Samantha Lee/Business Insider Workplace applications of AI in development include helping managers measure and run their teams effectively, and cost-savings through greater efficiencies. As disrpution roiled its sector, IBM used AI to help transition it to a skills-based company. Those tools help other companies now. This article includes an overview of AI in the workplace, […]
Wal-Mart’s artificial intelligence-powered ‘store of the future’ might sound like hype, but AI has big potential for retailers big and small
Samantha Lee/Business Insider Walmart’s "the store of the future" generates hype, but the retailers are focusing on achieveable outcomes for applying AI, including customer experience, production, and supply-chain logistics NextOrbit provides AI serivces to smaller retailers who want to access the business benefits of AI, without the hype. This article includes an overview of AI […]
AI is already reshaping how we get around, but progress will stall if vital infrastructure problems are not addressed
Samantha Lee/Business Insider Traffic management, shipping, and logistics are among the areas with the most potential to be improved by artificial intelligence. Waymo is ahead of competitors in cracking autonomous vehicles, having logged 10 million miles with self-driving cars since October 2018. This article includes an overview of AI in transportation, including the top three […]
Step inside the tallest building in Singapore, where the country’s most expensive penthouse just sold for $54.2 million and a 39th-floor infinity pool looks out over the city
GuocoLand The Guoco Tower is the tallest building in Singapore. It is home to the country’s most expensive penthouse, which the billionaire founder of Dyson purchased for $54.2 million in July. The tower boasts an urban park, office space, retail and dining space, and a five-star hotel. Visit Business Insider’s homepage for more stories. In […]
Microsoft is acquiring a startup that will help its cloud customers control how their data is being used (MSFT)
Sean Gallup/Getty Images Microsoft announced it acquired the data privacy and governance startup BlueTalon on Monday. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. BlueTalon had raised $25.87 million and was backed by firms including Biosys Capital, Signia Venture Partners, Maverick Capital, and Divergent Ventures. BlueTalon will build data privacy and governance solutions for Microsoft’s Azure […]
Chance the Rapper Announces North American Tour for ‘The Big Day’
Chance the Rapper only just dropped his new album, The Big Day, and accompanying merch, but he’s already gearing up to support it. On Instagram, the Chicago-based musician revealed plans for an upcoming tour in September, touching down on much of North America. Beginning on September 13 in San Francisco, Chance will cross the country […]