Facial Recognition Crosses a Line with Mask Removal Features

In 2020, masks became a large part of Western culture, becoming the only way many people felt safe venturing out in public. Major clothing companies started offering them, and people coordinated their masks to match their outfits.  However, face masks also present a problem to facial recognition software, blocking several facial characteristics that the software […]

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Dell Technologies Showcases Effective Approach to Keynotes

Last week Dell hosted its annual Technology Summit, and I was struck by how they delivered their keynote address (you may have to register to see the video).  A few years back, I was among a group of analysts that put together a training course for events focused on best practices. One of the areas […]

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AI-Enabled Payments: A Q&A with Tradeshift

With COVID-19 disrupting many supply chains across the country, companies are doing everything in their power to strengthen the relationship they have with suppliers. AI-enabled payments ensure organizations pay their suppliers on time. When supply is lo, vendors will prioritize companies that are easy to work with and pay them promptly.  To learn more about […]

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Facebook’s Unique Ownership Structure Might Be its Downfall

Facebook is relatively unique for a public company in that its CEO Mark Zukerberg does not serve at the pleasure of the stockholders. This structure may sound brilliant, but it means that the CEO effectively owns the company and the stockholders are just along for the ride. While Zukerberg is surrounded by experienced executives, he is […]

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Vista, Blue Prism Deal Bets on Digital Transformation Convergence

Blue Prism, a provider of robotic process automation (RPA) solutions, has been acquired by Vista Equity Partners, the venture capital firm that also owns TIBCO Software. Once that transaction is completed Blue Prism will become part of TIBCO, which is bringing together all the platforms required to drive digital business transformation initiatives under a single […]

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Best Decision Making Tools & Software 2021

For many businesses, decisions are left up to managers and executives while individual contributors focus on their day-to-day work. However, 86 percent of businesses feel that they perform better when they empower their frontline workers to make decisions and give them the insight they need to improve their decision making. Organizations looking to improve their […]

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The Value of Emotion Recognition Technology

Facial recognition technology is pretty well-known at this point, but some developers are taking it one step further to recognize not only faces but also the emotions that those faces display. While this could be useful for a variety of industries, this technology also has some limitations that organizations need to address before they incorporate […]

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The Struggles & Solutions to Bias in AI

Artificial intelligence (AI) is commonplace in today’s business world, with only 7 percent of businesses not yet using it. While AI is great for tasks like sales forecasting and inventory management, problems often arise when businesses use it for hiring or predictive analytics in regards to people. However, AI isn’t the enemy here; it’s bias, […]

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It is Time to Make Anger Management Training Mandatory

I’m a moderator on a car forum, and I’ve noticed a significant increase in the number of members who have gotten banned from that forum for behavior that likely would cost them their jobs. Just today, a friend was at a drug store where he asked someone who was coughing to mask up; when they […]

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Salesforce Applies More AI to Sales Management

Salesforce has expanded the sales team management capabilities of its Sales Cloud platform by melding its Einstein artificial intelligence (AI) platform and Tableau analytics software to create a unified revenue management command center. At the same time, Salesforce has added a sales enablement module that makes it simpler to onboard and train sales staff by […]

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Top 10 In-Demand IT Certifications 2021

IT jobs deal with technical procedures or software that requires a specialty, so becoming certified in a specialized area demonstrates to employers that you have the distinct skill set needed to succeed in that role. An IT certification is a terrific way to build and showcase your technical skills on a resume as you work […]

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Micron Showcases How to Create Pay Equity

One of the big problems in and out of the tech industry is that minorities and women tend to be paid less than white men. For instance, on average, black women make $.63 for every dollar a white man makes in a similar job. It is widely believed you can’t fix this problem quickly or […]

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Data Management with AI: Making Big Data Manageable

On a global scale, people are estimated to generate 463 exabytes (one exabyte = one billion gigabytes) of data each day by 2025. To put that in context, at the start of 2020, approximately 44 zettabytes of data (one zettabyte = one trillion gigabytes) existed overall. If companies tried to shift through this data on […]

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Best BI Tools 2021: Business Intelligence Software

When CEOs lead data-driven initiatives, companies are 77 percent more likely to achieve their business goals. However, most organizations collect massive amounts of data, and it’s nearly impossible to sort through it all manually. Business intelligence software is key to helping companies visualize their data in a meaningful way and gain actionable insights from it.  […]

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Challenging Post-Pandemic Workplace Harassment

The pandemic has been pretty good to the tech industry and its employees. Currently, most of the tech companies I cover have discovered they can now better compete globally for people by allowing them to live where they want and work remotely.  Technology has become the big driver for this remote work effort, pushing applications […]

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Why You Should Hire a Chief Data Officer

A chief data officer or a CDO is essentially a data manager who oversees the firm-wide governance and exploits digital information assets. The CDO role first appeared in the early 2000s, when the primary responsibility was to focus on compliance and data governance for the organization. However, with the advent of new technologies, the role […]

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Microsoft Inspire Keynote Highlights Partners and Changes

Microsoft Inspire, the tech giant’s partner event, was virtual this year, showcasing Microsoft’s internal studio and the wealth of resources, including its well-rehearsed talent, content, and scripts. The event, like many others staged by the company, would be a great opportunity to highlight its new and advanced speech-to-text technology. Satya Nedella’s Microsoft Bill Gates and […]

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Accenture Introduces Climate Change Initiatives

Now that the U.S. has officially rejoined the Paris Agreement there’s going to be greater focus on sustainability as organizations are presented with a series of incentives to reduce carbon emissions. The European Union is at the forefront of those efforts as it gears up to enforce mandatory environment, social, and governance (ESG) disclosure obligations […]

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Biden’s Sweeping Economic Executive Order Sets Eyes on Big Tech

President Joe Biden, today signed an executive order aimed at promoting competition in the U.S. economy. Citing decades of industry consolidation that has weakened competition in several markets, President Biden noted that this diminished playing field has “widening racial, income, and wealth inequality” — with workers, farmers, small businesses, and consumers paying the price. The […]

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