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Geopolitical risks continue to irk investors. Private astronaut to attempt spacewalk. Discover this and more in the latest HMG Strategy Market Update and Tech News Digest.
HMG Tech News Digest June 21

Trending News on Zoom's CIO Focusing on the Cyber Threat Challenge, Facebook's New Cryptocurrency, 5G Smart Phones Posing Potential Health Hazard, and Saving the World Through AI
Challenge for Tech Execs: Which Areas of the Enterprise Are Ready for AI Transformation?

Even if you believe you’ve already read too much about automation and AI, it’s critical to remember that we’re only in the opening innings of a very long game in which many of our fundamental assumptions about work and business will be profoundly challenged.
Rejuvenate Customer Experience Through AI

CIOs are under increased pressure to help their organizations improve customer experience. This makes perfect sense, given the CIO's unique view across the enterprise and how they are able to connect the dots on how people, processes and technology can be blended to deliver exceptional customer experiences.
Staying Ahead of the AI Power Curve: How Artificial Intelligence is Transforming IT

Elon Musk was in the headlines again last week, after tweeting that Tesla might become a privately owned company.
How 'AIOps' Will Reshape IT and Business Processes

I've been posting recently about how transformational technologies such as artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning, and blockchain have begun reshaping the business and creating new customer-focused services.
Norwest Venture Partners’ Rama Sekhar: Solving Business Problems with Artificial Intelligence

New startups focused on artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) are rapidly sprouting in Silicon Valley.
Is Augmented Intelligence Replacing Artificial Intelligence?

The problem with hype is that it usually backfires at some point, damaging the image and reputation of whatever product or service you were trying to promote. When artificial intelligence began showing real promise several years ago, marketers gushed over its seemingly amazing potential to change the world.
Are We Ready for the ‘Last Mile’ of Artificial Intelligence?

As human beings, we’re particularly adept at recognizing patterns and making decisions based on small amounts of data. Our abilities to size up a situation, reach a conclusion and react quickly have been key factors in our survival as a species.
Tamr: Breaking the Barriers to Becoming Data-Driven

Industry Mover, Andy Palmer, Co-Founder and CEO of Tamr, speaks on helping clients understand where data comes from, how it’s being consumed, and how it can be applied.
Digging Beneath the Surface of the Facebook AI Bot Shutdown

It was hard to miss the recent headlines about Facebook’s decision to shut down a group of its experimental AI bots.
It’s Too Soon to Pull the Plug on AI, Even If the Value Proposition Isn’t Clear

After the USSR successfully launched Sputnik, there was a hue and cry in the U.S. to achieve a similar feat.
Tech Doesn’t Run Itself; We Still Need Humans in the Loop

As more highly-skilled coders are drawn into AI software development projects, there will be a shortage of developers available to write code for mainstream tech vendors and other companies providing services to the IT community.
Don't Be Surprised If Uber's AI Group Becomes a Genuine Game Changer

Uber's acquisition of an AI lab raises some interesting questions about the company's intentions and its vision for future growth. Does Uber, which began as a ride-sharing company, plan to compete with the likes of Google, Facebook, Amazon and Apple?
For CIOs, Mastering for the 'Software-Defined World' Will Be Critical to Survival and Success

I had an excellent conversation recently with Jim Fowler, the CIO of GE, in which he spoke with me about the new technology roadmap and future state for successful IT leaders.

There has never been a more exciting time to be a technology executive.

Today’s technology executive plays a pivotal role in helping his or her organization respond to these forces of change. In essence, they serve as conductors to orchestrate the three pillars of organizational success – people, processes, and technology – and to draw upon their unique view of the enterprise to bring these elements into harmony.

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