Description: A San Francisco company called Recharge has developed an app that enables users to book a stay in hotel for just for 67 cents a minute, or $40 an hour. Source: Tech Crunch Date: March 24, 2016 The offering sounds both brilliant and preposterous, yet it has already attracted some smart investors, including Scott and… Read more »
Posts Tagged: Ch. 2 – Organizational Strategy Competitive Advantage and Information Systems
Microsoft’s A.I. bot turned from average teen to Jew-hating Trump supporter in 12 hours
Description: Less than a day after Microsoft unleashed Tay, its experimental A.I., to social networks including Twitter and Kik, the chatbot’s already become a racist jerk you wouldn’t ever want to be friends with. Source: Mashable Date: March 24, 2016 Designed by Microsoft Research to better understand how 18- to 24-year-olds speak, Tay has definitely developed… Read more »
Want to clean up India? Turn trash into free Wi-Fi
Description: ThinkScream’s smart trash can rewards users with 15 minutes of free Wi-Fi for throwing things away. Source: CNN Money Date: March 23, 2016 Desai and Agarwal, both 26, invented a trash can that rewards people with 15 minutes of free Wi-Fi every time they throw something away. The plastic bin (which costs about $1,470) is… Read more »
Self-cleaning laundry may be on the way
Description: Imagine doing laundry in a flash — just by hanging your clothes outside. Source: CNN Money Date: March 24, 2016 Researchers in Australia say they have found a way to alter fabric so that stains disappear after a few minutes of sun exposure. They dip the fabric into a special solution that coats it with… Read more »
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Introduction to Information Systems, 3rd Canadian Binder Ready Version Update Edition
R. Kelly Rainer, Casey G. Cegielski, Ingrid Splettstoesser-Hogeterp, Cristobal Sanchez-Rodriguez
ISBN: 978-1-119-13385-8
August 2015, © 2016
CDN $98.95; CDN $114.95