Facebook has started the “big merge” of their messaging platforms. It has rolled out a new feature on Instagram that allows users to chat with their friends on Facebook. The overall goal is to unify the messaging platforms of its hugely popular apps to allow cross-messaging among Messenger, Instagram, and WhatsApp. It remains to be […]
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Intel, MIT and Georgia Tech Improve Machine-Programming Code Similarity System
A team of researchers from Intel, MIT and Georgia Tech has published a tool that has the potential of helping developers to write code automatically. The tool, called machine inferred code similarity – or MISIM for short – is able to get the intends of pieces of code. It does so by “looking” at the […]
How much revenue does an App generate?
An app costs money, no question. But how much revenue does an app generate? When does it pay off to make your own app? The example of the book trade clearly shows the actual value of an app. We use sales per user as a comparison metric and compare different platforms: App: 33 € / […]
How much does an app cost?
The answer is of course: “it depends”. This is certainly way too vague from a business perspective. To give you a ballpark estimation what app can cost, here’s a list of famous startups that got seed money to implement their ideas with apps: Uber: $200.000 Instagram: $500.000 Tinder: $485.000 Postmates: $750.000 Snap: 485.000$ Note that […]
Now Is the Time for Main Street Shops to Go Digital | WIRED
Now Is the Time for Main Street Shops to Go Digital. The heading says it all. If COVID19 has taught us anything, it’s that businesses need a digital channel to stay in touch with their customers. And, if their services allow it, deliver their services through a digital channel. This starts with a simple website, […]
Could the Coronavirus Kill Influencer Culture? | WIRED
The coronavirus pandemic has far-reaching economic consequences for businesses. In order to survive, many businesses cut their advertising and marketing budgets. This is has obvious impact on the media industry at large, from big media outlets to small one person operations. Especially hard hit are those who are often called “influencers”. They see their sponsorship […]
Robotics Expert Breaks Down Robot Scenes From Film & TV
Quite entertaning how Chris Atkenson watches movie clips featuring robots and discusses how they compare with today’s robotics. Source: https://www.wired.com/video/watch/robotics-expert-breaks-down-robot-scenes-from-film-tv
Three People-Centered Design Principles for Deep Learning
Algorithms gain more and more control over our daily lives. We need to build in principles into AI systems that work in the favor of people: Transparency. Wherever possible, make the high-level implementation details of your AI project available for all of those involved. In this case of a deep learning initiative, people should understand […]
A Sobering Message About the Future at AI’s Biggest Party | WIRED
The key message from this years leading AI conference NeurIPS is a sobering one. In a nutshell: it looks like AI has hit a wall or will soon hit one, unless AI research starts to embrace alternative techniques. Read more: A Sobering Message About the Future at AI’s Biggest Party | WIRED Photo by Pixabay […]
How to be a slower and more thoughtful news consumer |
Digital minimalist Cal Newport advocates a moderated information consumption. Are you ready to join the attention resistance? It’s core principle is to embrace the concept of slow. It’s the right response to become more mindful in an age in which the digital attention economy is shoveling more and more clickbait toward us. Crucial to a […]