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What Amazon, Google, Facebook and Apple have in common

The Verge

On Wednesday, lawmakers squared off with the chief executives of the tech industry’s four most powerful players, Amazon, Apple, Facebook, and Google. Throughout this process and under Cicilline’s leadership, the committee found troublesome patterns of behavior that all four firms exhibit. Apple has parental control software of its own.

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Gartner MQ, Forrester Wave: A Disservice to Innovation?

Fountainhead

By inadvertently playing into analysts’ narrow definition of products and categories, vendors can become distracted from their real goal – pursuing meaningful, valuable, and unique innovation. The well-known Gartner Magic Quadrant (MQ) and Forrester Wave are at the top of the list, with others such as KuppingerCole’s Leadership Compass.

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AI’s one true X factor: Leadership

CIO Business Intelligence

Evans’ third category is, “Oh my god we have accidentally invented the atom bomb.” Embracing AI leadership Still, AI has gone beyond fascination and speculation; there are real benefits to be had already. In practice, however, making good on the promise of AI — without falling prey to its pitfalls — requires leadership.

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How Serious Is The Lack Of Machine Learning Talent?

The Accidental Successful CIO

companies in all industries last month posted 115,100 job ads for software engineers, a category that includes AI developers. – Dr. Jim Anderson Blue Elephant Consulting – Your Source For Real World IT Department Leadership Skills. AI systems typically perform well if they are fed huge amounts of data they can learn from.

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Who will (eventually) replace Jeff Bezos? Amazon succession mystery deepens with key exec’s exit

GeekWire

It’s also worth looking at Amazon’s recently expanded 26-person “S-team,” the leadership group that drives key decisions for the company and includes executives who oversee business lines such as fulfillment, studios, fashion and delivery. Of course, Amazon is a very different beast than Apple or Microsoft.

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The Monthly Foresight: Past, Present, and Future, Feb. 2020

Future of CIO

Leadership is all about making directions and driving changes. Three Perspectives about Visionary Leadership Leadership is about setting directions, making positive influences and inspiring innovation. At its core, leadership is the journey for problem-solving.

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The Monthly “Dot Connections”: The Vision Dot Connection Sep. 2019

Future of CIO

So more specifically, what are apple to apple comparisons between vision vs. insight? The Future-Driven Leadership - Vision vs. Leadership The substance of leadership never changes. Leadership is about CHANGE. Fundamentally, leadership is more about future but starts at today.