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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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Data Brokers are Watching You
In the CACM: " ... Digitization of analog data, along with advances in algorithms behind data analytics, has enabled a dramatic leap in the ability of data brokers...
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Cognitively: How People Can and will Cooperate with Computers
Computers have already markedly changed the way we do work, in just a few decades. Three sources below that show how we are taking another major step forward,...
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Snapchat and Showrooming
Did a long hands-on look in the early days of showrooming. See the tag below. Now some approaches in Adage where stores could use the ephemeral message service...
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Unilever and Data Visualization
From FusionCharts: Big companies understand the value." ... In 2010, the company set itself the target of doubling its revenues in a decade or less – without doubling...
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Instacart Fueling E-Commerce
This slogs along slowly, but we are finally seeing more interest in the idea. Informal polling of consumers in the early 2000s showed little interest. Now the...
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Flywheel Power
A soluton we examined. The use of flywheels to store power to reduce charges for electical power spikes. In IEEE.
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Top Papers in Data Science Survey
In KDNuggets, a summary of trends and interesting papers in data science in 2014, done by a survey of its readers. Overviews, readily scannable even if you don't...
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Finalists in Innovation by Design
In Fastcodesign: Some interesting examples of using data visualization design. Certainly eye catching, but more artistic than providing interactive and objective...
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Fusion Charts Blog
Brought to my attention with some interesting data visualization posts. Fusion Charts Blog.
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Beyond Customer Recognition for Retailers
Not a new thing, casinos have been doing it for years. The capability has been improving for some time. Now with cheaper hardware? What is more interestingWhere...
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Your Cognitive Future
A cross industry report from IBM. Detailed look at what to expect and what to prepare for." ... Cognitive-based systems extend the capabilities of humans. They...
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Beaconing at Marsh Supermarkets
Continued indication that the interconnection of shoppers and physical spaces is progressing, this was reported on previously here in more detail, see tags below...
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Robots for Retail
Discussion in Retailwire: Saw several demonstrations of this idea. Now there are examples in the hospitality industry that are worth watching. Consumers still...
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Defining Your Business
In Innovation Excellence: by Ty Montague. " ... Whitespace vs. Rightspace: How Quest-led Innovation Finds Right Space for Breakthrough Innovation ... " . ...
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Automated Hypothesis Generation
Took a brief look at this at the request of a client, it is still in evolution. The Watson Chef is an interesting example, but it is overwhelmed today by dozens...
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Wal-Mart on the Strength of Physical Retail
Bill Simon, former president and CEO, Walmart U.S, speaks at the NRF on e-commerce, technology and design that helps physical retail. " ... "It's pretty one dimensional...
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Touch Interfaces in Communications
This is not new, but continues to advance. " .... The Communication Of The Future Is So Real You Can Touch It. Companies are starting to integrate Haptic Feedback...
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DataFloq: Connecting Data and People
Had heard of Datafloq before, now taking a closer look. " ... Datafloq is the One-Stop Shop around Big Data. We are the number one Big Data platform connecting...
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Debunking Data Myths
In ClickZ: A set of useful cautions about what are really mostly very human assumptions. Which summarize well in the statement that 'More is not always better'...
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