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Alexa researchers improve AI error rate up to 30% by reducing data imbalance
Venture Beat - 11 Mar 2019 17:08
Researchers at Amazon's Alexa division say they've developed a technique that minimizes imbalance in AI training datasets.
Cultural Tipping Points: Why Companies Lose Their Innovation Edge
Forbes - 11 Mar 2019 03:00She Sold Audible To Amazon, Then Built NYC's Top Gluten-Free Bakery Chain And Won Over Whole Foods
Forbes - 11 Mar 2019 02:01
As a girl, Helene Godin never had an Easy Bake oven. But in a few short years she has built, from scratch, the dominant chain of gluten-free bakeries in the Northeast, plus found her way into 47 Whole Foods Markets and c...
How Your Business Partner's Divorce Can Impact Your Firm
Forbes - 11 Mar 2019 23:05
Divorce can become all-consuming for the parties involved, so while it's pending, your business partner may become less interested in the company's health and well-being.
Xbox One S All-Digital Edition is the right console for the right time
Venture Beat - 11 Mar 2019 22:56
Fortnite and Apex Legends are turning a lot of people into hardcore console gaming fans, and Microsoft has a chance to capture that audience.
The Future of Sales: What If The Best Salesperson Is A Robot?
Forbes - 11 Mar 2019 22:54
Most of us associate a salesperson with a flesh-and-blood human representative; however, unprecedented technological advances predict a future in which the optimal sales force may consist of computers capable of so-calle...
How Nvidia's big spend on Mellanox could pay off
Venture Beat - 11 Mar 2019 22:10
If the rumors are true, Nvidia outbid Intel, Xilinx, Microsoft and perhaps some others looking to add Mellanox to their technology base.
Apple confirms March 25 It's Show Time event for subscription reveals
Venture Beat - 11 Mar 2019 21:27
Apple's next event is coming soon, with news and video subscription services as the stars -- reportedly alongside actual movie and TV stars in attendance.
New Study Shows Top Reasons That Patients Are Turning To Cannabis
Forbes - 11 Mar 2019 21:23
Marijuana use for complaints beyond those allowed by state laws is growing.
This 26 Year-Old Serial Founder Is Reprogramming The HR Software Market
Forbes - 11 Mar 2019 20:44
Imagine deciding to transform something you've never experienced, and that no one else thinks about - despite it being vital to all businesses. I sat down with a young serial founder who has decided to make building new ...
Growing Focus In Franchising Beyond Financial
Forbes - 11 Mar 2019 20:40
Franchising is a powerful business expansion model, but some franchisors are leveraging their networks "for good" with some amazing results.
OpenAI launches new company for funding safe artificial general intelligence
Venture Beat - 11 Mar 2019 20:34
OpenAI has created a for-profit organization to raise billions of dollars in pursuit of an ultimate goal of creating safe artificial general intelligence.
How Mentors, Teamwork And Lessons From Failure Led To Success For CEO Of e.l.f. Cosmetics
Forbes - 11 Mar 2019 20:17
Tarang Amin, CEO of e.l.f. Cosmetics, and former President, Chief Executive Officer and Director of Schiff Nutrition, discusses his formative years, important mentors, team building strategies, and the role of failure pl...
The Best Career Advice I've Ever Heard
Forbes - 11 Mar 2019 20:10
Bill Copeland is an Army veteran, serial entrepreneur, and master of re-invention. After years of mastering several industries, acquiring skills and following passions, Bill, now 62, has provided what I think is the sing...
This Prison Software Entrepreneur Aims To Reduce Reoffending
Forbes - 11 Mar 2019 20:05
Francis Toye's company gives prisoners more responsibility for their own lives, which has freed up time which can be used for rehabilitation.
Meet The Social Entrepreneur Who Discovered A Problem Hiding In Plain Sight
Forbes - 11 Mar 2019 19:22
Jordan Kassalow founded VisionSpring to address a social and market failure: 2.5 billion visually impaired people without access to eyeglasses. Now he's sharing his insights on what it takes to advance large-scale change...
How To Turn an Innovation Failure Into Success?
Forbes - 11 Mar 2019 19:09
You are going to have failures while innovating, but are you learning from them?
RETAILERS LISTEN UP: 6 Ways To Speak To 'Gen Z'
Forbes - 11 Mar 2019 19:00DreamxAmerica Strives To Highlight And Support Immigrant Entrepreneurs Across America
Forbes - 11 Mar 2019 18:59
Dream Across America (DreamxAmerica) is a social enterprise hoping to highlight and grow the natural entrepreneurial drive that immigrants have by "joining storytelling and impact investing to support immigrant entrepren...
U.S. Army pledges $72 million for Carnegie Mellon AI defense research
Venture Beat - 11 Mar 2019 18:55
The U.S. Army says it'll invest $72 million in a five-year effort led by Carnegie Mellon to develop AI defense technologies.
Unboring Brands: The Amazing Event Communications Agency You Need To Get To Know
Forbes - 11 Mar 2019 18:32
Get to know this British events communications agency. With a different, more creative approach and by being extremely collaborative with local suppliers and strategic partners, this is one events agency set to reach sup...
GDC chief Katie Stern interview -- What keeps game developers up at night?
Venture Beat - 11 Mar 2019 18:30
Katie Stern talks with GamesBeat about the hot topics for GDC 2019, including crunch time, unionization, next-generation consoles, and Steam's cut.