Archive for the ‘business’ category: Page 246
Mar 31, 2017
Andrew Ng is gone, but Baidu is still counting on AI to fix its business woes
Posted by Alireza Mokri in categories: business, robotics/AI
The Chinese search giant lost the star leader of its AI lab last week, but the technology remains an essential long-term focus.
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Yiting Sun
- March 30, 2017
Mar 31, 2017
IBM Watson: The Ingredient Brand Helping Inform The Purposeful Business Of Tomorrow
Posted by Alireza Mokri in categories: business, robotics/AI
We will be able to embed storytelling directly into business strategy development, tell meaningful and memorable stories that truly connect with employees and customers, craft moments that are personalized and frictionless, and as a bonus, have the ability to harness Watson to optimize distribution across channel, demo and geography.
This is particularly resonant as I believe that just as the last twenty years mandated that every organization strive to be a technology company, the next twenty will command every winning corporation to be a content or media brand. In my view, Watson and AI will be the ingredient brand catalyzing tomorrow’s innovation at leading corporations in many ways; but media for certain will be top of the list, as AI assists them in becoming the top content studios of the future. Smaller businesses can scale these ideas using Watson as well as compelling content creation becomes an increasingly important driver of business strategy.
Tomorrow’s business success stories will be fueled by AI that extends beyond the CTO and areas of pure technology and infrastructure, to the CMO and areas ranging from culture to communication to creativity. The winning formula of the future as articulated by IBM will be creativity + technology = meaningful engagement, and the ability to activate purposeful change.
Mar 29, 2017
HTC has worked out a way for brands to be able to tell whether you’ve looked at a VR ad — By Julien Rath | Business Insider
Posted by Odette Bohr Dienel in categories: business, virtual reality
Mar 28, 2017
Trump to unveil new White House office led by Jared Kushner
Posted by Derick Lee in categories: business, Elon Musk, government, law
The innovation office has a particular focus on technology and data, and it is working with such titans as Apple chief executive Tim Cook, Microsoft founder Bill Gates, Salesforce chief executive Marc Benioff, and Tesla founder and chief executive Elon Musk. The group has already hosted sessions with more than 100 such leaders and government officials.
The Office of American Innovation aims to overhaul government functions using ideas from the business sector. The president’s son-in-law will lead the Office of American Innovation, which wants to overhaul government by using ideas from the business sector.
Mar 27, 2017
A new $100 million Russian investment fund is targeting AI startups globally
Posted by Klaus Baldauf in categories: business, education, robotics/AI
Global AI investment fever has hit Russia, with a recently launched $100 million fund making its inaugural investments.
Announced in late 2016, the fund is backed by Larnabel VC, the venture arm of the Gutseriev family, one of the richest in Russia, and VP Capital, the investment vehicle of Belarussian businessman Viktor Prokopenya.
The joint fund is sector-agnostic. “We are interested in a wide range of companies that apply AI technologies in interesting, unique, and impactful ways. We don’t restrict ourselves to specific industries or sectors. We are interested in every application of artificial intelligence, from fintech to entertainment, to education, and beyond,” Prokopenya told East-West Digital News.
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Mar 26, 2017
Google’s Plan to Engineer the Next Silicon Valleys — By Sandra Upson | Backchannel
Posted by Odette Bohr Dienel in category: business
“Transporting the magic of Silicon Valley to other cities is a trope so old, and so beloved by government bureaucrats, that these days it hardly quickens the pulse.”
Tag: Google
Mar 26, 2017
Our Thinking — Factory of the Future: Beyond the Assembly Line
Posted by Alireza Mokri in categories: business, futurism
The ‘factory of the future’ will result in… a very significant change in business models for both manufacturers and equipment makers. — Daniela Costa.
Mar 25, 2017
How to Pack for the Apocalypse
Posted by Brett Gallie II in categories: business, innovation
Bug-out bags/survival kits are a controversial topic. Everybody has a different philosophy about what makes a good one. This is Brent’s. While bigger and heavier than a lot of the bags you’ll see online, you can keep it in the closet by your front door or the trunk of your car, and you’ll be prepared for an emergency that could last many days. Brent’s kit doubles as a slick backpacking setup, so you’ll get to know your gear extremely well, and you get to have fun with it, too.
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Mar 22, 2017
Aerospace start-ups pitch futuristic concepts to military defense, private companies in El Segundo
Posted by Klaus Baldauf in categories: business, drones, military, space
Ten of the most promising new regional aerospace start-up companies descended on El Segundo on Tuesday to pitch their futuristic concepts for the next wave of industry advancement, from orbiting cell towers in space to drones that communicate with each other.
The event, organized by new-tech business support company Starburst Accelerator, was held at The Aerospace Corp., the research and development arm of the adjacent Los Angeles Air Force Base.
Such meetings between legacy aerospace companies and energetic up-and-comers are becoming commonplace, as the industry works to keep up with a flood of technological advancements propelling the commercialization of low-Earth orbit.