Amazon StyleSnap is a new AI feature in its app that allows customers to upload a photograph or a screenshot of a fashion look. Amazon will then search its site for similar items

Beyond just increasing general usage of and time spent in Snapchat, Snap Games provide another line of revenue for Snap as it seeks profitability via @Digiday

This does not sound good….

HT @nycmedialab Is it actually possible to do something that’s good for society and for business? And how could you quantify this?

HT @nycmedialab Is AI the future of education?

RT @charabbott Eye-opening look at how @MetMusuem & others are using AI to predict and recommend art that visitors might enjoy based on their social media profiles – taking into account multiple centuries of content! Featuring commentary by Microsoft’s @NoelleLaCharite

HT @nycmedialab Knitting-as-a-service sounds cool!

Big tech firms are trying to read people’s thoughts, and no one’s ready for the consequences.

HBO launched a new website called Recommended by Humans, which pulls from video suggestions and fan tweets to recommend different series or documentaries that people should watch.

RT @LererHippeau After driving countless publishers away, Facebook has a plan for winning them back: paying millions per year to license their content for its news section.

HT @BoSacks Hearst Magazines is tracking what readers click online and using those behaviors to serve the same magazine subscribers targeted ads in print

RT @neilperkin Inspiration, references, and reminders for the planning, branding, strategy process from @alexmorrisnorth

HT @mscharlies Google is searching not only metadata/keywords, but words in the audio! And they’re playable.

CVS and other retailers want to stay relevant – will this prime-like service resonate w consumers? CVS will expand its membership program, CarePass, nationwide after testing it in Boston, Philadelphia and Tampa. Consumers pay $5 a month or $48 annually for a suite of benefits, including free shipping and discounts.