“For all the talk and hype surrounding technologies like AI and blockchain, just a little more than one in 10 mid-size ($500m to $50b assets) financial institutions will invest in chatbots or machine learning this year according to a study from Cornerstone Advisors. Cornerstone has surveyed financial institutions to find out which technologies they plan to…
Month: March 2019
Y Combinator’s W19 Demo Day 2
“Today was the second half of Y Combinator’s two-day Demo Day for its Winter 2019 class. Over 85 startups pitched on stage yesterday, and another huge batch launched today. Previously held at the Computer History Museum in Mountain View, this YC Demo Day instead took over a massive warehouse in San Francisco.” https://www.google.com/amp/s/techcrunch.com/2019/03/19/here-are-the-88-companies-that-launched-at-ycs-w19-demo-day-2/amp/ “Askdata: Non-technical…
Most U.S. consumers would purchase on Amazon before other e-commerce sites, Feedvisor study finds
“Feedvisor, the “AI-first” optimization and intelligence platform for large sellers and brands on Amazon, today released an in-depth analysis on consumer habits and sentiments in a retail ecosystem dominated by Amazon. Two-thirds of consumers (66 percent) typically start their search for new products on Amazon When consumers are ready to buy a specific product, nearly…
The Updated List of Facebook Messenger Chatbot Tools for 2019
“Facebook Messenger chatbot tools have exploded onto the tech scene in the past two years, but as with many cutting-edge startups, some have fallen and others have risen to take their place. In this post, we’ll look at some of the best chatbot tools which are dominating the industry in 2019, and can help you…
Three great product search experiences powered by machine learning
“1) Improved product search for misspelt words On average, 25% of all ecommerce search queries are misspelt, and the modern shoppers won’t take the blame for typing the wrong command Zalando decided to tackle this problem using deep learning. With the help of machine learning, Zalando can now parse 300,000 products in two seconds and…