H.E.R.O.’s Journey in Tech (25 March 2019) – HEROZ AI automatically proposes stock portfolio based on financial theory in new service for SMBC Nikko Securities; AI can be trusted to take our 911 calls
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H.E.R.O.’s Journey in Tech (25 March 2019) – HEROZ AI automatically proposes stock portfolio based on financial theory in new service for SMBC Nikko Securities; AI can be trusted to take our 911 calls
Companies
- HEROZ AI automatically proposes stock portfolio based on financial theory in new service for SMBC Nikko Securities (TC)
- Vision Travel and Direct Travel enhance booking capabilities through Serko’s Zeno (TW)
- Are Info Edge investors betting too much on Zomato valuations? (LM)
BATTSS – Baidu, Alibaba, Tencent, TSMC, Samsung, Softbank
- Samsung scouts AI startups in Paris (Investor)
FAANNMG – Facebook, Amazon, Apple, Nvidia, Netflix, Microsoft, Google
- Amazon gets an edge with its secret squad of PhD economists (CNN)
- Amazon makes own play for the beauty sector as online brands pick up steam (MW)
Asia Tech & Innovation Trends
- The Complex Fortune Growing Inside World’s Most Valuable Startup (Bloomberg)
- China’s Ping An Insurance finds success with focus on tech; Aggressive R&D begins to pay off and complement main business (Nikkei)
- Disaster survivor brings AI solutions to Asian insurance (Nikkei)
- The growth of global accommodation marketplace Airbnb in Australia has proven a boon for local property management start-up Hometime, which credits the platform for quadrupling its revenue in 13 months. (AFR)
- $500m ‘Black Mirror’ app chases ASX IPO (AFR)
- PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds is the world’s most popular smartphone game. Indian cities have banned it, fearing it turns children into ‘psychopaths’ (SCMP)
- Delhi drives push for electric vehicles in India; $1.5bn in government subsidies will support electric scooters, three-wheelers and buses Bangalore electric scooter maker (FT)
Global Tech & Innovation Trends
- AI can be trusted to take our 911 calls (TNW)
- Banks use AI to catch rogue traders before the act; Technology presents an opportunity to spot errant bankers before misconduct takes place (FT)
- Google Search Moves Hurt Pinterest’s Growth, IPO Filing Shows (Bloomberg)
- Could Walmart be the next big company to launch a game streaming service? (TC)
- Smart grids are essential to prevent old power infrastructure from holding back the US economy (TNW)
Life
- Dirty Work For Robots: How Two Young Immigrant Entrepreneurs Created Oven-Sized Roombas To Chase A $5B Opportunity (Forbes)
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