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Towards an AI Health Care Boom
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Towards an AI Health Care Boom

In FastCompany:  Good overview of the nearby AI possibilities.   During the first AI boom, it was the biggest surge research area, but quickly faded, primarily "...

Open Innovation in CPG
From The Eponymous Pickle

Open Innovation in CPG

Interview with my colleague Wayne Fisher" ... For more than 25 years, Wayne Fisher worked for Procter & Gamble in a variety of Corporate R&D and Business Unit roles...

Strategy vs Execution
From The Eponymous Pickle

Strategy vs Execution

Short,  interesting piece in the HBR, by Roger L. Martin:  " .... In a recent article, Paul Leinwand, Cesare Mainardi, and Art Kleiner presented some survey findings...

January February Analytics Magazine
From The Eponymous Pickle

January February Analytics Magazine

" ... The cover story of the January/February issue of Analytics focuses on the relatively new management method of big data, it is all about what’s driving all...

Open Source GO Language in IBM Mainframes
From The Eponymous Pickle

Open Source GO Language in IBM Mainframes

IBM hopes that Google's language, already in use by Docker and Kubernates, will stretch the open source ecosystem for its mainframes ... Google's Go, considered...

Social Media Analysis Using Watson Analytics
From The Eponymous Pickle

Social Media Analysis Using Watson Analytics

Saw a presentation today of the use of Watson Analytics using Twitter data.  Using the recent Golden Globes presentation as an example.  This comes from thecollaboration...

Big Brand Virtual Reality
From The Eponymous Pickle

Big Brand Virtual Reality

In VentureBeat: Big brands such as Coca-Cola, Nissan and HBO have been dabbling with virtual reality experiences, with some calling it the final frontier. Virtual...

Future of Ethics of People and Machines
From The Eponymous Pickle

Future of Ethics of People and Machines

Via CACM:  Cambridge University looks at AI ethics in the interaction of people and machines.The future of intelligence: Cambridge University launches new centre...

Who Owns the Data?
From The Eponymous Pickle

Who Owns the Data?

In CIO Today:  Who owns the IOT data?  Key legal challenge, with likely considerable differences globally.  Also a big part of understanding data as an asset.

Darker Side of Chatbots
From The Eponymous Pickle

Darker Side of Chatbots

Good to see this evolving direction, and the comment below is interesting.    Having looked at and compared NL interfaces from a number of chatbot perspectives,...

Engineers to get the Data Ready
From The Eponymous Pickle

Engineers to get the Data Ready

Astronomer.io   Brought to my attention" ... With the explosion of big data, the data scientist has become a game-changer in big companies. And a new, crucial supporting...

Marketing and Research Driven by Data
From The Eponymous Pickle

Marketing and Research Driven by Data

Overview of the concept and a discussion.  I would add, more real time oriented data linked to decisions.   Also seeking out not only the data, but patterns that...

Law Enforcement Using Threat Scores
From The Eponymous Pickle

Law Enforcement Using Threat Scores

In the WaPo:  Surveillance and approach being directed by 'threat score'.  Crime Prediction?   A very simple and natural approach to sort out attention.  But the...

A Completely On-Demand Economy: Purple
From The Eponymous Pickle

A Completely On-Demand Economy: Purple

In GigaOM:" .... The “gig economy” is taking some knocks this month. But a new startup called Purple is showing us why on-demand labor is actually headed for aThe...

Creative Leadership
From The Eponymous Pickle

Creative Leadership

In the HBR: Examples of creative innovation leadership.  From IDEO and elsewhere.

IBM talks Watson at CES
From The Eponymous Pickle

IBM talks Watson at CES

From last weeks CES, some interesting details about projects and IBM background. Again, indications that quite an investment is being made.  I am struck by theWatson...

Healthcare Signage Displays
From The Eponymous Pickle

Healthcare Signage Displays

Brought to my attention, useful resource.LG white Paper on healthcare digital displays ...In healthcare, digital signage displays are changing the way patients...

Smart Supply Chains
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Smart Supply Chains

A long thought of idea.   Real time transparency.Supply Chain ManagementCompanies use connected devices for smarter supply chainsMajor companies including General...

Turning Visualization into a Science
From The Eponymous Pickle

Turning Visualization into a Science

Good piece on how data visualization was turned into a science by William S Cleveland and others. In particular making data visualization more concise, exact and...

Machine Learning and IOT: Sensors and Anaytics
From The Eponymous Pickle

Machine Learning and IOT: Sensors and Anaytics

Sensors and Analytics in the Internet of Things." ... Ajit Jaokar discusses data science and IoT: sensor data, real-time processing, cognitive computing, integration...
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