Baidu, the leading Chinese language Internet search provider, has announced that its new mobile ad platform DU Ad Platform (DAP) leverages machine learning AI technology to enhance ad performance prediction and increase advertising revenues. The announcement was made during the Open Mobile Summit event in San Francisco, California. DAP’s “Peak Selection Algorithm,” which determines ad […]
After several months of development, ODEON launched on 28 November a Facebook ChatBot that helps users discover what is playing in cinemas near them and book tickets. The chatbot, accessible through the official ODEON Facebook page, has been developed by Gruvi. Chatbots are an emerging technology that leverage messaging habits to help businesses communicate more efficiently […]
[Photo: Flickr user Takashi Hososhima] The Marketing Tech Venture Studio is billed as an advanced accelerator targeting startups in messaging, AI, bots, and machine learning. Over the last few years, advertising agency R/GA has taken its leadership and innovative approach to digital technology into the startup world by partnering with companies such as German retailer […]
The Huffington Post’s entertainment division is creating a dialogue with readers regarding what to watch on Netflix through a chatbot that provides recommendations on Facebook Messenger. The pervasiveness of chatbots has led many publishers to jump to Facebook Messenger and other messaging applications with their own AI solutions to create a stronger bond with consumers […]
Macy’s is prepping an AI shopping assistant on the back of a new partnership with IBM. The new system, called Macy’s On Call, is a mobile tool that will help shoppers find their way round 10 US stores piloting the system. Customers will be able to ask select questions such as where certain brands and […]
Google has launched Google Springboard, designed to act as an AI assistant for its enterprise customers. According to Prabhakar Raghavan, VP of engineering for Google Apps, the average knowledge worker spends the equivalent of one full day a week searching for and gathering information. Google Springboard aims to reduce this by searching across all the […]
Two engineers who helped build Siri, the famous voice assistant built into every iPhone, have claimed to have gone one step better with an all new digital assistant nicknamed Viv. Unlike her predecessor Viv will not be locked down to one ecosystem – an advantage which is likely to set it apart from the likes […]