by Don Basile | May 28, 2021 | Digital, Technology
British data scientist Clive Humby was famously quoted in 2006 as saying that “data is the new oil,” a statement that has been over-analyzed and occasionally criticized, but one that nonetheless retains its merits all these years later. Soon after Humby made that...
by Don Basile | May 18, 2021 | Technology
The 2017 song “Despacito,” by Puerto Rican artists Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee (and later re-mixed with no less a talent than Justin Bieber), remains one of the most popular songs of all time. Its music video surpassed three billion YouTube views in record time, and...
by Don Basile | Aug 8, 2016 | Business, Digital, Technology
Hot off the heels of its huge acquisition of LinkedIn, Microsoft is betting on another, lesser known startup to give it an edge in the conversational intelligence race. Wand Labs is a tiny startup with just seven employees, but Microsoft saw enough promise in the...