Smart Cities May Merge AI and IoT, but Who Wants to Live in Them?
Google wants to transform part of Toronto into a tech-filled city of the future. But while some citizens see it as an opportunity to build a second Silicon Valley north of the border, others are worried it may spiral out of control to resemble a data-fueled dystopian “1984” setting instead. Innovation from the Internet Up […]
Tech’s Main Role in Healthcare? To Transform
Perhaps nothing will ever rival technology’s omnipresence in every facet of society. Shopping, socializing, entertainment, and work all bear only a shred of semblance to what they were a couple of decades ago. Healthcare has always received it’s fair share of attention from tech as well. But recently, there’s been a resurgence in interest to […]
Google Continues Its Seemingly Impossible Growth Streak
The sheer scale of Google’s operations continues to boggle the minds of Android app developers. Nobody thinks of the behemoth as just a search engine anymore — even the most tech illiterate among us know that the company’s vast operations extend into every facet of tech imaginable: mobile, research, life sciences, investment, and beyond. Google […]
Tech Leaders Talk Big Changes at the Start of Tech Week
President Trump’s “tech week” kicked off Monday with an unusual scene: leaders of the tech community, usually ambivalent or downright outspoken on the president, saying nice things about his tech policies. This buttering-up unfolded in front of cameras, but the real work was accomplished in private sessions where tech leaders such as Apple CEO Tim […]
Project Wing Tackles the Issue of Drone Air Traffic Control
As we reported last month, consumer drones sales increased a whooping 117% in between February 2016 and February 2017. Amazon is itching to launch its PrimeAir drone delivery project on a mass scale, and other companies are going to want to follow suit. So it’s high time that the world prepare for a proliferation of […]
Waymo-Lyft’s Driverless Car Partnership Is a Threat to Uber
Internet of things app developers are probably familiar with the old saying, “The enemy of my enemy is my friend.” That bit of wisdom appears to be behind the new partnership between Waymo and Lyft, two rivals to ride-hailing giant Uber. Lyft has lagged behind Uber in the ride-hailing market, consistently stuck in second place […]
Alphabet Profits From Mobile as Valuation Overtakes Apple
The past couple weeks have been huge for mobile app developers and the software industry in general as Alphabet published their earnings report for the past quarter, disclosing an unprecedented $21.3 billion in revenue. With Google under the Alphabet umbrella, it’s no surprise to Chicago mobile app developers that the company would exceed expectations. But […]