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How Cognitive Computing Can Help You Shop Smarter
If you have kids, you probably know about the simulation game, Minecraft. It‘s a multiplatform game that enables players to build fantasy worlds out of textured cubes in a 3D space. This game has been a favorite of kids and teens since its debut in November 2011. Yet unless you’re a Minecraft maven you might […]
Mayor of Johannesburg: Our Future is Green and ‘Ecomobile’
In December, representatives from 196 countries will attend the 21st meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP21) in Paris. With the goal to agree on a new legally-binding framework to limit greenhouse gas emissions, it is set to be the most important summit on climate […]
How Cognitive Computing Will Revolutionize Banks and Financial Markets
Cognitive computing has arrived and its potential to revolutionize the financial services industry is enormous. Cognitive systems – with the power to unleash a new era of innovation and growth – are already helping institutions provide better customer service, uncover new insights and improve the quality of timely decisions. Based on interviews with banking executives […]
How Big Data Analytics is Helping Allegiant Travel Grow and Prosper
Allegiant Travel has carved out a niche as an ultra-low-cost airline connecting medium-sized cities to popular vacation destinations. Now we’re undergoing a business transformation. We’re rapidly becoming an online travel agency, as well—helping our passengers find hotels, rent cars and arrange leisure activities. Information technology is a critical piece of our core business and our […]
Historical, Progressive: New York, a Bastion of Innovation
Long before Silicon Valley took root on the West Coast, New York City was the epicenter of life-changing technical innovations, not the least of which included electricity, the telegraph, automatic punch card systems, satellites, and high speed computers. An exhibition at the New-York Historical Society (NYHS) will bring that history to life with the launch of “Silicon […]
Applying Big Data Analytics to Answer More Questions About ALS
Each year, more than 5,600 Americans are diagnosed with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS), also called Lou Gehrig’s Disease. This diagnosis usually prompts more questions from patients and family members about longevity and quality of life than what physicians can immediately answer. Unfortunately, the same is true for ALS research, which historically has been hindered by […]
Retooling Businesses for the API Economy
If you doubt that a 200-year-old institution can reinvent itself using modern, disruptive technology, think again. Last year, a major American bank launched a series of hackathons to give software developers around the globe a shot at cash prizes for creating mobile apps accessing its core banking services via Application Programming Interfaces, or APIs. The […]
Three Ways Companies Can Succeed In “The Age Of Disruption”
Uber. Airbnb. Etsy. Innovations with new business models and new technologies — or companies that exploit old technologies in new ways — are emerging on an almost daily basis. And the most disruptive enterprises don’t gradually displace the incumbents. They reshape entire industries, swiftly obliterating whatever stands in their way. So how are C-suite executives […]
Three Ways Cognitive Computing Will Help the Insurance Industry
The insurance industry is facing a broad range of disruptive forces: changing demographics, volatile economies, sophisticated fraud attacks and rapid digitization of the industry. At the same time, empowered consumers are demanding more from their insurance providers. Yet the traditionally conservative insurance industry has been slow in recognizing customers as individuals and providing personalized products […]
What’s Next for Cognitive Computing? Personalized Health on an Apple Watch
Every day, we make important decisions about our health — what we eat, how much to exercise or sleep, or whether to get a flu shot or a cancer screening. Making the right health choices can be easier said than done. That’s why early next year, IBM and Watson Health partner Welltok will provide IBM […]
Understanding Any Human Motion Anytime, Anywhere on IBM Bluemix
When healthy individuals stumble or fall, they can take great solace knowing they can lift themselves back up again. But for the elderly, disabled, or sick, this simple act may not be so easy. To improve citizen vitality and well-being, businesses in the wearable tech industry are designing devices with motion sensors to address multiple […]
Fintech’s Role in the Digital Transformation of Banking
The road to digital banking is well underway and there is no turning back. But the digital transformation means more than merely providing technological solutions. It requires a comprehensive review of the entity’s business model and deep restructuring of its digital culture. It requires renewed focus on the customer and incentive models, while addressing head-on […]