Here’s the new edition of my “Fav 4”, edition 42. 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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Wow, for me this is some key news & milestone for #AI tech running locally. #Google releases #GoogleKeyboard update, bringing server-quality speech recognition using @TensorFlow Lite on-device! Highly appreciate keeping data local/private. https://t.co/KXqAubTHCw pic.twitter.com/k0iwoqFfds
— André Cramer 🇪🇺 (@TheAndreCramer) March 14, 2019
Interesting development, #ElonMusk & #SamAltman nonprofit #OpenAI turns into a (capped) for-profit institution. Seems top talent attraction works better when able to issue stock to its employees and generate returns… Benefits for humanity not enough? 😉 https://t.co/56rTkbZSEx pic.twitter.com/BFJErMnWXD
— André Cramer 🇪🇺 (@TheAndreCramer) March 13, 2019
Here's great news on a likely massive improvement on #Alzheimers detection. New #IBM research uses #machinelearning to find biological markers associated with the disease with a simple blood test, decades before first visible signs shown up. Could be huge! https://t.co/ibWUgWyANI pic.twitter.com/ycQsXTsOq0
— André Cramer 🇪🇺 (@TheAndreCramer) March 12, 2019
The platform quarrels are getting more interesting. #Spotify's vs #Apple over how iOS users access the music service boiled over this week, as Spotify filed an antitrust complaint on overcharging revshares. Apple highlights the big value & 'fair revshare'. https://t.co/XWCEkrkHco pic.twitter.com/oeBdKW1ZPe
— André Cramer 🇪🇺 (@TheAndreCramer) March 17, 2019
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