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AI, Big Data, IoT, Cybersecurity, And Jobs: 2017 Predictions From Senior Tech Executives
‘Tis the season for the public relations exercise known as “here’s what we think (or hope) will happen in the tech sector next year,” flooding my inbox with predictions for 2017. No one knows what will happen tomorrow, let alone … Continue reading
Apple to Target 2.15 Billion Video Streaming Viewers
The Wall Street Journal reports that Apple plans to add video streaming of original content to Apple Music, escalating “the arms race between Apple Music and Spotify, which both offer essentially the same catalog of tens of millions of songs, … Continue reading
Deep Learning at Google
Growing use of deep learning at Google In 2012, there was not much use of deep neural nets at Google. Over time, we built tools that other teams can pick up and use to solve their problems. The tools were … Continue reading
CB Insights: 100 Most Promising AI Startups
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Internet of Things (IoT) Forecasts
See 7 Trends of IoT in 2017 Juniper Research forecasts that the number of connected IoT (Internet of Things) devices, sensors and actuators will reach over 46 billion in 2021. This 200% increase, from 2016, will be driven in large part … Continue reading
The iPhone 10th Anniversary
Ten years ago today, Apple announced the iPhone. Demonstrating the new pocket communicating computer at Macworld in San Francisco, Steve Jobs said: Every once in a while, a revolutionary product comes along that changes everything… today, we’re introducing three revolutionary … Continue reading
Pressed Data: Best of 2016
In Pressed Data, my Forbes.com column, I try to chronicle the evolution of digital technologies, their business impact, and the people behind the innovations, business models, and new ideas. In 2016, I covered artificial intelligence—the 60-year-old new new thing, … Continue reading
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Artificial Intelligence and the Future of Marketing
Brian Halligan and Dharmesh Shah at Inbound 2016 At Inbound 2016, HubSpot’s co-founders Brian Halligan and Dharmesh Shah entertained 19,000 attendees with their take on the past and future of marketing. Here’s what I learned from their keynote presentation and … Continue reading
Americans Embrace Online Shopping, Somewhat Reluctantly
Pew Research Center: Americans are incorporating a wide range of digital tools and platforms into their purchasing decisions and buying habits, according to a Pew Research Center survey of U.S. adults. The survey finds that roughly eight-in-ten Americans are now … Continue reading