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Topsort, an auction-based advertising startup, now valued at $110M after seed round

TechCrunch

Exploring Ostrovsky’s work on auctions, together they started Topsort in 2021 to provide auction-based advertising technology, through APIs, so that smaller retailers and vendors could more easily promote without the reliance on cookies, which are poised to go away. Where will our data go when cookies disappear? “I

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The death of identity: Knowing your customer in the age of data privacy

TechCrunch

Thanks to rapid advances in artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML), companies can process and interpret first-party data in real time and develop actionable behavioral intelligence. Brands don’t need to know who; they need to know what and why. Pattern analysis as a way forward.

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Radar trends to watch: September 2020

O'Reilly Media - Ideas

There is serious talk of a “ Deep Learning recession ” due, among other things, to a collapse in job postings. An excellent analysis of participation in machine learning: how it is used, and how it could be used to build fair systems and mitigate power imbalances. Short-term effect of COVID or long term trend?

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12 Impact of Artificial Intelligence on Mobile App Development

Xicom

Table Of Contents 1) Machine Learning in Mobile Apps 2) Predictive Analysis 3) Virtual Personal Assistants 4) Improved User Experience 5) Augmented Reality 6) Blockchain Technology 7) Facial Recognition 8) Internet of Things 9) Cloud Computing 10) Cybersecurity 11) Marketing and Advertisements 12) Big Data Q1: What is Artificial Intelligence?

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N2Growth Helps Businesses Combine Strategy & Innovation for a Consumer-First Approach to Digital Transformation

N2Growth Blog

Jean-Louis later managed the business intelligence group for IRI, analyzing product performance to offer insights on pricing, advertising, and category management. Additionally, led the successful exists of a few advertising technology startups, then joined IBM as Watson was taking-off.