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Big Data For Big Returns At Retailers Big And Small?

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Thus, in the age of Big Data, how to ensure that time and money are well-spent? When it comes to prospective customers, leveraging data through ad tech players means the guesswork can be removed from the equation for retailers. But reaching out involves time and money — both precious commodities. Neither is good to waste.

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Tesla’s Musk Ponders In-Car Gaming Opportunities For The Driverless Future

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In fact, the prospects of this actually happening saw reports surface last week that said Apple was moving forward with plans to launch an autonomous iCar in 2024 and go head-to-head against Tesla. How does Apple, a latecomer, overcome this lagging gap?’” Groceries Before Gaming.

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In The Age Of Big Data, Why Are We Still Flying Blind?

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Census officials admitted to us two years ago (before they didn’t) that their recordkeeping systems weren’t set up to track transactions in a digital world — where the lines between on and offline are converging and digital channels turn manufacturers into brands from which consumers buy directly (think Apple and Dell) — so they didn’t count.

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Apple’s Trifecta

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At the end of 2015, Apple bought Perceptio, a company that uses artificial intelligence to categorize photos on smartphones, and Turi was acquired last month, another machine-learning company. To complete the trifecta, Apple has now acquired Tuplejump, a machine-learning team. According to TechCrunch , Apple has an interest in “FiloDB.”

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Meet The Location Data Company That, Literally, Put The Blue Dot On The Map

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Big Data is big business. That’s become pretty much gospel for brands, retailers and marketers alike. And one of the most valuable forms of data right now is behavioral data because it tells a retailer or brand where a customer or potential customer goes, does and spends their time and money on.

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Alibaba Hopes To Blend eCommerce With Traditional Retail In China

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The most important opportunity on the horizon is not growing online sales in isolation but rather helping traditional retailers upgrade into a brand new retail model,” Zhang wrote. Zhang cited cloud-based infrastructure and data as two areas where Alibaba eyes tremendous growth in the future.

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Walmart Thinking Small When It Comes To Tech

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iPhone users everywhere rejoiced when Apple added the passcode fingerprint scan,” says Paley. Some of the best applications of technology in stores in recent years have been by luxury brands, like Rebecca Minkoff and Nordstrom, which both implemented interactive technology into mirrors throughout their stores.

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