StubHub is best known as a destination for buying and selling event tickets. The company operates in 48 countries and sells a ticket every 1.3 seconds. But the company wants to go beyond that and provide its users with a far more comprehensive set of services around entertainment. To do that, it’s working on changing its […]
Google says it will use artificial intelligence to power Google News. The newly relaunched news curation service will use “a new set of AI techniques to take a constant flow of information as it hits the web, analyze it in real time and organize it into storylines,” Google News lead Trystan Upstill wrote in a blog […]
Google rolled out of a new version of Gmail this week, including better security and artificial intelligence, which was developed in the internet giant’s office in Kitchener, Ontario. (shown above) The 1.4 billion active monthly users of the email service will notice a new look, better security, artificial intelligence and easy-to-use features that boost productivity, […]
You wouldn’t normally think of a 177-year-old company as one that would be on top of digital transformation and emerging data analytics trends. But Dun & Bradstreet has always been a data business, way back in 1841 as the Mercantile Agency, a credit information bureau. Today the new technologies are a little different than they were in the […]
By Matthew Coffman, High Alpha Given how frequently we hear or talk about machine learning and AI as emerging ways for startups to differentiate themselves, I’ve been working to identify baby steps that would allow startups to identify and create valuable data science projects on their own. I recently attended MLconf 2016, an event bringing together […]
Financial services organizations realize they have the potential to apply advanced analytics for both internal and external benefits since they have large data sets and experience with analytical tools. From payment services to everyday banking, insight is captured that can make machine learning more powerful. The good news is that banks and credit unions state […]
PepsiCo, the food and drinks manufacturer with retail sales of more than $1bn a year, is using artificial intelligence (AI) software to find and interview candidates to fill vacancies in Russia. The company is using technology known as Robot Vera, developed by a Russian startup, to conduct telephone interviews with job hunters, and answer their questions […]
A few years ago, ordering online was like ordering through a catalog. You would see something online you like, then most likely try to find it in an actual storefront somewhere. Now, the shifts in procurement and delivery have made online buying easier than going to the store. Shipping charges are now lower and that small […]
Affectiva today announced the launch of its Automotive AI service that lets creators of autonomous vehicles and other transportation systems track users’ emotional response. The Automotive offering is Affectiva’s third service for tracking the emotional response of product users and is part of a long-term strategy to build emotional profiles drawn from smart speakers, autonomous […]
Chances are you have already been bombarded on social media or in your inbox about all these “revolutionary AI” this and “game-changer AI” that. Vendors of AI technology are often incentivized to make their technology sound more capable than it is – but to hint at more real-world traction than they actually have. Yes the […]
