H.E.R.O.’s Journey in Tech (31 December 2018) – Artificial Intelligence Is Coming to Disrupt Customer Service – and Sooner Than You Think + Paulo Coelho 30 SEC READ: Success
December 31, 2018 Leave a comment
H.E.R.O.’s Journey in Tech (31 December 2018) – Artificial Intelligence Is Coming to Disrupt Customer Service – and Sooner Than You Think + Paulo Coelho 30 SEC READ: Success
Companies
- KGI’s top picks among suppliers of automotive semiconductors, parts for electric vehicle and advanced driver-assistance systems include Cub Elecparts Inc (為升), which makes electric switches and sensors for automobiles (Taipei Times)
BATTSS – Baidu, Alibaba, Tencent, TSMC, Samsung, Softbank
- Tencent left out as China approves the release of 80 new video games (Techcrunch)
FAANNMG – Facebook, Amazon, Apple, Nvidia, Netflix, Microsoft, Google
- Amazon, to Win in Booming Rural India, Reinvents Itself; The retailer is targeting hundreds of millions of new online shoppers in India’s countryside by adding Hindi and videos to its order screen and opening stores to help people shop; local deliverymen take cash (WSJ)
- Popular apps share data with Facebook without user consent; Developers say social network’s default option puts them in breach of EU regulations (FT)
Asia Tech & Innovation Trends
- Digital tech tops list of Asian hits in 2018; Video streaming, e-sports and other lifestyle among Asian in-things (Nikkei)
- 2019 China tech look ahead: trade war likely to cast a shadow as AI, e-commerce, smartphone progress continues (SCMP)
- China’s Rival to GPS Technology Is Looking to Go Global (Bloomberg)
- NTT DoCoMo secures 40% stake in Japanese restaurant reservation platform Toreta (Bridge)
- Live streaming shopping trending up in Malaysia (Star)
- Indonesia is playing catch-up with its regional rivals when it comes to cashless payments; But there are rich rewards on offer for companies that unlock its potential (SCMP)
Global Tech & Innovation Trends
- Artificial Intelligence Is Coming to Disrupt Customer Service – and Sooner Than You Think (Barron’s)
- AI Innovators: A Researcher Finds A Lifetime Of Lessons Discovering Radiology (Forbes)
- Bypass Long Lines At The Supermarket With This Self-Checkout App (Forbes)
- French start-up offers ‘dark Web’ compass, but it is not for everyone; Not wanting the tool to fall into wrong hands, Aleph has refused 30-40 per cent of licensing requests (BT)
- Working More Magic at Disney (Barron’s)
- “Delivery Hell” Goes Mainstream As Auto Dealers Embrace Online Car Ordering And Home Delivery (ZH)
Life
- Paulo Coelho 30 SEC READ: Success (Paulo Coelho)
- The Best of Farnam Street 2018 (FS)
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