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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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Big Data for the Masses
Can everyone be a data scientist? You will at very least need the strong support of data scientists. Similar to delivering analytics to everyone. Its not so much...
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Nature Blog on Visualization
Just discovered this blog that covers visualization methods for Nature Methods. This post acts as an index to all other pieces in the blog. Points of view, certainly...
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On Not Trusting Data Science
Language Lab of the University of Pennsylvania comments on a recent article about the nature of the data scientist. Essentially making the case that the label"...
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Innovation Excellence Weekly
I quote this group frequently. Here is their weekly review. I am loosely connected to this effort. Worth following. " ... News and Insights from the Global Innovation...
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Retail Glossary
A useful glossary of retail terms. " ... The Path to Purchase Institute’s Shopper Marketing Glossary is an evolving work-in-progress. We invite your critiques,...
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On Saving Center Store
In Retailwire: Retail center store is where the staples are, but the profits are not. " ... As traditional retailers attempt to reinvent their perimeter with...
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One Tablet per Child
Not available in the developed world. But the concept of universal tablets (formerly universal laptops) is spreading again. Aimed at kids. Launches at Walmart...
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Active Intelligence
Brought to my attention: Active Intelligence by Teradata. Might this be usable for applications like P&G's Business Sphere? " .... Teradata's customers lead the...
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GE Re-Imagines the Home
Always looking at the future of the home, we looked at the technology involved in the home and tracked their progress. In particular in the area of appliances....
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Tableau Visualization in the Cloud
Visualization in the Cloud. A simple thing really, but useful in many cases. Demonstrated to me. " ... Tableau Online, priced at $500 per user per year, is in...
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Has the Office Started to Look Like the Home?
The home office has not killed the office, But is mobile starting to kill the office? Further has the office started to look like the home? This article from...
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P&G's Changes in Spending
In AdAge: A good detailed piece on P&G's moves in ad spending. " ... P&G's marketing spend is about one-third digital, CEO says Procter & Gamble is directing...
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Cars Generating Data
It is estimated that the self driving car wll generate a GB of data per second. More opportunity for a dense and volatile data stream for mining.
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Changing the Retail Experience
In GigaOM: " ... Its Thanks to the mass market shift to e-commerce and the rise of maker-oriented sites, the way we shop is changing. Grommet a startup out of...
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Electroceuticals
In IEEE Spectrum: And once drugs have been changed to implants, there is no reason we can't also gather data with sensors at the same time. At first I thought...
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RFID Temperature Sensors
A number of interesting developments. Including a temperature sensor with a probe that could be used for temperature controlled supply chain and on shelf retail...
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Smart Tooth Sensors
Might be interesting to toothpaste manufacturers. In Mashable: " ... The system places the mouth sensor inside an artificial tooth. A small accelerometer detects...
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Encouraging the Internet of Things
Gartner Encourages early Adopters. Internet of things has long been developed. Now it is getting closer. " ... Gartner claims IT leaders that get to grips with...
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Tracking your Cellphone Identity
In New Scientist: Had heard of this, but it's apparently more accurate than I had thought. Here in some technical detail.
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