Tool distributor JIS apes Amazon to battle Amazon – with industrial IoT button

Ohio-based tool distributor Jergens Industrial Supply (JIS) has developed an industrial spin-off of Amazon’s Dash IoT button for retail customers of its products. The Wi-Fi-enabled solution, which simplifies and automates stock replenishment, uses software from Austin-based Epicor. JIS says it has improved productivity by 30 per cent. Epicor said the Amazon-inspired device is helping it…

YouTube’s Neal Mohan describes the company’s efforts on safety and trust – TechCrunch

YouTube Chief Product Officer Neal Mohan gave an update on all things YouTube at TechCrunch Disrupt SF. He touched on many different subjects, from YouTube Music updates to advertiser-friendly guidelines and tweaking YouTube’s recommendation algorithm. Mohan started right away with an update on YouTube Music. YouTube has accidentally become one of the biggest music streaming…

Actor and HitRecord founder Joseph Gordon-Levitt says we should all get off YouTube – TechCrunch

The multi-hyphenate actor-director-entrepreneur, Joseph Gordon-Levitt (best known for roles in “3rd Rock from the Sun,” “Inception,” “Snowden” and, “10 Things I Hate About You,”) came to TechCrunch Disrupt SF 2019 this morning to talk about his startup, the collaborative media platform HitRecord. Specifically, he addressed how HitRecord differs from other platforms for creators. In doing…

AI Opportunities in Healthcare and Beyond

The use of AI (artificial intelligence) and ML (machine learning) will be the disrupting influence changing entire industries throughout the next decade. The use of it is occurring in a wide range of applications from ERP (enterprise resource planning) and manufacturing software to content management, collaboration, and user productivity. Predictions show artificial intelligence and machine…