Here’s the new edition of my “Fav 4”, edition 22. My favorite and most noteworthy tech & innovation news bites of the last week. 4 updates in an easy to consume video format. Enjoy!
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Check this: #Amazon patents application for voice-based recognition of users' physical & emotional expressions. When you cough, #Alexa will order cough candy or medicine. Awareness for feelings/conditions and active purchase decisions will go to machines! https://t.co/Bq8pKiP2Gb pic.twitter.com/vMspOUgCN2
— André Cramer (@TheAndreCramer) October 17, 2018
We talk so much about the need for intl. collaboration on #AIEthics. Now here's some good news on it: Chinese tech giant #Baidu joins global AI ethics body 'Partnership on #AI'. First Chinese member following, Google, Apple, Facebook & others. Way to go! https://t.co/RPiORKk4Fg pic.twitter.com/tGw3LkPQDH
— André Cramer (@TheAndreCramer) October 18, 2018
Very promising news on #AI in #healthcare & #diagnostics: Chinese tech giant #Tencent teams up with London healthcare firm Medopad to develop #artificialintelligence software to diagnose #Parkinson’s disease in minutes by analyzing patient video footage. https://t.co/qK6CRLlAem pic.twitter.com/xazCbGk8lx
— André Cramer (@TheAndreCramer) October 17, 2018
Interesting: EU promises new #tax on #tech giants 'by Christmas'. Aka cross-border tax. Well, if you have huge profits + lots of ad sales in Europe + thousands of ad sales people in Europe, but claim to make no profit here, people eventually notice. https://t.co/WFSK70NPYQ pic.twitter.com/2olhfO993e
— André Cramer (@TheAndreCramer) October 18, 2018
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