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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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Wolfram and Wearable Data Science
An interview with Stephen Wolfram of Mathematica on reinventing data science for wearables. Not an area I had heard them talk about before.
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Practical Virtual Reality for Work
We explored many opportunities in this space. But not with success. See the tag link on Virtual Reality at the bottom of this post for some examples about that...
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Methods for Dealing with Product Counterfeiting
An important challenge for the CPG enterprise. Nothing very new here, but some thoughts about how to address these challenges. Emphasizing food and beverage issues...
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Made in the Future
Tim Brown of IDEO announces: Made in the Future. Looks to be of interest:Does changing how you make things change the way you live?The answer is “yes,” according...
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Blocking the Mobile Augmented Web
A curious example that I was unaware of. I had heard of BuildAR through their partnering with AR company Metaio. Providing AR within standard Web browsers would...
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Alfred Yarbus Centenary: Tracking Eye Movement
An intriguing piece on the history of eye movement tracking technologies, via the work of Alfred Yarbus, written by Tim Holmes:" ... These days, we take the ability...
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Developing Analytic Talent
Just received. A quick look indicated that this is a useful, only mildly technical look at what is being called Data Science. A guide and handbook for anyoneDeveloping...
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Flexible Packaging Machines
In AutomationWorld: "Consumer packaged goods companies are responding to retailers' needs for a wide range of goods by using flexible packaging machines that include...
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Sensors by Apple
What apple is doing with sensors. An overview of techniques, companies and people involved in sensor systems that could show up in Apple products.
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Charting Global Negotation Styles
Some charted visual examples of cultural negotiation styles ...The charts sometimes seem like caricatures, interesting, but I would not bet on them. They do...
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Google Glass at Work
In GigaOM: A better market than with consumers? " ... You might not see many consumers wearing Google Glass just yet but I have a hunch you’ll start seeing people...
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Changing the Organizational Leaders
In McKinsey: How do you make leaders aware of the need to change themselves in new contexts? Not easily done. " ... Leo Tolstoy, the Russian novelist, famously...
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Updates on ChoreMonster
A former colleague's startup, new updates:" ... ChoreMonster, the platform that wants to encourage your kids to do their household tasks by rewarding them for achieving...
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Making a Microscope Out of Paper
An interesting example of how devices can be redesigned in unexpected ways. Here a microscope made out of paper. An example of how remote 3D manufacture might...
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Kroger is #3 In InformationWeek
Via Robert Migliara: Retailer Kroger is #3 in the 2014 InformationWeek Elite 100 Winners. (My former enterprise is #75)
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Digital Receipts
In Supermarket News: Simple idea. For loyalty purchases only. Searchable. I recall a number of test shoppers asking for this capability. At ShopRite.
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Big Data Roundtable Replay
Last week attended my first Spreecast for an IBM Big Data Roundtable. You can see a replay of the entire event. An overview of impressions by practitioners, sellers...
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Dealing with an Always On IT Culture
In CWorld: It is clearly a culture. It is learned in school now, and at home, and utilizes multiple strata of communications and analysis and alerting capabilities...
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Facebook and Advertising
In AdAge: Came up in a recent conversation. How can Facebook drive advertising? And in particular, how do they appeal to the small and medium sized business?
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