Wednesday 4 December 2019

Editor's Pick: Dreamforce Points to New Disruption


Denis Pombriant
Dec 4, 2019 4:00 AM PT
There were more than 170,000 people at Dreamforce a couple of weeks ago, and many more watching from afar. Also, there were well over 2,000 sessions. Numerous announcements sprang from the big Salesforce event. Some announcements and sessions, like the Tim Cook fireside chat, stand out. Of the top six, I reckon that five were more about integration and working across vendor boundaries than CRM. [More...]

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Crowdsourcing, Drones, and Why I'll Never Buy a Bugatti
Amazon has taught me I don't have to wait for my next two-pack of ravioli cutter stamps, so if you can't get them to me in under two hours, I know someone else who can. It's 2019, and customers want what they want, when they want it. The global last-mile market is expected to hit $55.2 billion by 2025, up from the current $30.2 billion, and it's no wonder. [More...]
EU Digital Czar to Probe Facebook's and Google's Data Wrangling
The European Union has launched a probe into how Google and Facebook gather, process, use and monetize data for advertising purposes. The European Commission has begun distributing questionnaires as part of a preliminary investigation into Google's and Facebook's data practices. Facebook and Google join Amazon as targets of the EU's "digital czar," Margrethe Vestager. [More...]
HPC and AI Are Changing the World
During the recent SC19 supercomputing conference, the top semiconductor and systems vendors discussed and demoed the highest-performance computing solutions in the world. While it's easy to imagine these platforms solving some of the most challenging problems, and simulating everything from the human genome to climate change, there are thousands of other applications that can benefit as well. [More...]
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Sundar Pichai takes over as CEO of Google and Alphabet

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This morning, there’s a change in leadership at Google’s parent company, and Qualcomm has given us an idea of what to expect in next year’s phones. And the iFixit way to celebrate the PlayStation’s 25th birthday is to open one up and look inside.

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The Google co-founders are taking another step back.

Larry Page and Sergey Brin give Sundar Pichai control of Alphabet and Google

Larry Page and Sergey Brin give Sundar Pichai control of Alphabet and Google

Alphabet has announced that Larry Page and Sergey Brin are stepping down as the respective CEO and president of the company, with Google CEO Sundar Pichai taking the lead at both companies, effective immediately. Page and Brin will still be involved as co-founders, board members and shareholders.

The two outgoing execs explained this as a "natural time" to streamline management now that Alphabet is "well-established" and its various brands (including Google) are operating smoothly as independent companies. In a tweet, Pichai said, "We have a timeless mission, enduring values and a culture of collaboration & exploration."

The Snapdragon 865, 765 and gaming-oriented 765G.

Qualcomm's latest Snapdragon chips include two with built-in 5G

Qualcomm's latest Snapdragon chips include two with built-in 5G Qualcomm just outlined the performance landscape for many of 2020's Android phones. The upper mid-range 765 series represents Qualcomm's first systems-on-a-chip with integrated 5G, saving the phones from using separate, power-hungry modems to take advantage of next-gen wireless. That could extend battery life, of course, but it should also make 5G handsets more affordable. It also unveiled a next-gen 3D Sonic Max sensor whose ultrasonic tech has a recognition area 17 times larger than before, letting it authenticate with two fingers at once.

Editors chose Ablo as their app of the year.

Google announces the top Play Store downloads of 2019

Google announces the top Play Store downloads of 2019 After Apple celebrated its best apps of 2019, now Google has a Play Store list. Google Play users voted for their favorite downloads in each category. Call of Duty: Mobile ranked as the top game, and GlitchCam -- which adds '90s-style effects to your videos -- was voted as the top app.

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iFixit peeks inside the original PlayStation

iFixit peeks inside the original PlayStation Sony released the original PlayStation 25 years ago on December 3rd, 1994, and iFixit has marked the occasion by tearing down the very first Japan-only model, which never officially made it to other countries. It’s amazing to see how engineers squeezed the CD-ROM, power supply and everything else into such a small space.

If you can stomach its price, this is the tech-heavy SUV to get.

The Mercedes GLS is an exciting SUV that hides in plain sight

The Mercedes GLS is an exciting SUV that hides in plain sight MBUX is still the best infotainment system on the road, and the E-Active Body Control makes short work of bumps in the road using cameras and 3D mapping. But expect to shell out a lot of cash for the chance to experience those high-end features.

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Studio Ghibli's entire catalog will soon be available to buy digitally

Studio Ghibli's entire catalog will soon be available to buy digitally Studio Ghibli's movies will finally be available for digital download starting December 17th. The studio's animated catalog includes classics like Spirited Away, Princess Mononoke, My Neighbor Totoro and Howl's Moving Castle, all of which will be available to purchase online from US distributor GKids. Later, the films will also be available on "all major digital transactional platforms," according to Variety. Just don’t expect them to appear on subscription streaming services just yet.

But wait, there's more...

1. Amazon says Cyber Monday was its biggest shopping day ever

2. Google Stadia's Assistant button starts working in 'early access'

3. Facebook built a bot to help staff deflect awkward questions from relatives

4. Amazon offers quantum computing on its AWS servers

5. Sony brings AirPlay 2 and HomeKit to more high-end TVs

6. Firefox gets picture-in-picture video playback on Windows

7. Putin signs law requiring Russian apps on smartphones, TVs and PCs

8. Jay-Z's music is back on Spotify after two years away

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Tuesday 3 December 2019

E-Commerce Minute


E-Commerce Minute: Tuesday -- December 3, 2019

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Headline Scan
SMBs Enjoy Online Surge on Small Business Saturday
Crowdsourcing, Drones, and Why I'll Never Buy a Bugatti
The CCPA Will Take Effect Jan. 1 - Are You Ready?
Consider Service Mesh as a Security Tool
Health Tech Trends: Connected Devices, Telehealth, Independent Living Solutions

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Today's Story Highlights

SMBs Enjoy Online Surge on Small Business Saturday
While many retailers mull the takeaway from this year's Black Friday
Cyber Monday shopping event, others may be more interested in the action
that took place on Saturday. Online shoppers on Saturday spent $3.6
billion dollars at both large and small retailers, reflecting 18 percent
year-over-year growth and setting a new sales record for the day,
according to Adobe Analytics.
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/86392.html

Crowdsourcing, Drones, and Why I'll Never Buy a Bugatti
Amazon has taught me I don't have to wait for my next two-pack of
ravioli cutter stamps, so if you can't get them to me in under two
hours, I know someone else who can. It's 2019, and customers want what
they want, when they want it. The global last-mile market is expected to
hit $55.2 billion by 2025, up from the current $30.2 billion, and it's
no wonder.
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/86390.html

The CCPA Will Take Effect Jan. 1 - Are You Ready?
Although not every United States business will be affected, the new
California Consumer Protection Act almost certainly will have
implications for many businesses outside of California. Starting Jan. 1,
2020, qualifying businesses will be subject to data privacy and security
standards currently required only by the 28 member states in the
European Union.
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/86384.html

Consider Service Mesh as a Security Tool
If you're like most security pros, chances are you're starting to get
frustrated with microservices a little -- or maybe a lot. Microservice
architectures -- that is, architectures that leverage REST to build a
number of small, distributed, modular components -- are powerful from a
software architect's point of view. Want to make a change to a component
quickly? Add new functionality?
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/86380.html

Health Tech Trends: Connected Devices, Telehealth, Independent Living Solutions
The U.S. healthcare industry is in the midst of transformation,
including an overhaul of its information infrastructure from physical to
digital, and the rise of informed and increasingly empowered consumers.
Managing consumers' healthcare experience is no longer a selling point,
but a must-deliver component of technology vendors' solutions. Adoption
of connected health devices is on the rise.
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/86369.html

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