“McDonald’s plans to install Dynamic Yield’s technology in its drive-thrus and self-order kiosks, as well as on its mobile app. The AI-powered software will let McDonald’s change what’s displayed on its digital menu boards based on factors including what a customer has already ordered, along with local weather and traffic conditions. More broadly, McDonald’s can…
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Billionaire couple donates $100M to UofT for AI research and new complex
“Geoffrey Hinton, an artificial intelligence pioneer and a retired professor from the university, said the donation will be a boon for the burgeoning field. ‘It will help consolidate Toronto’s leading position in the AI world,’ Hinton said in a statement. ‘It will also bring together scholars from an array of disciplines to study the implications…
The 5 Hottest Technologies In Banking
“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…
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…