Reflections on 2016: Cody Simms, Techstars Story by Cody Simms This holiday season, we are again sharing the reflections on the year from Southern California’s technology community. Today, we have Cody Simms, Executive Director of Techstars (www.techstars.org), which has been very active this year in the startup accelerator and mentoring area. You’ll be able to […]
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About a year ago, Retail Dive came away from the National Retail Federation’s Big Show with one major prediction influenced by conversations with analysts and other industry experts: 2016 would be the year brick and mortar faced a shakeout. While many retailers have rolled out cost-cutting measures to hold on to their stores, turnarounds, bankruptcies
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Many are tested, but few have made the grade for Gizmo Guy’s Gadgets of the Year honors, now dubbed The Besties. PlayStation VR and Samsung Gear VR : As exotic as a trip into space (or Tahiti), all enveloping virtual reality finally scored in user friendly fashion in 2016. Sony’s $399 PlayStation VR headset (connected
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ENLARGE American Family Insurance has installed more than 100 connected devices in a one-bedroom house it uses as a training center for claims adjusters. Photo: American Family Insurance By Nicole Friedman Nicole Friedman The Wall Street Journal CANCEL Biography @nicolefriedman Google+ [email protected] Updated Dec. 22, 2016 10:33 a.m. ET 6 COMMENTS Americans are snapping up
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Business Dec. 22, 2016 Updated 12:00 a.m. Irvine-based semiconductor and voice solutions provider, Conexant, has partnered with Amazon to provide audio and voice technology for virtual assistant Alexa. , AP Conexant, the Irvine-based semiconductor and voice solutions provider, has partnered with Amazon to provide audio and voice technology for its virtual assistant Alexa. The companies
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Today, we will discuss about the AI of each tech giant. Yes!!! It is the battle between Google Assistant vs Microsoft Cortana vs Apple Siri vs Amazon Alexa. So, let the battle begin…. Google Assistant Google’s AI, also known as Google Assistant, has a huge and circumstantial advantage. It utilizes all data that the search-engine
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All of a sudden, publishers have two voice platforms to worry about. While publishers big and small – including Digiday! – are still figuring out where Amazon’s voice platform, Alexa, fits into their daily allocation of time and resources, it’s become clear that everybody will have to divide their time. Google Assistant, the voice platform
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Adam Gerik Journal Star Assistant Managing Editor/Digital @ofadam Your local news is now available as part of your daily Amazon Alexa Flash Briefing thanks to the Journal Star’s new collaboration with Amazon. Greek to you? Similar to Apple’s Siri, the Alexa personal assistant can be found on Amazon’s Echo, Echo Dot, Fire TV and tablet
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Share on Facebook Tweet on Twitter Imagine if marketers and advertisers could simply ask Amazon’s Alexa device how their advertising campaign was working and have the device feed them back the data? It’s happening now and it’s very cool. Ad Age has the details about analytics firm Datorama which has introduced a voice-activated platform which
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With the Dow Jones industrial average nearing the 20,000 milestone, some investors may be pondering their next move. According to Sarah Ketterer, CEO and portfolio manager at Causeway Capital Management, Qualcomm would be a good bet. She told CNBC’s “Closing Bell” on Wednesday that she believes the company is very well positioned for the next
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