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Articles by Christine Nickerson
Retail 2020: Your next grocery run or closet refresh may be powered by Microsoft and our customers embracing tech intensity
As we embark on a new year (a new decade, in fact!) and look ahead to next week and another National Retail Federation conference and expo, I am inspired to pause and reflect for a bit on the successes of the past year.
Hackers hit Norsk Hydro with ransomware. The company responded with transparency
The bedside phone rang at 4 a.m. in Oslo, Norway. The pre-dawn call filled Torstein Gimnes Are with a drowsy sense of dread. That only deepened when he heard the first words from the other end. “We may be under attack,” said his IT colleague at Norsk Hydro, one of the world’s largest aluminum companies. Production lines had stopped at some of its 170 plants. Other facilities were switching from computer to manual operations. Bad news. It would get worse.
KPMG’s digital shift fuels AI-empowered audits and more, reducing risk across every industry
Envision this: It’s another frenetic morning in the stock market as an army of traders at one company chat with their clients by phone – counseling and cautioning, buying and selling. The outcomes of those calls and transactions carry no guarantees, of course. There will be some winners, some losers. But before the closing bell rings, the traders’ company – an advisory client of KPMG – is sure of one outcome: the engagements were analyzed and potential risks surfaced.
Vote of confidence: Politico Europe makes polling data visual to give readers a better election view
In an era rife with hacked campaigns, bots and election interference, one news organization has returned to an age-old maxim: Every vote truly does count. And they’re using data to prove it to readers. Politico Europe, a joint venture between the American media organization Politico and German publisher Axel Springer, unveiled an election-coverage hub ahead of the 2019 European parliamentary votes held in May.
Esri explores the intersection of machine learning and geography
Transform recently sat down with several customers at a Microsoft event highlighting emerging trends in data and artificial intelligence (AI). We spoke with Joel McCune, a spatial data scientist in GeoAI business development at Esri, which provides geographic information system (GIS) software. TRANSFORM: How does your company use AI to serve customers? JOEL MCCUNE: Our customers span a tremendous breadth and depth.
Airbus reaches new heights with the help of Microsoft mixed reality technology
It took Airbus 40 years to build its first 10,000 aircraft. Over the next 20 years, the aerospace giant aims to build 20,000 more—a formidable challenge that will require cutting-edge innovation. Holographic technology from Microsoft, known as “mixed reality” because it combines physical and digital worlds, will be key to helping Airbus reach this ambitious goal.
Starbucks turns to technology to brew up a more personal connection with its customers
Walk into a Starbucks store anywhere in the world and you’ll encounter a similar sight: coffee beans grinding, espresso shots being pulled and customers talking to baristas while their coffee order is hand-crafted. The process may look like a simple everyday scene, but it is carefully orchestrated to serve Starbucks’ more than 100 million weekly customers.
Devices down, brushes up: At this paint and sip business, tech blends into the background
You don’t need a sommelier to endorse pairing wine with art—the success of the paint and sip industry is confirmation enough. But while the concept of holding a paintbrush in one hand and a drink in the other seems like a no-brainer today, it was almost unheard of back in 2007, when Painting with a Twist founders Cathy Deano and Renee Maloney held their first paint-and-sip event.
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