Zara stocks up on AI, big data, analytics partnerships and investments

The push to incorporate technology is working. Last week, the fashion retailer's parent company, Inditex, posted record Q1 sales. 

By Alex Hickey • June 18, 2018

Why the FCC, EU are convening AI experts

Chairman Ajit Pai is looking to convene a panel of experts to examine the effects of AI and ML on consumers and the communications market. 

By Alex Hickey • June 15, 2018

What's going on underneath your AI?

From hiring to customer service, artificial intelligence rules many domains that once required the delicate human touch. 

By Alex Hickey • June 14, 2018

AI, blockchain top this season's companies to watch hot list

Both domains are surrounded by more hype than meaningful application, but early innovators are setting the standards and roadmap for the technologies.

By Alex Hickey • June 14, 2018

How viable is machine learning for cybersecurity?

Business professionals who have been riding the ML high may be in store for a "hangover" when the trough of disillusionment hits. 

By Alex Hickey • June 5, 2018

TIL how Reddit transformed its data culture and processes

Underneath the company's UX redesign was a shift in data culture and a back-end transition from legacy systems to leverage advanced technologies.

By Alex Hickey • May 23, 2018

Alphabet's investment arm sweetens deal with Google AI, ML expertise

By leveraging Google's AI expertise, CapitalG is trying to gain an edge over other funds competing for investment in promising technology companies.

By Alex Hickey • May 22, 2018

11 technologies set to shape smart manufacturing

Tools like 3D printing and AI have created a paradigm shift in technology and revealed a new world of supply chain efficiencies yet to be unlocked.

By Jordan Branch , Edwin Lopez • May 22, 2018

Microsoft boosts conversational AI with Semantic Machines acquisition

Conversational AI isn't just for customers. The enterprise is heading to a place where workers can have a conversation with a machine.

By Alex Hickey • May 21, 2018

Jeff Bezos: AI will create jobs, not kill them

Amazon's CEO recently sought to calm fears about the future effect robots and artificial intelligence will have on the retail workforce.

By Dan O'Shea • May 15, 2018

3 lessons from Talend Connect to drive technology innovation

With good data, AI and cloud, companies can build out the scalability, agility and compute power for continued digital transformation.

By Alex Hickey • May 15, 2018

Why the role of the CIO Is pivotal in the success of AI implementation

By leveraging new AI and ML tech, CIOs can add self-resolving and predictive capabilities to services they deliver to IT, HR, finance departments and more.

By Steve Stover • May 7, 2018

Why Cisco acquired AI firm Accompany for $270M

As AI M&A activity expands to more specific applications in industry verticals, new opportunities arise for companies like Cisco.

By Alex Hickey • May 2, 2018

UN CIO: Tech companies must take responsibility for new 'species of technology'

Companies can combat unintentional side effects of AI with careful preparation, starting with a focus on programmed biases and the underdeveloped AI workforce.

By Samantha Schwartz • May 1, 2018

Google Assistant outperforms Alexa, Cortana, Siri again

Will the gains in accuracy be the key to introducing more intelligent assistants to business settings?

By Alex Hickey • April 30, 2018

Walmart's courier, blockchain patents dig up data privacy questions

The issue was addressed once across the patents with a note that "user's partiality vectors can be locally stored and utilized ... [to] better comport with a particular user's privacy concerns."

By Alex Hickey • April 24, 2018

Let's be blunt: Business tech rides the high of cannabis boom

There's a bit and byte more to the cannabis industry than its all-natural products, and a multi-billion dollar market is welcoming savvy enterprise tech providers with open arms.

By Alex Hickey • April 20, 2018

Teaching AI to detect malware, one data set at a time

Working together through commercial agreements and opening data sets for research and algorithm training can bolster enterprise cybersecurity.

By Alex Hickey • April 18, 2018

What's it going to take for the US to catch China in the AI race?

Technology has always created more jobs than it takes away, and there is no reason to think AI will be any different, Rep. John Delaney, D-MD, said.

By Alex Hickey • April 13, 2018

Microsoft researcher: Company will scrutinize sales if there's AI tech misuse

Monitoring the interaction between man and AI is one that is best addressed by the manufacturer itself or taken up by HR.

By Samantha Schwartz • April 11, 2018

Nike is running on ... computer vision?

The purchase of a computer vision company comes on the heels of Nike's acquisition of a data analytics firm in late March. 

By Alex Hickey • April 10, 2018

Banks turn to AI for fraud, money laundering identification

HSBC is on its latest foray into AI to fight financial crimes, following a partnership last summer to automate anti-money laundering investigations.

By Alex Hickey • April 10, 2018

Google counters western bias with global image 'crowdsourcing'

Foreign users can identify images for machine learning training, expanding algorithm understanding beyond western culture and affluence.

By Alex Hickey • April 6, 2018

Retailers ramp up automation in race for survival

Amazon's grocery expansion has pushed major retailers to adopt front- and back-end technology aimed at improving efficiency.

By Dan Alaimo • April 4, 2018

Microsoft cultivating next generation of AI talent with public courses

Its AI Residency Program and NERD AI Program already recruit candidates to "learn AI by working alongside researchers, designers and engineers."

By Samantha Schwartz • April 3, 2018