Category: Mobile Commerce

Mobile commerce is growing faster than we can even write about it! Many industry professionals claim that the smartphone will replace the desktop within a few years!

QR code on water jugs help to ensure the contents are safe to drink

Sam Lambert
QR Code - India- Water Jug

Two brothers from Chennai, India have developed a system to ensure the bottles contain clean water. A new QR code system developed by two brothers from Chennai, India can help people to know whether the jugs of water they purchase contain clean water, helping to avoid arriving home to discover that their water is dirty or cloudy. Many people in the area must fill large water jugs every day to provide their drinking supply. The tap water in the area is not clean enough to drink. Therefore, they purchase the…

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OpenAI yearly revenue closes in on $1 billion

Jesse Collins
OpenAI - Revenue - Dollars

The developer of the generative artificial intelligence ChatGPT bot is bringing in $80 million monthly. OpenAI, the developer of the generative artificial intelligence (AI) ChatGPT bot is generating approximately $80 million in monthly revenue according to a recent Bloomberg News report at the end of August, citing an unnamed source familiar with the matter. The growth of the adoption of ChatGPT has been enormous, having only debuted last fall. Following the explosively successful launch of OpenAI’s ChatGPT, there has been a massive investment into the generative AI market. This particular…

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UK government seeks to use more facial recognition tech

L. Green
Facial recognition - UK Government

The Ministry of Defence has called on tech companies to submit ideas for the expansion of its use. The UK government is working on expanding the way it is using facial recognition technology in security agencies and police forces. It is currently actively seeking input from companies for ideas to broaden the use of the tech. The Ministry of Defence’s (MoD) Defence and Security Accelerator (DASA) is currently seeking to identify and fund facial recognition technology for the country’s security services, armed forces and police. As a major component of…

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Coca-Cola and Jon Batiste amp up QR codes with audio and artistic imagery

John Montgallo
QR codes - Coca-Cola cans

The upgrade in the mobile marketing campaign gave the quick response codes a hotter new experience. While the pandemic made sure that pretty much everyone is now finally familiar with humble QR codes, this doesn’t mean that people like them all that much. The barcodes are typically black and white pixelated squares that are functional but not exciting. A new Coca-Cola campaign took this as a challenge and worked to see if people would enjoy and respond to QR codes more readily if those barcodes were far more artistic in…

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Teachers are using artificial intelligence to lighten their massive workload

Jorge Gonzalez
Artificial intelligence - Teacher smiling sitting at desk with stack of books

AI has become a new way to create lesson plans and reduce the amount of unpaid overtime worked. Teachers that have been finding their workloads overwhelming throughout the schoolyear are looking to artificial intelligence to an increasing degree. This technology helps them to keep on top of some of their more time-consuming tasks. Teachers are using artificial intelligence to help complete activities ranging from grading, planning lessons for any subject they teach, or even developing behavioral support plans for students requiring this additional attention. By using the technology, teachers are…

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