Tuesday, May 20, 2014

Fwd: IBM: IBM buys startup to give Watson "depth of personality"




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Subject: IBM: IBM buys startup to give Watson "depth of personality"

IBM buys startup to give Watson "depth of personality" • 6:52 PM

  • IBM has bought Cognea, a startup developing virtual assistants that interact with users via A.I.-based personalities. Terms are undisclosed.
  • Big Blue plans to integrate Cognea's technology with its Watson A.I. hardware/software, with the goal of allowing Watson to deliver "conversational services." Potential end-markets mentioned by the company include "virtual personal assistants, health coaches, companions for elderly people, investment advisors, tutors, travel agents, customer care agents and shopping advisors."
  • Google (Now), Apple (Siri), Nuance (Dragon Mobile), and Microsoft (Cortana) are few of the companies that have already made big investments in virtual assistant platforms.
  • IBM, hungry to halt double-digit server revenue declines, promised to invest over $1B in Watson in January, including $100M in startups working on software/services for Watson systems. But while the company is hoping Watson produces $10B/year in revenue in ten years, the platform had only produced $100M in revenue as of last October.
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Sunday, May 11, 2014

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Increased financial education in the workplace is heightening money worries, contends the sponsor of a new study.
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A former ICU nurse and stay-at-home mom, Susan Kaplan is now one of the country's top advisors.
Increased financial education in the workplace is heightening money worries, contends the sponsor of a new study.
When Diane Daniels was a financial planner at an insurance company 15 years ago, she was told that the manager didn't think women should be selling.
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Saturday, May 10, 2014

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