AI News & Media
Steven King's SSIS 2024 keynote demonstrates how automation, AI, robotics are transforming industry
by Daniel Brown — Editor, Networld Media Group
Addressing a crowd of business leaders and industry operators, King shared his insights into the evolving landscape of automation, robotics, and artificial…
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Voice AI leads AI race, bringing opportunities, challenges
by Daniel Brown — Editor, Networld Media Group
At this year’s Self-Service Innovation Summit, hosted by Networld Media Group in Tampa from December 9-11, I had a chance to sit in on the "Thought leader…
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Best Buy, Target among retailers leveraging AI for shoppers
December 19, 2024
Best Buy and Target are among the retailers leaning into AI to help holiday shoppers, as reported by the Star Tribune, using generative AI to help shoppers…
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VusionGroup, The Fresh Market partner in signage, inventory management
December 17, 2024
VusionGroup, a digitalization solutions firm, has partnered with The Fresh Market, a grocery store brand, to roll out Vusion 360 digital technology…
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Vapi voice AI startup receives $20M to develop voice agent technology
December 17, 2024
Vapi, a voice AI startup, has received more than $20 million in Series A funding.
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Nokia, Motorola Solutions announce drone tech integration
December 16, 2024
Nokia has partnered with Motorola Solutions to integrate drone technology for public safety and mission-critical industrial uses.
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Wix releases AI customer engagement feature
December 13, 2024
Wix, a SaaS website building platform, has introduced AI Site-Chat, a tool that allows businesses to leverage AI-powered virtual agent technology for customer…
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Google Willow chip release showcases quantum computing
December 13, 2024
Google has launched its Willow chip, which features quantum computing technology.
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Voice AI to dominate industry in coming year, says SoundHound AI exec
by Daniel Brown — Editor, Networld Media Group
Everyone knows that AI is taking the world by storm and transforming customer experience across restaurants, retail, self-service, and more, but a subset of…
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VEON's Kyivstar debuts generative AI lab with AWS, supports Ukraine economic recovery
December 2, 2024
Kyivstar, a Ukraine-based telecommunications provider and subsidiary of VEON, has launched a generative AI lab in partnership with Amazon Web Services.
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AI automation firm FlowForma names John Murphy CEO
November 19, 2024
FlowForma, an AI-powered digital process automation solutions provider, has named John Murphy CEO.
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OpenAI plans autonomous AI agent release in 2025
November 14, 2024
OpenAI is working on an autonomous AI agent that can control computers on its own, with a limited release planned for 2025, according to The Verge.
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Wayve starts global expansion strategy with America testing
November 14, 2024
Wayve, a London-based self-driving car technology startup, has announced its global expansion strategy and has begun testing its AI-powered Ford Mach-E cars in…
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How AI and voice-speech interaction is transforming kiosk customer experience
by Daniel Brown — Editor, Networld Media Group
AI has taken the world by storm, and it has transformed numerous aspects of customer experience across restaurant, QSR, and self-service contexts, including…
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Dutch police leverage hologram for cold case
November 11, 2024
Dutch police have turned to hologram technology in an effort to solve a cold case from more than a decade ago.
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Neuro-oncology team releases guide for AI in brain cancer diagnosis, monitoring, treatment
November 7, 2024
An international team of neuro-oncology experts has released guidance on using AI in diagnosing, monitoring, and treating brain cancer patients.
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IBASE receives 2024 IoT Edge Computing Excellence Award from IoT Evolution World
November 6, 2024
IBASE Technology Inc., a computer hardware manufacturer, has received the 2024 Edge Computing Excellence Award from IoT Evolution World for two of its…
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Microsoft woos digital signage providers with AI-fueled, omnichannel workplace strategy
by Daniel Brown — Editor, Networld Media Group
I received a firsthand look into Microsoft's big AI strategy, including Copilot AI, integrated workplace software stacks, and omnichannel communications…
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Expert tips for preparing for a successful retail season
by Judy Mottl — Editor, RetailCustomerExperience.com & DigitalSignageToday.com
The free one-hour webinar will feature feature Lindsay Fifield, director of customer success at Forethought and Bron Rasmussen, CX operations at Cotopaxi.
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Waymo appears to signal it wants to use Gemini for robotaxi training
October 31, 2024
Waymo, a self-driving robotaxi provider owned by Alphabet, has signalled interest in exploring the use of Google's Gemini AI system to train Waymo robotaxis…
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