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IDC: For 1 in 4 companies, half of all AI projects fail
Venture Beat - 8 Jul 2019 22:38
IDC's Artificial Intelligence Global Adoption Trends & Strategies report reveals surprising -- and unsurprising -- developments in enterprise AI adoption.
Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 gets Operation Apocalypse Z content drop on PS4 on Tuesday
Venture Beat - 8 Jul 2019 20:47
Activision and Treyarch announced Operation Apocalypse Z, the new season of Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 content coming tomorrow (July 9).
Apple re-releases Texas Hold'em ahead of App Store's 11th anniversary
Venture Beat - 8 Jul 2019 20:41
Apple's old poker game, Texas Hold'em, has just reappeared in a refreshed version more than a decade after its initial iOS App Store release.
Learning to Delegate is Critical in Growing as a Leader
Forbes - 8 Jul 2019 17:00
...if your company is growing, sooner or later you'll need to rely on delegation to ensure your time is being spent on the most high-value work.
What Women Do 48% More Often Than Men, And What We Can Learn From It
Forbes - 8 Jul 2019 20:38
Women are 48% more likely than men to volunteer for thankless office tasks that won't earn them a promotion. Here's how to create a culture of shared responsibility, where every team member pulls his or her weight.
HitmarkerJobs.com: Esports jobs grew 185% in first half of 2019
Venture Beat - 8 Jul 2019 20:31
HitmarkerJobs.com said that global esports jobs grew 185.7% from 2,497 to 4,638 in the first six months of 2019, compared to the first six months of 2018.
Microsoft and Netflix release Windows 1.0 app to ride Stranger Things 3's mid-'80s vibe
Venture Beat - 8 Jul 2019 20:05
Netflix and Microsoft have partnered to create a Windows 1.0 app inspired by Stranger Things 3 to tap into the wave of mid-80s nostalgia.
Sensor Tower: Android and iOS apps made $39 billion in first half of 2019
Venture Beat - 8 Jul 2019 19:53
Apps on the Apple Apps Store and Google Play earned $39 billion in the first half of 2019, according to market analyst Sensor Tower.
The AI for Good nominees for the Transform AI Innovation Awards
Venture Beat - 8 Jul 2019 19:29
Here are the nominees in the AI for Good category for the inaugural Transform AI Innovation awards. Transform 2019 is July 10-11 in San Francisco.
What Would Jobs Do? Is Zuckerberg Doing It?
Forbes - 8 Jul 2019 18:00
What's the right solution for our increasingly bureaucratic corporations and CEOs? Train them in the skills needed to become unicorn-entrepreneurs? The training may be easier. The "becoming" may require a spine transplan...
Pokémon Sword and Shield now have Gigantamax on top of Dynamax for some reason
Venture Beat - 8 Jul 2019 17:56
Pokémon Sword and Shield add another way to make Pokémon bigger for some reason.
Virtual agents to drive $1.2 trillion in business value
Venture Beat - 8 Jul 2019 17:50
According to Gartner, the business value of virtual agents was $300 billion in 2017 and is expected to increase to $1.2 trillion by 2030.
AI classifies songs from genres it has never heard before
Venture Beat - 8 Jul 2019 17:25
In a paper, a team of researchers propose an approach that enables an AI model to classify music in genres it's never encountered before.
Why Dino Patti wants to bring online connectivity and persistence to single-player games
Venture Beat - 8 Jul 2019 16:20
Dino Patti, maker of games such as Limbo and Inside, has formed Coherence to enable developers to create shared, networked experiences.
Lessons For The Rest Of Us From The Deutsche Bank Retreat
Forbes - 8 Jul 2019 16:09
Choose to play where it matters and where you can win.
15Five raises $30.7 million for weekly employee evaluations
Venture Beat - 8 Jul 2019 16:00
15Five, a San Francisco-based startup developing a suite of employee performance evaluation tools, has raised $30.7 million in venture capital.
Building Tools For The "Sandwich" Generation
Forbes - 8 Jul 2019 15:59
For Brett Martin's class "Digital Literacy for Decision Makers," Chris looks at the impact of an aging population on the "sandwich" generation. Millennials are increasingly caring for both children and elders. Who is bui...
Alphabet's Waymo adds Wi-Fi to its driverless taxis
Venture Beat - 8 Jul 2019 15:51
Waymo is rolling out amenities to entice riders to use its self-driving taxis, creating a potential route to profitability in a money-losing industry.
AI uses Google Trends data to predict how many people will get the flu
Venture Beat - 8 Jul 2019 15:40
In a newly published paper, researchers describe an AI model that taps Google Trends data to improve the accuracy of flu prevalence forecasts.
India doubts Huawei's 5G security promises, but U.K. carriers all buy in
Venture Beat - 8 Jul 2019 15:21
Despite U.S. concerns over Huawei's telecom gear, the heads of foreign allies are at best mixed on whether to ban the inexpensive, ready-to-go hardware.
Amazon's Alexa may soon know if you're happy or sad
Venture Beat - 8 Jul 2019 15:15
Amazon's Alexa team is exploring ways to detect human emotion like happiness, sadness, and anger with machine learning and audio recordings.
The Importance Of Passion As A Business Leader
Forbes - 8 Jul 2019 15:00
If you tap into the power of passion, you'll never work a day in your life -- figuratively speaking.