Here’s the new edition of my “Fav 4”, edition 57. 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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What a biggie! #Microsoft invests $1bn in #OpenAI in partnership that's about building new #AI supercomputing tech for the #Azure cloud platform. OpenAI will also port its existing services to work on Azure. Hope this helps drive #digitalresponsibility!
— André Cramer 🇪🇺 (@TheAndreCramer) July 23, 2019
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Did you read @amywebb's book #thebignine? One future prediction is moving closer to reality: the #AmazonHome & you becoming an #Amazon family. They partner with @Realogy tightening the sling around our necks to further absorb our life into their ecosystem. https://t.co/sFPWQELnYn pic.twitter.com/9G8OqlhjoY
— André Cramer 🇪🇺 (@TheAndreCramer) July 24, 2019
Rad approach for #AI utilization! Not blue collar workers but sports stars are affected. An analytics company generates AI player salary recommendations for all 32 #NFL teams. Early results show some teams overpaying some players by millions of dollars. https://t.co/GEgoMthRM7 pic.twitter.com/zEgTK8TKPt
— André Cramer 🇪🇺 (@TheAndreCramer) July 24, 2019
From the department of "ugly details from the #gigeconomy": did you know that #DoorDash didn't properly pass on tips to their drivers? After uproar CEO says "feedback shows we didn’t strike the right balance". Now U-turn, vows to pass 100% of tips. 🤦🙄😣 https://t.co/SFZiNW3uSg pic.twitter.com/D24FQiy3eW
— André Cramer 🇪🇺 (@TheAndreCramer) July 25, 2019