Artificial Intelligence, a New Smart Money Investment? (video)

Is Artificial Intelligence a New Smart Money Investment? -
Peter Diamandis, chairman at X Prize Foundation, talks about the investment opportunities in funding research into artificial intelligence (AI). He speaks with Bloomberg’s Betty Liu on “In The Loop.” (source: Bloomberg News, Feb. 4)

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Fabric, Twitter Tool for Building Apps (video)

Twitter Vice President of Product Kevin Weil discusses the company’s plans to introduce "Fabric," a tool for building mobile apps. He speaks on “Bloomberg West.” (Source: Bloomberg 10/23)

more info: https://dev.twitter.com/products/fabric

Amazon Spends and Grows, but Still Wants for Money
New York Times
Technology |​​NYT Now ... Jeffrey P. Bezos, Amazon's chief, announcing the Fire phone earlier this year. ... Amazon's shares have not suffered much, if at all, from the Fire's failure. ... in cloud computing, but it faces increased competition from Google andMicrosoft, both of which have deeper pockets.
Losses Jump at Amazon, as Investments Pile Up - New York Times
Amazon's holiday-quarter forecast disappoints, shares dive - Reuters
Amazon's Spending Leads to Biggest Quarterly Loss in 14 Years - Wall Street Journal


New York Times
Microsoft's Sales Increase, Helped by Its Acquisition of Nokia, and Investors Notice
New York Times
Satya Nadella, Microsoft's chief executive, at an event earlier this week ... And many venerable technology companies are struggling to leap from the old ... competitors going after its corporate customers, like Amazon and Google, by ...
Microsoft Bucks Trend as Sales Defy Expectations - Wall Street Journal


New York Times
At Facebook, Creating Empathy Among Cyberbullying
New York Times
No, he is not responsible for increasing advertising revenue or keeping the website alive 24 hours a day. Mr. Bejar has a much more inscrutable task: ...

Facebook's anonymous Rooms is a chat app that feels like the old days
Facebook's new Rooms app is weird, and it isn't long after installation that you figure out why. ... Apple fixed the bug – you should be able to download Rooms now! ... Microsoft is doing great, and so are Surface Pro 3 and Office 365 ... Amazon Kindle Voyage review: The best e-reader is also the priciest.

Jogging and jamming with Android Wear and the Sony SmartWatch 3
Starting today you can pre-order the Sony SmartWatch 3 from Verizon Wireless and it's coming soon to GooglePlay. SmartWatch 3 is the first Android ...

Finally! The phone-charging cable you've been waiting for
Sometimes we get so caught up in new technology that we forget to go back ... The cable comes in a Lightning version for Apple's iPhones and iPads that's .... 7.99 for a 15 foot mini usb 3.0 cable on amazon, then a buck or two for a hook on my nightstand.

Inbox by Gmail: everything you need to know about Google's...
Google has announced a new Gmail app known as Inbox, said to ... Scott has never owned an Apple device, of any kind, and doesn't see this ...

Microsoft Shipped 2.4 Million Xbox Consoles In Q1 FY15
Microsoft's fortunes are turning around with regard to the gaming division, shipping 2.4 million Xbox consoles in the company's first quarter of the new ...

Wall Street delivers bad news to Amazon
CNN Money
Amazon loses more than $14 billion in value after reporting another loss. ..

Facebook wants to bring back the anonymous chatroom
CNN.com
Facebook releases a free app that lets you anonymously create or join chatrooms based on shared interests.

Teaming up with Oxford University on Artificial Intelligence
Google Europe Blog
It is a really exciting time for Artificial Intelligence research these days, and progress is being made on many fronts including image recognition and ...

Apple Pay vs. Google Wallet vs. PayPal
CNET.com

Facebook's new 'Rooms'
CNBC.com
Facebook announced a new stand-alone mobile app that enables people to ... Facebook has announced a new mobile app called "Rooms," reports CNBC's Julia ... "The Puls" smartwatch in hopes of blending fashion and technology. ... Amazon Takes $170 Million Writedown on Weak Fire Phone Sales.

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Xiaomi’s First Half Smartphone Sales Rise to 26M (video); iPad as Medical Device

Xiaomi’s First Half Smartphone Sales Rise to 26M: Video - Bloomberg:
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Bloomberg’s Mark Milian discusses Xiaomi’s smartphone sales on “Bloomberg West.” (Source: Bloomberg July 2, 2014)

iPad Used As Medical Device, Huge Success For Apple In Healthcare - Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) | Seeking Alpha: "... an iPad can also be used as a medical device itself. Although it seems unbelievable, it's true. An iPad coupled with a specially designed attachment can work as a state-of-the-art MS (multiple sclerosis) assessment tool. MS is an inflammatory disease of the CNS (central nervous system) that can affect young adults, particularly women. In an article few days ago we analyzed Apple's potential to evolve as a healthcare company. The recent news that iPads can be used as medical devices has strengthened our analysis...."

We shouldn't expect Facebook to behave ethically | Technology | The Observer: "Corporations do what corporations do: maximise revenues and shareholder value and stay within the law. Facebook may be on the extreme end of corporate sociopathy, but really it's just the exception that proves the rule."

Where's the 'dislike' button?
Chicago Tribune
What was going on in your Facebook news feed the week of Jan. ... If you were one of nearly 700,000 randomly selected Facebook users, though, ...

Google Tightens Noose on Adult AdWords Ads
PC Magazine
Starting soon, Google will officially be enforcing the "no super-naughty ads" provision of its AdWords policies that it first posted in March of this year.

Google Gets Heat for 'Forgetting' BBC Article
Top Tech News
After opposing the "right to be forgotten" law in Europe, Google is now getting criticism for how it is implementing the new regulation. A spokesperson ...

Amazon Vows To Fight FTC on Kids In-App Purchases
Top Tech News
It also said its parental controls go beyond what the FTC required from Apple when it imposed a $32.5 million fine on the company in January over a ...

Facebook Study Sparks Outrage And FCC Complaint
WFMY News 2
A privacy watchdog group filed a formal complaint with the Federal Trade Commission claiming Facebook broke the law when it conducted a study on ...

Yahoo joins the Web TV faceoff
St. Cloud Times
The move by Yahoo is the latest in an original content arms race between the Web's most popular video services. All are looking for exclusive ...

Google Now Is The Killer App For Android Wear
TechCrunch
Google's I/O keynote may have been a bit of a jumble of different product announcements — many of which won't be available until later this year ...

Facebook, It's Time We Talk Divorce
Huffington Post (blog)
We already know Facebook filters and curates our feed, reads our ... Facebook monitors the sites we visit and uses facial recognition technology to ...

Watch Wars: Apple Snags Tag Heuer VP of Sales and Retail
PC Magazine
If there was ever any doubt that Apple is working on some kind of fancy digital wristwatch — insert your own speculation about what it might be called ...

Google On Artificial Intelligence - Business Insider
By Jay Yarow
Google Co-Founder Sergey Brin: We Will Make Machines That 'Can Reason, Think, And ... 

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