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

Perspectives on Deep Learning

Posted on May 17, 2017 by GilPress

Source: Piotr Migdal

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Funding Surge for Robotics Startups

Posted on May 16, 2017 by GilPress

Crunchbase: Thirty-nine US robotics companies raised $519 million in the first quarter of 2017, according to a Crunchbase News analysis. This compares to $553 million raised in all of 2014 by 134 companies, implying that deal sizes are getting larger. … Continue reading →

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Machine Learning Evolution

Posted on May 15, 2017 by GilPress
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6 In-Demand Internet of Things (IoT) Security Technologies

Posted on May 13, 2017 by GilPress

Internet of Things (IoT) security breaches have been dominating the headlines lately. WikiLeaks’s trove of CIA documents revealed that internet-connected televisions can be used to secretly record conversations. Trump’s advisor Kellyanne Conway believes that microwave ovens can spy on you—maybe … Continue reading →

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Mobile Tipping Point: 50.5% of American Homes have Only Wireless Phones

Posted on May 12, 2017 by GilPress

CDC: The second 6 months of 2016 was the first time that a majority of American homes had only wireless telephones. Preliminary results from the July–December 2016 National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) indicate that 50.8% of American homes did not … Continue reading →

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Robots Enjoy Strongest First Quarter on Record in U.S. and Canada

Posted on May 11, 2017 by GilPress

Robotic Industries Association: North American robotics companies posted the strongest ever first-quarter results, according to the Robotic Industries Association (RIA), the industry’s trade group. Both robot orders and shipments achieved record levels. An all-time high total of 9,773 robots valued … Continue reading →

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Data is Eating the World: A New Economy

Posted on May 11, 2017 by GilPress

The Economist: Data are to this century what oil was to the last one: a driver of growth and change. Flows of data have created new infrastructure, new businesses, new monopolies, new politics and—crucially—new economics. Digital information is unlike any … Continue reading →

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Marketing Technology Landscape, 2017

Posted on May 10, 2017 by GilPress

Scott Brinker: There are now 5,381 solutions on the graphic, 39% more than last year There are now 4,891 unique companies on the graphic, up 40% from last year Only 4.7% of the solutions from 2016 were removed (and another … Continue reading →

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Digital Tipping Points: Bits Replacing Atoms

Posted on May 9, 2017 by GilPress

 

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Timeline of AI and Robotics

Posted on May 8, 2017 by GilPress

Source: PwC

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