B2B Extinction Event: E-Payments vs. Checks, Who Will Prevail?

Key Points: Paper checks are still the preferred method of payment for 40% of commercial transactions Legacy methods of B2B payments are inefficient and costly There is a need for electronic payment methods to reshape the B2B payments ecosystem Automation and digitization of payments can lead to cost savings and improve efficiency Providers are offering … Read more B2B Extinction Event: E-Payments vs. Checks, Who Will Prevail?

AI Daily Blast: Massive Updates in Machine Learning, Robotics, Automation

Key Points: Nokia has sold its Device Management and Service Management Platform businesses to Lumine Group Inc. in order to benefit from Lumine’s expertise and financial resources. Dun & Bradstreet and IBM are collaborating to bring together Dun & Bradstreet’s Data Cloud and IBM’s WatsonX to expand the use of generative AI. LinkSquares has launched … Read more AI Daily Blast: Massive Updates in Machine Learning, Robotics, Automation

Google’s 2023: Layoffs, pivots, and the AI supremacy race unleashed!

Google CEO Sundar Pichai addressed employees during the company’s final all-hands meeting of 2023, summarizing a challenging year for the tech giant. The year was defined by layoffs, the launch of the Gemini language model, and a renewed focus on AI. While Google had its successes, such as Google Cloud turning a profit and the … Read more Google’s 2023: Layoffs, pivots, and the AI supremacy race unleashed!

Automation: Revolutionizing Process Development

Key points: Automation is being increasingly used in the biopharmaceutical industry for process development Automation brings reproducibility and throughput to biopharmaceutical processes Automation is particularly important for generating contextualized data, which is required for FDA submission There is a growing demand for automation in the biopharmaceutical industry, as companies seek to increase efficiency and utilize … Read more Automation: Revolutionizing Process Development

Massive AI dataset purged, uncovers child abuse content, profound implications.

LAION-5B, a widely-used artificial intelligence (AI) data set used to train text-to-image generators, has been removed by its creator, German nonprofit organization LAION, after it was found to contain instances of suspected child sexual abuse material. A report from researchers at the Stanford Internet Observatory’s Cyber Policy Center identified 3,226 instances of suspected child sexual … Read more Massive AI dataset purged, uncovers child abuse content, profound implications.

Big Tech’s AI Race: Fast Fashion vs. Amazon’s Challenges

Summary of Article Three main themes in ad tech industry coverage in 2023: consolidation, transparency, and measurement Generative AI-powered search posing challenges for publishers Privacy is fragmented in the ad tech industry MikMak and Circana partner to connect in-store data to digital CPG marketing Yahoo’s new DSP feature uses a mix of AI and first-party … Read more Big Tech’s AI Race: Fast Fashion vs. Amazon’s Challenges

Mercedes uses teal lights to show automation in action.

Mercedes-Benz has introduced turquoise-colored lights to indicate when its Drive Pilot automated driving function is active in its vehicles. The Drive Pilot system is the first SAE Level 3 driver assistance system to be available to customers, and is currently in use in Europe and in select areas of the US. The turquoise-colored lights will … Read more Mercedes uses teal lights to show automation in action.

Agencies thrive on AI: Transparency, Anticipation, Commerce in 2024!

Agencies are hoping that AI will help with content transparency, anticipation, and commerce in 2024. The growing prevalence of generative AI means that it will have a bigger impact on marketing, from content development to consumer trends. One key area that will be affected is content transparency and the need for data governance and regulation … Read more Agencies thrive on AI: Transparency, Anticipation, Commerce in 2024!