Alibaba’s smart assistant has found a home in Mercedes-Benz, Audi and Volvo automobiles in China. According to Bloomberg, the automakers join around 100 brands with which Alibaba has partnered. Since the product release last July, the company has sold more than two million of its...
Move over, Winnie the Pooh: There’s a new bear in town, and all he does is “Think, think, think.” Artificial intelligence (AI)-powered “smart” toys have gained a fair bit of market share in recent years — and perhaps a disproportionate amount of media share, as...
It’s fair to say we live in the future. A vast majority of Americans carry a super-computer in their pockets that can be used as a GPS navigator, a payment method, a source of entertainment and a shopping mall. Oh, and you can also use...
What could possibly be worse for banks and retailers than fraud? According to Dr. Akli Adjaoute, CEO, Brighterion, it’s declines. “What good is a system if it saves you $1 on fraud but loses you $100 in false declines?” Adjaoute asked in a recent episode...
Apple, aiming to catch up in the artificial intelligence front, has poached Google’s John Giannandrea, chief of search and AI, in what is seen as a major win for its AI efforts. The New York Times, citing Apple, said Giannandrea will report to Apple’s Chief...
One of the biggest challenges facing the apparel market today may not sound like a challenge at first: the sheer volume of choices available. This leads to lack of loyalty toward specific brands, and retailers and can also overwhelm customers to the point where they...
IBM has launched Watson Assistant, an artificial intelligence (AI) agent for companies looking to build their own voice-activated virtual assistants. According to Kareem Yusuf, Ph.D. – general manager, Watson IoT, IBM – Watson Assistant combines AI, cloud and the Internet of Things (IoT) to help...
What’s a grocery store to do if it wants to go cashier-less but it’s not Amazon Go? There are a number of tech companies trying to answer that question for stores of all sizes, from large chains down to smaller mom-and-pop markets. It’s easier said...
One of America’s top defense and foreign policy think tanks has announced the creation of a Task Force on Artificial Intelligence and National Security to look into AI’s impact both in the U.S. and around the world. The Center for New American Security (CNAS) has...
