5 Technologies That Will Change Everything
Sometimes a technology comes along and changes the way we live forever. It often starts quietly. The tech might have to pass through a few iterations before its value becomes clear. Read Full Article: 5 Technologies That Will Change Everything... Read More
China throws its weight behind A.I. and blockchain as it aims to be the world’s tech leader
China, once seen as an imitator when it came to technology, is now looking to take the lead in areas from blockchain to artificial intelligence (AI), much-hyped technologies that are seen as critical to the future. Read Full Article: China... Read More
The 7 Biggest Technology Trends To Disrupt Banking & Financial Services In 2020
Even though banking and financial services have been slower than other industries to adopt the latest technology into their operations, financial organizations are trying to catch up by incorporating artificial intelligence, blockchain, and other technology to benefit their customers, remain... Read More
Ohio beefs up cyber security with new response unit
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio is moving to strengthen its cyber defenses by creating a new unit tasked with responding when local governments are digitally attacked, under a new law signed on Friday by Gov. Mike DeWine. Read Full Article: Ohio... Read More
How the world will change as computers spread into everyday objects
On August 29th, as Hurricane Dorian tracked towards America’s east coast, Elon Musk, the boss of Tesla, an electric-car maker, announced that some of his customers in the storm’s path would find that their cars had suddenly developed the ability... Read More
Ransomware Attacks Are Testing Resolve of Cities Across America
HOUSTON — At the public library in Wilmer, Tex., books were checked out not with the beeps of bar code readers but with the scratches of pen on notebook paper. Out on the street, police officers were literally writing tickets... Read More
Civic authorities worldwide are drawing on gamification to make cities cleaner, safer, healthier and better connected
One of the perennial challenges for any civic initiative is to encourage the public to get involved. Following the lead of e-commerce companies and social networks, some city governments are turning to gamification, defined as the use of game design... Read More
Democratising big data
Big data analytics, while powerful, can be tough to decipher. To make it simpler, innovative organisations are bringing big data’s insights to the people who can use them. Imagine a book that reveals the secrets of health, happiness and prosperity—yet... Read More
Income Before $18,000. After: $85,000. Does Tiny Nonprofit Hold a Key to the Middle Class?
Jukay Hsu is an enthusiastic Amazon backer. He wanted the company to build a big new campus in New York and participated in wooing it. He met with Amazon executives and appeared in a video pitch, and his tech-training program... Read More
Are You A Futurist?
As a kid, I remember watching “The Jetsons,” where Rosie the Robot took care of most of the family’s needs and George flew to work a few hours a week, as the household’s lone breadwinner in a world where the... Read More