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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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Connecting RFID Readers to Smartphones
In RFID Journal: Not quite the same thing as integrating RFID reading directly from within a smartphone, but clever integration. Good sensor idea. Applications...
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IBM and Design Thinking
Fascinating piece on design at IBM. Have never thought of them as design oriented. More marketing oriented, like my previous enterprise. Is that changing...
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Intel Compute Stick
Another example of a device that can be connected to an HDMI port of a big screen TV to turn it into a Windows 8.1 computer for about $150. Connects to Internet...
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Human in the Loop Planning
Attended excellent CSig talk today by Subbarao Kambhampati and Kartik Talamadupula of ASU and IBM Watson on Human-in-the-Loop Planning and Decision Support.Human...
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Machines and the Connected Supply Chain
A long time goal is getting closer. In SupplyDemandChain: " ... Machines Are Finally Earning their Way in the Connected Supply Chain .... ". Lots of new opportunities...
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EU Strategy for Tech Market
In FastCompany:Europe unveils strategy to finally compete with US Tech Titans .... The EU's proposed "Unified Digital Marketplace" Would Revise Laws that Discourage...
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Benford's Law for Twitter Data
Nicely done Tech Review piece on Benford's Law, a practical piece of pattern recognition knowledge every analyst should know. It is used in fraud and risk analysis...
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Wal-Mart Largest Largest IT Investor
In the world? Surprising claim, that I find hard to believe. Still there is a lot there:" ... Walmart topped IDC's "The Big Guns: IDC's Worldwide Top 10 IT Spenders"...
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Update: Polinode Visualizes Organizations
Continue to follow Polinode as a means to model and analyze organizations. The Australian company has added some new features that are of interest. This is a...
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Knowing what Part of your Knowledge and Data Matters
K&W: Talk and transcript. And you can add to this, data as an asset, both structured and unstructured. Data can be turned into applicable knowledge with analytics...
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Resist False Big Data Promises
In Forbes via McCain: Good points to consider before diving in. In particular I emphasize asking how do the possibilities connect to real business decisions...
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Learning to Love Your Robot Colleagues
In the WSJ: A historic view about how workers dealt with classic factory robots. But this goes beyond history and robotics. With the emergence of new, smarter...
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Knowledge Based Trust
Some of Google's work on knowledge-based trust is reviewed. But it is still unclear what this is. Are we trusting Google to determine truth? You could say they...
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Ineffectiveness of Time Management Training
In the HBR: " ... The problem’s not just that we’re getting distracted from work; it’s that we’re getting distracted from important work by other work. How many...
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More HoloLens Intro
More on Microsoft HoloLens. Impressive examples shown. You can sign up for alerts. Currently examining business and personal applications. When will this come...
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R Clustering and Data Visualization Example
Nice technical piece on advanced use of clustering and data visualization. Gives you an example of the kinds of choices being made by data scientists, and their...
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Promoting Grocer Loyalty
In Progressive Grocer: Some of the classic concerns of retailers. Note the mention of fuel incentives, a popular recent loyalty component. " ... Five Ways Grocers...
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Company Culture
A misleading term, the HBR article says. Ill defined, I agree, but it does define how companies are different, and similar. " ... The problem with the term...
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CGT on Amazon Dash
In CGT: Makes the argument that Amazon Dash creates an edge for major CPG brands. Still awaiting the invitation to see one:" ... According to AdAge, Amazon hasn't...
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