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Bigtincan to give Sephora’s training software a $2.8m makeover

Bigtincan’s (BTH) sales software will become the latest craze in Sephora stores after the company won a $2.8 million contract with the global beauty retailer The cosmetics giant has signed Bigtincan to provide AI software to its customer service staff While the software will only be brought

Predictions 2020: More changes for software development

The world of software development is set for some big changes in 2020. We predict that service mesh, Kubernetes, AI-infused applications, and low-code products will continue their upward swing in enterprise adoption. And organizationally, developers will continue to spread out from central IT departments; business developers are

How social media is powering The Economist’s subscription growth

For the last six months, The Economist has centered its social media strategy on driving people back to its site to subscribe, and its efforts are bearing fruit. Since changing its social media strategy to drive traffic from social media back to its own pages where people

A Threat To Democracy? What Social Media Has Done To Us

From The Reading List The Atlantic: “The Dark Psychology of Social Networks” — “Suppose that the biblical story of Creation were true: God created the universe in six days, including all the laws of physics and all the physical constants that apply throughout the universe. Now imagine that

AWS Absorbs More of Nokia’s 5G-Focused Software Platform

Nokia expanded availability of its Common Software Foundation (CSF) platform to Amazon Web Services (AWS). This marks what the vendor calls its first step toward delivering cloud-native network functions and applications to help operators deploy 5G and digital services. The engineering collaboration will focus on 5G platforms like mobile core, network

Best small business software of 2019: for your office and phone on the go

Starting up a small business can seem a scary proposition, and it’s often difficult at first to know what software you will need. While there are obvious basics, such as productivity suites and accounting platforms, it’s always possible that something can take you by surprise. That’s why it’s good to

Libations: Find Your Inspiration at the Aspen Public House

It was Saturday night and I was searching for something to write about for this week’s libations. I thought about touring Aspen’s seedy scene and searching for the cheapest cocktail with the most booze, mostly because a part of me was feeling nostalgic for the sticky, neon-lit

Twitch Studio, the company’s streaming software for new users, is now in open beta

Twitch Studio — the broadcasting software the live-streaming site debuted back in August to a select group of users — is now open to the public. (Though it is, for the moment, PC-only.) Developed as an easier way to stream and aimed at users who are just starting out

IT spend to touch $94 billion in 2020 on wings of software

BENGALURU: In a forecast, the IT researcher Gartner on Monday said overall IT spending in India would grow 6.6% to reach $94 billion in 2020, from $88.5 billion in 2019. This growth would primarily be driven by spending in software. India’s domestic technology services market, however, is expected to delay in

Over 260 cops keep an eagle eye on social media

LUCKNOW: A team of over a dozen tech-savvy policemen, headed by a woman deputy superintendent of police, at the Signature Building headquarters of the UP Police had a key job to do over the weekend —monitoring the social media round the clock. Along with over 250 personnel