Topgolf, which has plans to expand to 81 locations world-wide, has broken ground on its latest facility in the greater Boston area. Located in Canton, Mass., roughly 20 miles southwest of Boston, the venue is slated to open in late 2023 and will be the Topgolf's first foray into the state of Massachusetts. The facility will have 90 separate hitting bays that each contain heaters, fans and Topgolf's standard Toptracer technology that tracks ball speed, distance and powers gamification by inserting RFID chips into the golf ball. Customers, for instance, will be able to play an AR golf version of Angry Birds or a new digital spinoff called Shankstars where mythical characters such as a T-Rex skeleton play metaverse-styled courses that have unorthodox hazards. The Callaway-owned company currently has 70 sites up and operating, with others coming soon in locations such as San Diego.

As multiple industries shift more into the world of cloud computing, talks of Artificial Intelligence (AI) integration in order to enhance cloud performance has continued at a dramatic pace. Combining both AI and cloud technology together, is beneficial to varying degrees, nevertheless, there is still some further progress to be made across the substantial challenges that technical developers are facing for a more cohesive integration. Cloud computing alone allows companies to be more flexible whilst simultaneously providing economic value when hosting data and applications on the cloud. AI-powered analytical data insights plays an essential role in its enhanced capabilities in data management However, it begs the question, can AI and cloud unification streamline data efficiently and what other benefits can arise from this integration? Due to the financial and personal sensitivity in which organizations carry, thoughts also turn to the important question of integration effectiveness and more specifically how well it can protect privacy whilst companies are continually at risk of a potentially serious cybersecurity breach, especially because an increased rate of workforces are now working from home remotely.

Ventures like MYbank and WeBank are betting that AI and cloud technology will further reduce the costs and inefficiencies of borrowing faced by SMEs. China is leading global investment in the innovative fintech industry--and Alibaba is emerging as China's leader in fintech. According to CB Insights, a market intelligence firm, fintechs worldwide that were backed by venture capital raised $39.57 billion last year, bringing the industry's total capitalization to an all-time high. Ant Financial, Alibaba's financial services group and the IT giant's super tool for internet financing, raised $14 billion, or 35% of the total, during that period. CB Insights puts Ant Financial's total market capitalization now at $150 billion.

Ventures like MYbank and WeBank are betting that AI and cloud technology will further reduce the costs and inefficiencies of borrowing faced by SMEs. China is leading global investment in the innovative fintech industry--and Alibaba is emerging as China's leader in fintech. According to CB Insights, a market intelligence firm, fintechs worldwide that were backed by venture capital raised $39.57 billion last year, bringing the industry's total capitalization to an all-time high. Ant Financial, Alibaba's financial services group and the IT giant's super tool for internet financing, raised $14 billion, or 35% of the total, during that period. CB Insights puts Ant Financial's total market capitalization now at $150 billion.

The costs associated with information technology products and services in Australia are expected to reach A$93 billion in 2019, while 28 per cent of spending within key enterprise IT markets globally is expected to shift to the cloud by 2022. Developments in cloud computing and Artificial Intelligence(AI) have changed what's possible in regard to software services which can be provided to organisations. Each year, solutions powered by the cloud and AI are deployed by enterprise businesses to improve the efficiency of business operations and the productivity of employees. Business communication methods are one area that has and will continue to benefit greatly from improvements in cloud technology and AI. This advance in technology is allowing businesses to seek quicker and more simple communication in an increasingly mobile world.

Chatbots were simple in the beginning, often limited to web browser pop-ups that could only send straightforward greetings like "Hi, how are you?" to website visitors. Because of AI and cloud technology, chatbots are no longer just a nice-to-have greeting tool, but a key element in fostering a more engaging customer experience for businesses across every industry. By tapping into deep learning technologies, these tools learn, converse, and understand the world similarly to the way humans do, making customer service simpler and more efficient. Consumers are encountering these technologies more frequently -- according to Gartner, by 2018, 30 percent of our interactions with new technologies will be through "conversations" with smart machines. Chatbots can be found everywhere, helping customers with nearly any task, from online shopping to planning a wedding.