules really?  OK,  Our better understanding of the patterns in business we can leverage.  Still aHow...

Zagat Future of Dining
From The Eponymous Pickle

Zagat Future of Dining

How much will people be comfortable with this future,  and what will that imply?Small Business Labs looks at Zagata Future of Dining Study.Zagat's Future of Dining...

Your Brand can Have a Voice
From The Eponymous Pickle

Your Brand can Have a Voice

Way back experimented with the Mr Clean Brand using talk, voice and chat..   But the tech was not there to deliver voice and value.   Much closer now.   Will it...

Optimizing Neural Networks on a Brain-Inspired Computer
From The Eponymous Pickle

Optimizing Neural Networks on a Brain-Inspired Computer

Considerable challenge.   Will the biomimicry provide enough value to adjust our methods to what we now know about the brain?How to Optimize Neural Networks onHPCwire...

Reimagining Marketing
From The Eponymous Pickle

Reimagining Marketing

McKinsey does some of their innovative thinking.  Still I think that what we have seen has been so unexpected, we will be pressed to predict the future context....

Limiting Location Data Exposure
From The Eponymous Pickle

Limiting Location Data Exposure

Basic cautions/mitigations on releasing location data.  From the NSA, a considerable recent update.  Instructive, but not meant to prevent data loss.   Via Schneier...

A Look at the Booming RPA Market
From The Eponymous Pickle

A Look at the Booming RPA Market

Very detailed piece, below the introduction.  Probably the most common question I get asked:  What is it, how is it different than AI?  People should also ask:Note...

On NIST and Quantum Cryptography
From The Eponymous Pickle

On NIST and Quantum Cryptography

A continued interesting number of government looks at Quantum cryptography:From Schneier on Security:NIST has posted an update on their post-quantum cryptography...

Gathering Images and more for Data
From The Eponymous Pickle

Gathering Images and more for Data

Google is making changes about how to use their excellent image databases.  We used Google images to gather to input into analytic models.   The reported changes...

Book: Transforming Supply Chains in Disruption
From The Eponymous Pickle

Book: Transforming Supply Chains in Disruption

Brought to my attention, not clear that this specifically considers the rare condition of pandemics and other disruption.  Have not read as yet,  via Informs/Analytics...

Green Energy Pilot using Smart Contracts
From The Eponymous Pickle

Green Energy Pilot using Smart Contracts

Good piece on current use of smart contracts.California Agency Backs Green-Energy Pilot Using RSK’s Bitcoin Smart Contracts  By Nathan DiCamillo in CoinDeskTheUnder...

Augmented Intelligence,  the New AI
From The Eponymous Pickle

Augmented Intelligence, the New AI

Hardly new.   Computing has always augmented people doing computational and logical work.   Its just that this work has now expanded to other formally human and...

Digitizing the Education Revolution
From The Eponymous Pickle

Digitizing the Education Revolution

Changes have occurred, will they fundamentally influence how we learn and apply emerging tech? Does MOOC need the university?  How people will invent and collaborate...
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