Monthly Archives: March 2016

Will Apple’s Upcoming iPad Refresh Really Matter?

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Apple is reportedly preparing to launch a new version of its iPad later this month, replacing its aging iPad Air models. However, it’s unlikely that the new product will drive much meaningful growth for the company, given the diminishing importance of the iPad product line on Apple’s financials, the slowing tablet market and cannibalization from Apple’s large screen iPhones. Below is a brief look at where the iPad business stands and why it has been relatively under-performing.

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SXSW – Barack, Michelle Obama And 80,000 Digerati Descend On Austin

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SXSW drew more than 80,000 attendees last year. And no doubt the parade of bulletproof SUV’s and Secret Service agents will make the already jam-packed event a logistical nightmare. This year Hugh Forrest, the Director of the SXSW Interactive Festival, pulled off the ultimate booking coup, announcing that this year’s SXSW Keynote will be delivered by Barack Obama. It’s huge win for the festival – the first time a sitting president has made an appears at the Austin fest, and there’s more. Forrest announced that Michelle Obama will also attend, and give a keynote kicking off the Music festival the following Wednesday, March 16th.

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Machine Learning Needs A Human-In-The-Loop

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Artificial Intelligence (AI) has a problem — it’s artificial. To be fair, AI and its sister disciplines of machine learning, cognitive computing, sentiment analysis and neural networking have a problem — they’re artificially created through the power of software developers’ algorithms. Computers are great at analysing tough tactical situations, but are still not as good as humans at understanding long term strategy. The planet is still safe, for now.

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