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Spotify Releases Analytics Tool for Music Publishers (Billboard)

Following the success of its Spotify for Artists platform, Spotify has released a similar tool set for music publishers. Launched today in beta, Spotify Publishing Analytics gives ... More

Salesforce New Patent Kills Email Spam With Blockchain (CoinGeek)

Salesforce has been awarded a patent for a blockchain application aimed specifically at spam email. The blockchain platform will filter spam emails more effectively than existing s... More

Is AI Set to Become Art’s Next Medium? (Christie’s Blog)

No AI researchers are claiming that much just yet. They are still addressing the fundamental question of whether the images produced by their networks can be called art at all. One... More

Predicting the Future of Digital Marketplaces (Forbes)

Digital Marketplaces are flourishing today thanks to the advances made in Artificial Intelligence, machine learning, real-time personalization and the scale and speed of the latest... More

It Might Get Loud: Inside Silicon Valley’s Battle to Own Voice Tech (Fortune)

Amazon, Apple, and Google are investing billions to make voice recognition the main way we communicate with the Internet. It will be the biggest technology shift since Steve Jobs l... More

Six Ways Retailers Can Push the Shopping Cart Toward a Frictionless Experience (DXC Technology Blog)

As consumers, we’ve all experienced the opposite of a frictionless shopping experience: Long lines at checkout. Customer service representatives who are nowhere to be found. Frus... More

‘Sentient, Intelligent and Conversational’ Voice Technology to Become Widespread by 2025 (Verdict)

Highly sophisticated digital assistants driven by voice technology will become commonplace by 2025, according to a new thematic research report. “By 2025 we see a world full of s... More

Data Science, the ‘New Latin’ for Students, in Demand in Silicon Valley (San Francisco Chronicle)

Dubbed the “sexiest job of the 21st century” by Harvard Business Review, data science is most easily described as using the modeling and analysis skills of statistics combined ... More

IBM’s New Partnership With Travelport Will Bring Major Changes to Blockchain Technology, Travel (Forbes)

Travelport and its strategic technology partner, IBM, have announced an industry-first artificial intelligence platform designed to help businesses manage corporate travel spend. T... More

SAP Cloud Drives Connected Demand Chains, Supply Chains for Intelligent Enterprises (Supply Chain Digital)

SAP has launched its latest iteration of SAP Cloud, bringing innovations that enable straightforward routes to compliance, bring customers an exclusive cloud platform for critical ... More

IoT in Smart Homes: A Lucrative Opportunity (HCL Tech Blog)

The proliferation of IoT sensors in devices, the increased need to operate, monitor, and centralize control of these IoT sensors, the need for real-time analytics, connected assets... More

Study: Unresolved Technical Problems with Smart Home Devices Rise 240% in 3 Years (CEPro)

In a solid sign that professional installation for the smart home is valuable, a new study from Parks Associates shows 12 percent of smart home device owners in U.S. broadband hous... More

Study: V-Commerce to Find Its Voice in 2019 (Twice)

Shopping by voice could play a big role this holiday season, and will likely reach critical mass next year when a quarter of all U.S. online adults are expected to place an order t... More

Amazon Has a Deal For SiriusXM Satellite Radio Subscribers (Fortune)

“Alexa, play the Howard Stern Show.” That’s what more customers of SiriusXM’s satellite and online radio service, which includes the popular shockjock’s show, may be sayi... More

6 Trends Shaping the Future of Experience Design (CMO)

New Tools And Tech: Technology is changing business as we know it. Shum pointed to artificial intelligence (AI) and expressed genuine awe over all of the possibilities today that w... More

Spotify Updates App with Streamlined Version Pushing Discovery, Radio, Podcasts (Billboard)

Spotify unveiled an update to its Premium mobile app on iOS and Android, streamlining its navigation with a focus on music discovery, artist radio stations and podcasts. The aim is... More

Trump Signs Sweeping New Music Licensing Legislation (Variety)

President Donald Trump signed the Music Modernization Act on Thursday at a White House ceremony. The bipartisan act addresses music licensing and royalty legislation, among other i... More

How AI is Helping Amazon Become a Trillion-Dollar Company (Fast Company)

At the scale that Amazon processes orders, peak efficiency is essential. Magnified over millions upon millions of orders a year, even a second or two saved per order makes a huge b... More

SDI Media CEO Howorth on How Streaming Services Reset the Bar in Media Localization (Slator)

Los Angeles headquartered SDI Media is the largest media localization company globally and is the highest ranking non-generalist language service provider in the index. According t... More

Facial Recognition Goes Mainstream (WSJ)

Entertainment venues want to speed customers through the gate by scanning their faces. Airlines are looking to smooth out passengers’ travel by letting them check bags and do oth... More

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