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Visualizing Google's Supply Chain
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Visualizing Google's Supply Chain

An interesting view of how Google manages a sustainable supply chain for the Pixel phone, and demonstrates its design with immersive VR.   Like the idea of designing...

China as Retail Laboratory
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China as Retail Laboratory

China Is the World's Retail Laboratory  in Bloomberg BusinessWeekBy Rachel ChangChinese consumers eager for novelty are encouraging Alibaba, Tencent Holdings, and...

Follow Locations on Google Maps
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Follow Locations on Google Maps

Interesting idea, follow locations.  I add: Perhaps start thinking of clusters of locations as well?  Subcribe to locations and clusters?  Reminders that you have...

AI Community Day Presentations
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AI Community Day Presentations

Recording of the October 11 meetings.   Note you do have to sign up to see these, and as I understand it they will only be available for about 90 days.   Good resource...

3D Print Your Own Razor Handles
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3D Print Your Own Razor Handles

Nice idea that sounds fun, now engaging will it be?   How will the ads bring up this concept? Personalization certainly.  I have worked with Gillette.Gillette Lets...

Google Plus Channels Ending
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Google Plus Channels Ending

For a while I was using Google+ as a semi automated channel for clients in some domain areas.    Was just asked where that service has gone.   Google+ was sun-setted...

Amazon Alexa Polly Voices for Context
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Amazon Alexa Polly Voices for Context

Useful, will be experimenting with.   Perhaps to use alternative voices for emphasis, effect or indicating alternative contexts?   I like any idea that can 'widen'...

Deep Learning Foundation
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Deep Learning Foundation

Of interest, see a talk being given on 10/25/2018 on the DLF,  the talk and slides will be posted there afterwards.LF Deep LearningOpen Source Innovation in Artificial...

Talk on the Deep Learning Foundation
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Talk on the Deep Learning Foundation

Date and Time: October 25, 2018 - 10:30am US EasternTalk Title: The LF Deep Learning FoundationSpeaker: Scott Nicholas, Linux FoundationTalk Description: Scott,...

Pricing and Data Science
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Pricing and Data Science

More regarding pricing.  Large amount of data included is interesting. Using Data Science to Avoid Global Pricing Chaos    By Andrea MarronWhat every industry can...

Downsides of Dynamic Pricing
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Downsides of Dynamic Pricing

Intriguing abstract and link to full PDF of technical paper:Opportunistic Returns and Dynamic Pricing: Empirical Evidence from Online Retailing in Emerging Markets...

CYC: Logical Reasoning with a Knowledge Base
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CYC: Logical Reasoning with a Knowledge Base

My recent post prompted me take a a look at the CYC site again, first time in a long time, here is an excerpt as to what they are about.    Further looking to see...

Cell Sized Medical Robotics
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Cell Sized Medical Robotics

Quite an interesting advance.   Includes a video.How to mass produce cell-sized robotsTechnique from MIT could lead to tiny, self-powered devices for environmental...

Machine Common Sense
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Machine Common Sense

Been a challenge for along time. At DARPA and elsewhere.   One of our first challenges during the first AI revolution.     Putting humans in the loop is the easiest...

In the Edge: Paul Allen Remembered
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In the Edge: Paul Allen Remembered

More on Paul Allen and the connection to the history of personal computing.  The Edge is always interesting. Paul Allen Rememberedby Edward H. "Eddie" CurrieIt...

Intent is the New Funnel
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Intent is the New Funnel

I like Think with Google, some interesting thoughtsGo Think with GoogleJourneys as unique as each consumerThe formula for driving growth has changed. And predicting...

ViniMaya Procurement merged with, became Aquiire last year
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ViniMaya Procurement merged with, became Aquiire last year

Was late to report this, but:ViniMaya merged with and became Aquiire last year:Still part of Cincinnati located Vora Ventures.See  https://www.aquiire.com/Impressive...

Voice Commerce only Talk?
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Voice Commerce only Talk?

How much voice driven shopping happens?Report says voice commerce is all talk   by Matthew Stern in VentureBeatShopping via voice assistant has become one of the...

ID'ing the Retail Customer
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ID'ing the Retail Customer

Recall this being brought up during some of our retail process analyses.     Do customers want this? Stores rarely ID customers before they check out   by Tom Ryan...

Work Motivation
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Work Motivation

From HBS Working Knowledge, Covers a number of motivations.Motivate Me, Please  People are often coin-operated when it comes to work, but managers can bring out...
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