Archive
Year: 2018
Salesforce’s $750 Million Bet to Reimagine Productivity in the Modern Workforce
Five years ago, it started as something many people equated to being a word-processing app. Quip, started by former Facebook Chief Technology Officer Bret Taylor and ex-Googler Kevin Gibbs, was initially yet another standalone service that created documents in the cloud, joining a crowded marketplace filled with the likes of iA Writer, Google Docs, and […]
‘Dear Founder’ Is the Business World’s ‘Dear Abby’ That Entrepreneurs Should Read
Whenever I’m motivated to take on a massive undertaking, be it a new adventure, traveling to another country, or anything work-related, I try not to take a half-assed approach to it, and this means educating myself on all possible avenues, obstacles, and angles. Whether talking to experts or extensively researching items online, I continue to […]
Joining Team Flipboard
I have a compulsion where I’d like to be one of the first to share the news with others, either as a writer or a curator. It’s what drew me to initially blog here, for Bub.blicio.us (thanks to Brian Solis), then professionally for The Next Web and VentureBeat, along with joining social media and using […]
With AI and Justice for All
Editor’s Note: This post about AI’s use by governments was originally published on the now-defunct All Turtles blog in July 2018. You can read other articles I’ve written for that site here. Look at today’s technology headlines and odds are you’ll see something about artificial intelligence. Whether it’s a new startup or announcements from established companies, practically […]
Welcome to Hotel AI
Editor’s Note: This post about hoteliers using AI was originally published on the now-defunct All Turtles blog in July 2018. You can read other articles I’ve written for that site here. It’s 2 a.m. on Thursday morning by the time you’ve arrived at the hotel and no one is around. Weary after traveling all day, you approach […]
User-Generated Marketing Service Chute Acquired by Private Equity Firm ESW Capital
A few years ago, companies clamored for solutions to help them capitalize on free media, the content people were producing on social media and voicing their support or displeasure about a particular product or brand. Companies created tools to facilitate communication from marketing managers and customer service agents to these influencers. Several, including Buddy Media […]
How Ceres Imaging Uses AI to Help Farmers Grow Better Crops
Editor’s Note: This post about Ceres Imaging was originally published on the now-defunct All Turtles blog in June 2018. You can read other articles I’ve written for that site here. In the United States, much of the food is produced by 75 percent of the country’s farms, but this group grosses only $50,000 a year. The big […]
Can AI Build You a Better Burger?
Editor’s Note: This post about Creator Burger was originally published on the now-defunct All Turtles blog in June 2018. You can read other articles I’ve written for that site here. There are burgers and then there are burgers. It’s hard to describe what makes a great burger, but you’ll know it when you taste it. […]
Speculating About Mozilla’s Upcoming Scout Browser App
The browser has always been a staple of the internet experience, providing a gateway to unlimited pieces of information in a visually-pleasing manner. While Microsoft’s Internet Explorer and Google Chrome have often been bandied about as being the browser, there are a whole host of options with some tackling specific problems based on technology at the […]
Samsung Woos Developers With AI Fund, Mirroring Amazon’s Playbook
Editor’s Note: This post about Samsung launching its Q Fund was originally published on the now-defunct All Turtles blog in June 2018. You can read other articles I’ve written for that site here. We’re in a gold rush-like moment where the biggest tech companies are staking their claims to capitalize on the soaring demand for voice assistants […]