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How chatbots can settle an insurance claim in 3 seconds
Venture Beat - 28 May 2017 07:14
GUEST: At Amazon's prototype grocery store, Amazon Go, customers can walk in, pick up what they want and walk out, without ever waiting in a checkout line or pulling out a wallet. Amazon will automatically charge their a...
This Millennial Created A $1M, Ultra-Lean Business While Traveling Abroad
Forbes - 28 May 2017 22:47
Anton Kraly and a business partner broke $1M in revenue in two businesses before needing to hire employees. Learn how he and others have built high-revenue, ultra-lean firms.
Why a quick chat with a bot solves a lot of problems
Venture Beat - 28 May 2017 21:10
GUEST: Why do chatbots work? Because a quick chat resolves a lot of problems. The workplace is no different and yet we spend a lot of our time managing processes and slogging through impersonal workflows to manage mundan...
Tech giants acquired 34 AI startups in Q1 2017
Venture Beat - 28 May 2017 18:33
(Reuters) – A total of 34 artificial intelligence startups were acquired in the first quarter of this year, more than twice the amount of activity in the year-ago quarter, according to the research firm CB Insights. Te...
Why You Should Consider Working For A Small Company
Forbes - 28 May 2017 18:26
Small business employees are extra happy at work, according to Aflac's latest Small Business Happiness Report. Here's why that might be.
App launches live or die on download speeds (VB Live)
Venture Beat - 28 May 2017 18:15
VB LIVE: Doesn’t matter how good the app is. If your load times are too slow and your file sizes are too large, you'll start to churn users. How do you deliver lighting speed without compromising your app, and keep the...
Turtle Rock's Steve Goldstein believes the console game industry lacks risk takers
Venture Beat - 28 May 2017 17:35
I’ve formed a lot of opinions about the game industry over the years. And I recent got the chance to spout them in a conversation with Steve Goldstein, president of Turtle Rock Studios, the maker of the Evolve video ga...
KILL League of Angels - Paradise Land Endorsed by Gal Gadot Launches on Mobile
Venture Beat - 28 May 2017 16:25
PRESS RELEASE: Youzu Interactive requests that their press release NewsItemId: 20170525006215 issued May 26, 2017 entitled "League of Angels - Paradise Land Endorsed by Gal Gadot Launches on Mobile" be killed. This Smart...
The factions of the mobile AR war
Venture Beat - 28 May 2017 15:00
GUEST: Mark Zuckerberg's "We're making the camera the first augmented reality platform" was the most important step so far toward mass market AR. Where Pokémon Go gave many consumers their first taste of mobile AR, and ...
Seven Forecasts For Tech Entrepreneurship In the Middle East
Forbes - 28 May 2017 08:48
In the wake of Amazon's acquisition of Souq.com, a handful of predictions for entrepreneurship movement in the Middle East.
Microsoft Research's new AR glasses are skinnier
Venture Beat - 28 May 2017 04:03
The Microsoft Research Team revealed a new pair of augmented reality glasses today that offer an exciting form factor, even if their performance isn't up to snuff. The new lenses were made known to the world in a researc...
Why better design leads to better AI
Venture Beat - 28 May 2017 02:00
GUEST: As a judge for the newly-minted Mobile UX Awards, I get to see and evaluate many different kinds of mobile experiences — including chatbots. Nearly 10 years after the launch of the game-changing app store, UX de...
How human creativity plays a role in AI
Venture Beat - 28 May 2017 01:41
GUEST: Is there a more ambivalent word in English than "artificial"? Some artificial things are clearly beneficial, such as artificial organs, artificial insemination as a fertility treatment, and artificial sweeteners a...