Read Ronald Schmelzer’s article about the Cognilytica Voice Assistant Benchmark and how far voice assistants need to go to become adequately intelligent. Increasingly, voice assistants from vendors such as Amazon, Apple, Google, Microsoft, and others are starting to find their way into myriad of devices, products, and tools used on a daily basis. While once we might have only … [Read more...] about Tests Show That Voice Assistants Still Lack Critical Intelligence
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Microsoft Teams overtakes Slack with 13 million daily users
Microsoft is finally revealing exactly how many people are using its Slack competitor Microsoft Teams. The software maker says that more than 13 million people are using Microsoft Teams daily, along with more than 19 million weekly active users. This is the first time Microsoft has revealed an active user count, and the company’s previous update was that 500,000 organizations … [Read more...] about Microsoft Teams overtakes Slack with 13 million daily users
Crafting an AI-Relevant, Data-First, Agile Methodology for AI & ML Projects
Companies of all sizes are implementing AI, ML, and cognitive technology projects for a wide range of reasons in a disparate array of industries and customer sectors. Some AI efforts are focused on development of intelligent devices and vehicles, which incorporate three simultaneous development streams of software, hardware, and constantly evolving machine learning models. … [Read more...] about Crafting an AI-Relevant, Data-First, Agile Methodology for AI & ML Projects
Adobe, Microsoft and SAP announce Open Data Initiative to empower a new generation of customer experiences
The three biggies in technology, Microsoft, SAP, and Adobe are set to collaborate to bring Open Data Initiative to bring data across all of their platforms into one package running on Azure. Together, the three longstanding partners are reimagining customer experience management (CXM) by empowering companies to derive more value from their data and deliver world-class customer … [Read more...] about Adobe, Microsoft and SAP announce Open Data Initiative to empower a new generation of customer experiences
Microsoft’s new Windows Virtual Desktop lets you run Windows 10 in the cloud
Microsoft announced Windows Virtual Desktop, a new Azure-based service that provides a full virtualized multi-user Windows 10 experience. There are plenty of third-party solutions for running a Windows desktop in the cloud, but until now, Microsoft itself seemed hesitant to offer the same kind of user experience. Today, however, the company announced Windows Virtual Desktop, a … [Read more...] about Microsoft’s new Windows Virtual Desktop lets you run Windows 10 in the cloud