身為一個科技人，聊天機器人(Chatbot) 是你2016年絕對不能錯過的重要趨勢之一。其實聊天機器人並不是一個新的觀念，最早在1996年MIT人工智慧實驗室推出的ELIZA被通認為史上第一個聊天機器人。此後許多公司也曾推出過對話機器人，但為什麼到今年bot才重新獲得各大網路與通訊公司的關注呢? 我們認為主要原因除了各大公司如Facebook, Telegram, Slack, Skype, Line, Wechat等開放即時通訊平台外，人工智慧技術的演進也是關鍵影響之一。不過今天我們要討論的不是Chatbot的歷史演進或產品技術，而是Chatbot在實務面的應用。

客戶習慣透過通訊軟體與企業溝通

從8年前Appstore的開張到現在全球有近150萬個APP，現代人下載新APP的意願卻越來越低，Localytics調查數據更顯示平均63%的用戶在下載一個新APP後一個月內即不再使用它，僅20%的用戶在下載三個月後還會繼續使用該APP。在這個後APP時代，使用者的使用習慣更加集中在特定APP上，尤其是如Facebook Messanger、WhatsApp等通訊軟體。

KPCB 2016年互聯網趨勢研究報告中可看出，即時通訊軟體已成為一般人生活不可或缺的必要元素之一，Facebook Messenger已累積超過8億月活躍用戶，WhatsApp更擁有超過10億月活躍用戶

KPCB 2016年互聯網趨勢研究報告中亦指出，Facebook上有超過5千萬個企業粉絲專業、而Line與Wechat上亦分別有2百萬與1千萬個官方帳號。其中， Facebook企業粉絲頁每個月透過超過10億條訊息與客戶溝通，企業與客戶溝通的方式也從人工轉向Chatbot

蘋果iWatch不會在今年上市的理由

鉅亨網新聞中心　(來源：北美新浪)　2014-05-09 08:21:09　

根據《衛報》的報導， iWatch的模樣盡管設計上不夠精緻，但該概念品確實涵蓋了傳聞中的一系列功能，包括Siri、康寧公司的弧線Willow玻璃屏、健康監測以及支持與其它iOS設備直接相連。該圖片上還提到了低耗能藍芽充電系統的可能性，該系統的開發基於與英特爾的合作。去年，有傳聞稱蘋果正就智能手錶與英特爾展開合作。

ADR Studios網站過去兩年發布了不少有關iWatch理念的內容。盡管其最新的概念並不包括弧形屏幕，但該設備看起來真的很不錯。根據ADR的想法，iWatch將配備Wi-Fi、藍芽、32GB存儲空間、FaceTime攝像頭以及用於RSS和天氣的各類小工具。iWatch將由聚碳酸酯、鋁、芳綸纖維和PK2製作而成，因此會堅不可摧，其側面還配有微型投影儀。

Source: http://pe.pedaily.cn/201404/20140408362945.shtml

儿童在线娱乐网站营运商百奥家庭(02100.HK)已公开招股并将于4月10日在港交所公开上市，发行7.06亿股新股，招股价介乎2.0至2.6港元，集资最多18.36亿港元。

　　承销商：德意志银行香港分行、花旗环球金融亚洲有限公司、摩根大通证券（亚太）有限公司、中国国际金融香港证券有限公司。

　　包销佣金为总发售价的3.5%，还可以全权酌情向香港包销商支付高达发售价总额2.5%的奖励费，即最高可达6.0%，相对较高，对承销商的议价能力较弱；相比而言，云游控股的包销佣金为4.5%（总发售价的3.5%及1%奖励），博雅互动则为发售价总额的4%；

　　按每股发售价2.3港元计， 将募得净额（经扣除全球发售已付或应付的包销费用、佣金及估计总开支）1,484.7百万港元（约1,167.3百万元）。募资用途为：

2014年 04月 08日 07:57

新浪微博IPO指導價令市場趨於“冷靜”

Source:  http://tw.wsj.com/big5/20140408/hrd075913.asp?source=UpFeature

從美夢中驚醒往往是痛苦的，而互聯網股票的投資者就是如此，尤其是中國互聯網股票的投資者。

下一個big thing 張忠謀：物聯網

http://www.chinatimes.com/newspapers/20140328001743-260110

半導體下一個發展亮點是什麼？台積電（2330）董事長張忠謀直言，是物聯網！張忠謀說，「物聯網（internet of things）」是個很大的構想，還沒有公司可以真正的管理整個生態系統，但半導體技術在物聯網中屬基本的需求，對半導體業界來說，物聯網將會是下一個重要的市場。

張忠謀昨在台灣半導體協會（TSIA）中就「下一個發展」議題發表專題演說，他笑稱，中文翻作「發展」有點太過文謅謅。他指出近2、3年半導體每年發展僅成長約3至5％，但仍有幾個公司成長遠超過這水準，例如高通、聯發科和台積電，這幾年都因智慧型手機、平板電腦需求帶動以雙位數成長，甚至接近20％。

談到下一個「big thing」，張忠謀認為「物聯網（internet of things）」是個很大的構想，不只是地面上可用、身上可以穿戴、可以測量溫度和血壓，這些都可以與物聯網連結，不過，最賺錢的不會是半導體公司，而是物聯網公司。

TPG和復星醫藥聯手以3.69億美元收購美中互利

14年2月17日美通社(亞洲)

source: http://www.quamnet.com/newscontent.action?articleId=3443209&listSectionCode=NEW_ALL

以每股19.50美元現金為代價回饋股東

北京和馬里蘭州貝塞斯達2014年2月17日電/美通社/ --在中國經營由私營全科醫院和附屬衛星診所組成的和睦家醫療網絡的美國醫療健康公司美中互利醫療有限公司(NASDAQ: CHDX)(簡稱「美中互利」或「本公司」)今天宣佈與買方財團達成合併協議。買方財團由一家TPG聯屬公司(TPG與TPG聯屬公司一併稱為「TPG」)、一家上海復星醫藥(集團)有限公司附屬公司(簡稱「復星」)及美中互利醫療首席執行官李碧菁女士(Ms. Roberta Lipson)組成。是次交易的隱含權益價值約為3.69億美元。

KKR Gains 6.8% Stake in Marvell

12/31/2013 00:00 AM EST 

MADISON, Wis. -- Private equity firm KKR & Co. LLP has amassed a 6.8 percent stake in Marvell Technology Group, according to aregulatory filing.

經濟日報 – 2013年11月20日星期三上午6:46

作風一向低調的南豐，正籌備大動作，昨日宣布成功招攬前財爺梁錦松加盟，明年2月擔任行政總裁一職。

Who Really Wins if JPMorgan Pays $13 Billion?

ByJonathan WeilOct 20, 2013 11:41 PM GMT+0800

 Looks like Jamie Dimon is moving ahead. Photographer: Joshua Prezant/Bloomberg

Memories of the fictional sports announcer Biff Burns came to mind this weekend amid all of the anonymously attributed news reports that the Justice Department had reached a tentative settlement agreement with JPMorgan Chase & Co. worth $13 billion.

Burns was part of the comedian George Carlin’s stable of characters. His shtick was to report the day’s scores while omitting basic information. (“Here’s a partial score: Pittsburgh 37.” Or, “Quickly now the basketball scores: 110 to 102, 125 to 113, 131 to 127.”) Likewise, it has been widely reported that the $13 billion settlement would be the largest ever by the government with a single company. Yet we still don’t have enough facts to know which side would emerge the real winner.

Taiwanese banks, once seen as a gateway into China, look more like a trap for private-equity firms including Carlyle Group LP (CG) as the mainland market proves elusive and competition at home curbs profits for small lenders.

Cosmos Bank Taiwan (2837), controlled by a buyout firm owned by Steven A. Cohen’s SAC Capital Advisors LLC, has lost 68 percent from the end of 2007, data compiled by Bloomberg show. Taipei-based Ta Chong Bank Ltd. (2847), backed by Carlyle, declined 11 percent, while EnTie Commercial Bank, whose owners include Longreach Group Ltd., fell 18 percent in that period.

Investments made more than five years ago in Taiwan’s fragmented banking sector -- whose assets are less than a 10th of China’s -- are underwater with stocks trading below the cost of purchase. Anemic loan growth and margins among the narrowest in Asia, coupled with faster expansion on the mainland and Southeast Asia, may deter foreign and local acquirers.

“It’ll be pretty challenging for the private-equity firms to sell their stakes in Taiwanese banks in the next two years,” Eric Chang, a Taipei-based analyst at Jih Sun Securities Co., said by telephone. “There are no buyers.”

Cosmos and EnTie are two of the three worst performers this year on the TWSE Financial & Insurance Industry Index, which tracks 36 banks, insurers and financial-holding companies. The benchmark gauge has climbed 18 percent, while Cosmos has slumped 19 percent and EnTie by 3.4 percent.

Forstmann Little & Co. attracted first-round bids for the talent agency IMG Worldwide Inc. from Silver Lake Management LLC, TPG Capital, CVC Capital Partners Ltd. and KKR & Co., people familiar with the matter said.

Initial, nonbinding expressions of interest were due Sept. 30 and give potential buyers access to financial data on the company, which could fetch more than $2 billion, said the people, who asked not to be named because the talks are private.

The auction pits two Hollywood talent-management companies and their private-equity investors against each other. Silver Lake is teaming up with William Morris Endeavor Entertainment LLC, while TPG is joining with Creative Artists Agency, said the people. CVC Capital, KKR and other private equity firms have also bid, one person said.

Forstmann Little hired Morgan Stanley and Evercore Partners Inc. (EVR) in May as advisers for a possible sale, people with knowledge of the matter said at the time. In August, the New York-based private-equity firm announced it was considering a range of options. The company’s founder, Ted Forstmann, died in November 2011.

In crafting their offers, Silver Lake and TPG can consider potential cost savings from combining the talent agencies they already own with New York-based IMG, one of the people said. More than 20 bids were entered, according to one of the people.

U.S. Lender Sells Remaining Holdings in China Construction Bank for $1.47 Billion

 Updated September 3, 2013, 9:17 p.m. ET

Bank of AmericaCorp.hoped its investment inChina Construction BankCorp.would help it tap into an economy whose growth potential seemed limitless.

Eight years later, the Charlotte, N.C., lender has sold the last of its shares for $1.47 billion, marking the end of an era in which big Western banks piled into China in hopes of gaining a long-term foothold there.

A broad swath of firms, includingGoldman Sachs GroupInc.,CitigroupInc.,Morgan Stanley,UBSAGandRoyal Bank of Scotland GroupPLC, took positions in Chinese banks in the past decade. But international regulations scheduled to take effect in the next few years require banks to hold extra capital against minority stakes in other financial institutions, making such investments less attractive.