“In a move that would give Google greater access to consumer data, the search behemoth is reportedly partnering with banks to offer checking accounts as early as 2020. Earlier this year, Apple partnered with Goldman Sachs to launch Apple Card, a branded, digital card that’s managed through the Wallet app on iPhones. Facebook has designed a cryptocurrency, Libra,…
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Will There Be An AI Productivity Boom?
“Many of the canonical superstar firms such as Google and Facebook employ relatively few workers compared to their market capitalization” because “their market value is based on intellectual property and a cadre of highly-skilled workers.” How will AI contribute to a boom? Perhaps it will happen indirectly, a process of “trickle-down” productivity, as ordinary firms…
APPLE BANKING ON AI CAPABILITIES OF IPHONE’S CAMERAS TO WIN THE BATTLE WITH COMPETITORS
“When Apple Inc introduced its triple-camera iPhone this week, marketing chief Phil Schiller waxed on about the device’s ability to create the perfect photograph by weaving it together with eight separate exposures captured before the main shot, a feat of “computational photography mad science.” A special portion of that chip called the “neural engine,” which…
Former Siri chief is leaving Apple to join Microsoft’s AI division
Bill Stasior http://linkedin.com/in/billstasior “Bill Stasior, the former head of Apple’s Siri division, is leaving the company after nearly a decade to join Microsoft’s artificial intelligence division, reports The Information.” https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.theverge.com/platform/amp/2019/8/19/20812981/apple-siri-bill-stasior-leaving-company-microsoft-joining-ai-cortana
All you need to control your Mac or iOS device is your voice
“Accessibility has become a popular avenue for tech companies lately, and today Apple revealed its latest push: Voice Control. With macOS Catalina and iOS 13, you’ll be able to control your devices completely with your voice. Most importantly, the company says your voice is processed on the device. Nothing is sent to, or stored by,…