Intel outperformed in the 4th quarter of its fiscal year with big revenue beats on data center and a surprise performance in Client Compute. Analyzing Q4.
Despite 5G Growth Qualcomm Commits to Next Generation 4G Devices
This week Qualcomm launched 3 new Snapdragon platforms to support the growth of 4G. This came despite 5G’s arrival and has a strong market value.
Why the Future of Data Analytics is Prescriptive Analytics
Could data analytics be poised for a new change? Prescriptive analytics is here to shake up what we know about data and AI.
Apple’s Acquisition of Xnor.ai Aims to Deliver TinyML to Edge Devices
Bringing Xnor.ai into its product portfolio provides Apple with an edge app development tool geared for a wide range of programmers, not just those who are knowledgeable about AI, DL, and ML. Xnor.ai’s SDK allows programmers to easily drop AI-centric code and data libraries into device-based apps. The tool provides a unified abstraction layer for building, compilation, and training of edge AI models that frees developers from having to worry about target-device CPUs and AI accelerators. Beyond that, let’s take a look at what we think is on the horizon for Apple on the acquisition front.
IBM Fiscal Q4 Results Driven By Strong Systems Performance
IBM had a strong earnings report for its fiscal 4th quarter in 2019. The earnings popped on strong results in systems covering for shortfalls elsewhere.
5 Steps To Audit Your Digital Transformation Efforts
Performing a digital transformation audit as an annual task—at minimum—would be a worthwhile investment in your organization. Here are 5 steps to reviewing your digital transformation efforts to stay ahead of disruption and drive important change in your company.
Oracle Customer Insights Shows Promise of Predictive Analytics and AI
During NRF 2020 Oracle showed a new tools called Customer Insights that can help retailers predict their best future customers. Exploring the announcement.
How will the Rapidly Aging Population Affect the Future of Work
As of 2020 there will be more 65 year olds than 5 year olds in the US. How will this aging workforce impact the future of work?
Salesforce Looks to Upskill Its Users With New Trailhead Playground App
Salesforce, this past Thursday launched its Trailhead Playground designed to help developers and admins to build on Salesforce 360 environment.
Visa’s Acquisition of Plaid is a $5.3Bn Bet on the Future of Finance
Visa’s acquisition of Plaid is a $5Bn bet on the future of finance, and it’s a smart bet at that. With some 11,000 bank and financial services company clients, covering 200 million consumer accounts, Plaid is currently providing connections for 80 percent of the largest U.S. fintech apps. That’s no small market share — and that’s only the tip of the iceberg. Today, Plaid’s APIs are used by one in four people in the U.S. with a bank account — there’s tremendous opportunity for growth. In addition, this acquisition provides multiple opportunities for Visa. Here’s a look at some of those opportunities, thoughts on what’s ahead for Visa and for Plaid, as well as what we expect in the fintech market in the months ahead.