Author: Stephanie Beck

66 percent of shoppers have shifted from in-person to online and mobile shopping

Stephanie Beck
Mobile Shopping - Person shopping on phone

Consumers are using the internet to an increasing degree before and during purchases. Most of today’s shoppers have been trending away from shopping in-person and toward mobile shopping and other online spending tools either to prepare to buy something or to actually make the purchase. This, according to the 2023 Consumer Product Content Benchmark Report by 1WorldSync. The research involved the collection of data from 1,500 shoppers throughout the United States and Canada. It showed the growing popularity of online shopping and mobile shopping both before and during a purchasing…

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Are butchers the next to be replaced by artificial intelligence technology?

Stephanie Beck
Artificial intelligence - Butcher cutting meat

The meat packing industry is looking into new ways to automate, potentially replacing human workers. Agriculture in the United States and Canada has introduced a spectrum of technologies in the last ten years, and now certain meat packing companies are considering artificial intelligence. Data systems already suggest spraying, seeding and harvesting times to farmers tending their fields. Growers aren’t the only ones being guided by technology, as robotic milking machines and other automated equipment is now also supporting farmers raising livestock. Artificial intelligence (AI) is now taking its first steps…

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Call launched for wireless charging designs using NFC technology

Stephanie Beck
NFC technology - phones wireless charging

An industry standards body has started a dedicated educational campaign for this specific purpose. The NFC Forum, the top NFC technology standards body, has launched a new educational campaign specific to supporting designers who want to use the tech for wireless charging purposes. The idea is to expand on the uses for the near field communication tech already found in devices. Many smartphones, smartwatches and other wireless devices contain NFC technology chipsets and antennas. They have the capacity to provide convenient power transfer without having to depend on a separate…

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Artificial intelligence continues to contain biases, but progress continues

Stephanie Beck
Artificial intelligence - Bias

Google acknowledges that AI is still highly biased, though the tech is moving forward fast. Artificial intelligence has been rocketing forward both technologically and in popularity, but according to a researcher at Google, it continues to contain biases and repairing fairness in the tech “isn’t a simple thing”. The researcher says the chance is there to get it right as the world adopts it at a rapid speed. “It’s as though we been given a second chance on how we use this technology to dismantle some of the biases we…

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Tech giants play a substantial role in mobile wallets innovation and competition

Stephanie Beck
Mobile wallets - Apple and Google logos

Apple and Google were considerable players in establishing tap-to-pay regulations and technology. A new Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) report has placed the spotlight on the way mobile wallets are impacted by the policies and practices of tech giants. This is particularly true when it comes to the way that smartphones and wearables are used to transact. For instance, Apple currently has a ban on bank and payment apps from being able to access the Apple iOS device tap-to-pay functionality, setting fees for mobile wallets through Apple Pay. On the…

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