“Consumer data from the retail app Ibotta shows how our buying habits have changed since the pandemic began. One change is obvious – online shopping was up nearly 79% from a year ago. The data show that Austinites are drinking at home more. Beer sales are up 77%, wine sales up 72% (rosé is the…
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Austin retail tech startup Pensa raises $10 million
“Austin startup Pensa Systems has raised $10 million in funding to help the company speed up the deployment of its retail inventory technology. The company, which was founded in 2016, builds predictive technology for retailer shelf space.” https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.statesman.com/business/20191119/austin-retail-tech-startup-pensa-raises-10-million%3ftemplate=ampart
UT professor to lead new Austin-based Sony AI division
“The electronics giant this week announced the creation of Sony AI, a division that will be headquartered in Japan. The new organization will pursue advanced AI technology at research sites in Tokyo, Austin and Europe. The Austin operations will include an AI lab, which is scheduled to open this year, the company said. Peter Stone,…
SXSW 2019 Will Focus on How AI and Automation Will Change the Workforce
“Artificial intelligence, which is the technology that powers autonomous vehicles and robots, is one of the biggest themes of SXSW Interactive this year, Forrest said. AI has been referred to as the Fourth Industrial Revolution and it’s going to have far reaching impacts on every sector of the worldwide economy. Automation will lead to massive…
AI the hot topic at Austin tech, music and film conference
“Autonomy remains the hottest topic at SXSW Interactive 2019 as questions surrounding driverless vehicles, artificial intelligence and robotics shift from the ‘what if’ to ‘what now.’ For the second year running, SXSW Interactive curators have deemed AI to be the zeitgeist centrefold of tech: a cursory glance through the five days of scheduled talks, panels…