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tbd if Microsoft has quietly hired a bunch of CALO alumni (see the full post for more context-setting)
With today’s introduction of Apple’s iPad 3 or iPad HD or whatever the hell they end up calling it, I think we’ll be entering a pretty Siri-ous phase when it comes to mobile Artificial Intelligence (AI) technology. Apple has a winner in Siri, its iOS digital assistant app, and knows it, so we’ll soon be seeing all-Siri, all the time in Apple products to come this year including, no doubt, Cupertino’s own big-screen TV. But this is not to say that Google’s Android will be far behind. There are stories popping-up about Google doing its own Siri-like app…. Continue reading: I, Cringely » Blog Archive » Siri’s big brother from Google – Cringely on technology
If you have used a Google service lately and/or own an Android smartphone, I’m guessing Google considers you a member of both the Google+ and Google Play user communities
But Nate Elliott, a vice president and principal analyst with Forrester Research, said the numbers just are not adding up correctly.
“I don’t know how you can have a social layer without having a social network that people use,” Mr. Elliott said in a phone interview. “If Google is saying that someone who once signed up for Google Plus makes them an active user, then that’s not entirely convincing.”
Mr. Elliott said that although there were pockets of people using Google’s… Continue reading: Countering the Google Plus Image Problem – NYTimes.com
A timely Amazon reality check
Open … and Shut Amazon is on a roll, and it’s no longer just a question of dominating online retailing or public cloud computing. According to a Business Insider article, Amazon is already clearing more than $1bn each year in advertising revenue. This has Google scared. But it probably should have Apple scared, too.
Amazon, after all, is the anti-Apple. Whereas Apple only knows how to do high-margin businesses, Amazon only knows how to do low-margin businesses. Guess which one tends to dominate markets over time?
Microsoft and Apple should hit Amazon, not Google • The Register
Small world
Prabhakar Raghavan, the well-respected head of Yahoo’s Labs unit and also recently its head of strategy, is leaving the company to take a job at Google.
The departure comes ahead of possibly deep cuts in his division, which is in charge of long-term research at the Silicon Valley Internet giant, said sources.
Exclusive: Yahoo Labs Head Raghavan Departing to Google – Kara Swisher – News – AllThingsD
Continue reading: Exclusive: Yahoo Labs Head Raghavan Departing to Google – Kara Swisher – News – AllThingsD
Final paragraph of a Hiawatha Bray privacy reality check; check the source for useful tips on Google and Facebook privacy options
We are not facing a privacy apocalypse, despite changes in privacy policies, because every service offers some control for the informed user. Google, Facebook, and other giant companies would track our shoe sizes and what we eat for breakfast if we let them. So don’t let them.
Google privacy: A user’s guide – Business – The Boston Globe
Continue reading: Google privacy: A user’s guide – Business – The Boston Globe
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Microsoft and Apple should hit Amazon, not Google • The Register
