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February 1, 2017

Innovation Project 2017 Convo

Yes, Even Algorithms Can Break Bad
 

Check your stereotypes of math Ph.D’s right at the door. Weapons of Math Destruction author and mathematician Cathy O'Neil doesn’t mince words when saying that we've all fallen just a bit too hard for the algorithms that math builds and that now run, well, everything. O’Neil says that math isn't magic, and that we’re seeing just how vulnerable those black boxes are right now. You’ll never look at math — or algorithms quite the same way again — Guaranteed.

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The Matchmaker Is In

From Retail Bricks To Online Clicks, Sans Inventory
 

Here’s a retail trick — creating the ultimate endless aisle without owning any inventory. It’s a trick that RevCascade CEO Josh Wexler says his platform helps retailers like Crate & Barrel and Wayfair do all day long. He shares his secret sauce with The Matchmaker Is In hosts Karen Webster and David Evans.
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Earnings Report

There Is Joy In Cupertino This Week
 

After a few quarters where the operating MO for Apple earnings has been disappointment, yesterday was a welcome change of pace and something of a return to form for Cupertino, which managed to widely beat analyst expectations. So is all right in the Apple world finally? Well... let's not get too excited...

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Cybersecurity

Vesta’s Vista On The Merchant’s Fraud Challenge
 

E-commerce merchants: Call it a trifecta of pressures hitting you right where you live — at the top and bottom lines. Vesta’s Tom Byrnes, CMO, told Karen Webster that the digital age has brought a whole new set of challenges when it comes to fighting fraud.

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