DefenseNews

US Navy facing early challenges in modernizing dry docks for submarine maintenance

WASHINGTON – One of the U.S. Navy’s first major projects under a 20-year shipyard modernization effort is facing cost-overruns and schedule slips, an unexpected circumstance which the Navy is hoping to learn from as it continues through the $20-billion Shipyard Infrastructure Optimization Program. Though the Navy is predominately in a planning phase of program, generating computer models of…
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AI & RoboticsNews

Lucidworks: Chatbots and recommendations boost online brand loyalty

Elevate your enterprise data technology and strategy at Transform 2021. Pandemic-related shutdowns led consumers to divert the bulk of their shopping to online — and many of those shoppers are now hesitant about returning to stores as businesses begin to open back up. A recent survey of 800 consumers conducted by cloud company Lucidworks found that 59% of shoppers plan to either avoid…
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MobileNews

Twitter for iOS now accepting applications for Super Follows and Ticketed Spaces

Twitter has announced more details about its plans to bring Super Follows and Ticketed Spaces. The company says that it will begin rolling out applications for both new features today, giving creators an early shot at joining in the first group of testers for the features. Twitter first announced Super Follows and Ticketed Spaces earlier this year. Super Follows will allow you to form a…
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MobileNews

Google Phone gains a quick way to message a business

Google Phone is making it easier than ever to message a business instead of calling them with a new “Chat” button. Last year, Google unveiled a new system called “Business Messages,” which allows you to quickly send a message to a place of business via Google Maps or Search. This model has advantages for both the business, making it easy to converse with multiple customers at once, and…
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