Author Archives: GilPress

About GilPress

I'm Managing Partner at gPress, a marketing, publishing, research and education consultancy. Also a Senior Contributor forbes.com/sites/gilpress/. Previously, I held senior marketing and research management positions at NORC, DEC and EMC. Most recently, I was Senior Director, Thought Leadership Marketing at EMC, where I launched the Big Data conversation with the “How Much Information?” study (2000 with UC Berkeley) and the Digital Universe study (2007 with IDC). Twitter: @GilPress

Pharma Practical AI

Posted on June 10, 2022 by GilPress

Practical AI is the successful, measurable, business use of learning from data–examples from Ely Lilly and Parexel. Read more

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Practical AI

Posted on May 31, 2022 by GilPress

Practical AI is the successful (and unsuccessful) learning from data by enterprises. Read more

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What is the Real-World Impact of AI?

Posted on May 30, 2022 by GilPress

It’s difficult to measure the real-world impact of AI because “artificial intelligence” is poorly defined. Read more

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Algae Rule!

Posted on May 24, 2022 by GilPress

Israeli startup discovered an innovative way to reduce the cost of producing cultured meat and seafood, solving the key challenge to its production at scale. Read more

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Saving the Bees with AI and Robotics

Posted on May 20, 2022 by GilPress

Beewise delivers beekeeping at scale with Beehome, a newly invented beehive using precision robotics, computer vision and AI to help beekeepers fight the alarming decline in the global bee population. Read more

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New Funding for Precision Oncology Platform

Posted on May 12, 2022 by GilPress

OncoHost raises $35 million to further develop and test its precision oncology platform, combining proprietary bioinformatics, signal processing, and machine learning. Read more

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Timeline of Modern Computing

Posted on April 27, 2022 by GilPress

Key milestones in the journey from ENIAC to Tesla, from Data Processing to Big Data. Read more

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Northeastern University Launches The Institute For Experiential AI

Posted on April 21, 2022 by GilPress

Aiming to answer these questions, Northeastern University launched earlier this month a new research center, the Institute for Experiential AI. It is a part of the Roux Institute in Portland, Maine, established by Northeastern two years ago with a $100 million grant from … Continue reading →

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A New History of Modern Computing

Posted on April 13, 2022 by GilPress

A New History of Modern Computing by Thomas Haigh and Paul E. Ceruzzi is a must-read for investors, entrepreneurs, executives, and anyone interested in understanding the technology that is embedded in the lives of most of the world’s population. Read more

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How Museums Will Move Into the 21st Century

Posted on December 7, 2021 by GilPress

Muse.run provides museum curators with new possibilities for designing engaging experiences for existing and new audiences, and attract people that want to experience together a new type of a visit to a museum, from families to school groups to corporate … Continue reading →

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