Category Archives: Technology

Ever-changing music shaped by AI, skies above NYC hotel

People can’t yet be in two places at the same time. But Los Angeles-based musician Julianna Barwick is getting around that little problem to treat guests at a new hotel in New York City to a never-ending, ever-changing, live performance that funnels the sound and mood of the skies above Manhattan down into the lobby. (more…)

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3 Ways Web Designers Make the Most of Instagram Stories

Web designers and graphic artists use Instagram stories to promote their design work, show the other side of their portfolio, reach out to their clients, and sell their services. Statistics show that 400 million people use the stories feature daily and 80 percent of Instagram’s one billion visitors follow any one business. It means that users are spending more of their time on the photo-sharing site. (more…)

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IBM Debuts Self-Service AI-Powered Ad Experience to Enable Conversations Between Brands and Consumers

Watson Ads Builder Can Bring the Power of DIY Conversational Design to Brands

NEW YORK, June 3, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — IBM (NYSE: IBM) today announced the launch of Watson Ads Builder, a self-service advertising solution that harnesses artificial intelligence (AI) designed to empower creative agencies and developers to help them build engaging, one-on-one conversations between brands and consumers across any digital property. (more…)

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How the Xbox Adaptive Controller is helping VA medical centers support veterans

For active duty military members, playing video games can help release stress, build camaraderie and offer comforting familiarity in foreign environments. For veterans returning from combat, gaming can reduce isolation, renew connections with fellow service members and provide therapeutic benefits. (more…)

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Major Ocean Carriers CMA CGM and MSC to Join TradeLens Blockchain-Enabled Digital Shipping Platform

COPENHAGEN, Denmark and ARMONK, N.Y., May 28, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — Global container carriers CMA CGM and MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) today announced they will join TradeLens (www.tradelens.com), a blockchain-enabled digital shipping platform, jointly developed by A.P. Moller – Maersk (MAERSKb.CO) and IBM (NYSE: IBM). (more…)

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Boost your Sales Revenue By Harnessing The Power of Instagram

Young and ambitious people choose to become successful entrepreneurs for one important reason. They want to make a lot of money by establishing online or physical retail stores. They are willing to take the risk to turn their dreams into reality. In the process, they also create employment opportunities for others. However, they need a solid online platform through they can sell their brand products. Only then do they start to notice a significant increase in their bottom-line profits. This is when the public start to take notice of them and their establishments. Some may even consider buying what they are offering to sell them. This is what they want. (more…)

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Stopping Cancer With a Smartphone

Using an affordable, portable device that attaches to a smartphone, a UA researcher and his collaborators hope to save lives in rural Africa.

Dongkyun “DK” Kang was in the shower a few years ago when inspiration struck, and he became interested in the idea of imaging human tissue in vivo, or on a living person, using a smartphone attached to a microscope. (more…)

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Syniverse and IBM Complete Successful Blockchain Solution Pilot with Orange Group and MTS

TAMPA, Fla., and ARMONK, N.Y. – May 7, 2019 – Syniverse and IBM (NYSE: IBM) have joined forces to help advance the next generation of mobile roaming solutions with a pilot program that uses open-source blockchain technology to instantly validate new wholesale billing and charging processes for clearing and settlement services. (more…)

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