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AI & the enterprise: protect your data, protect your enterprise value

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This will require the adoption of new processes and products, many of which will be dependent on well-trained artificial intelligence-based technologies. Ransomware attacks Recall the ransomware hack on MGM Resorts International hotel reservation systems, digital room keys, casino gaming systems, and restaurant point-of-sale systems.

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AI Can Help Restaurants Survive Challenges with Inflation and the Coming Recession

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Inflation and an impending recession are two huge challenges facing the restaurant industry today. Let’s take a look at how AI could help restaurants survive and even thrive in spite of these challenges. In either case, it’s going to be difficult for restaurants to maintain their profit margins. But AI can help.

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Chipotle’s recipe for digital transformation: Cloud plus AI

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When Curt Garner became Chipotle’s first CIO in 2015, the only technology used for online restaurant ordering was, “believe it or not,” a fax machine, he says. Many restaurant chains, in contrast, are individually owned and operated as franchises. Seven years later, the Newport Beach, Calif.-based

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Robots make a smash in Chipotle kitchens

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Adding robots to the guacamole-making process makes sense because preparing the irresistible side is a labor-intensive task for employees of quick-service restaurant (QSR) Chipotle that involves peeling, coring, and cutting up those pesky avocados, amounting to tens of thousands of hours a year.

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Cloud Technology Advances Make Telecommuting Highly Viable

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Cloud technology has led to a number of incredible breakthroughs that have changed business practices. This wouldn’t be possible without advances in cloud technology. As we stated in a previous post, cloud technology has made remote teams possible. Also, calls in iMind are protected by WebRTC technology.

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AFL launches Just Walk Out technology to tackle queues at Marvel Stadium

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The pain of long lines for food and drinks is about to be eased at Melbourne’s Marvel Stadium with the introduction of Amazon’s Just Walk Out technology, a first for the southern hemisphere. The technology will initially be available at two of the stadium’s 20-plus food and beverage stands. It’s incredible technology.

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AI at the retail edge: What’s new, and what’s coming soon

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What is supposed to be a quick meal on the go too often turns into a grim choice between eating something you didn’t order or parking and walking into the restaurant to stand in line to complain … and then wait for your order again. And these mistakes are costly, around $26 million annually for a national chain restaurant.

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