IBM Wants to Test New Apps With Blockchain
Blockchain development is rapidly growing, and so are the number of patents being filed that utilize the technology for its promise of cybersecurity, anonymity, and decentralization. IBM filed a patent in 2013 for a system to track values of cryptocurrencies. In its paperwork, IBM wrote that blockchain would keep track of the “life cycle of […]
Who’s Leading Industrial IoT?
The Internet of Things (IoT) is just getting started. There is no known trajectory for the field; it can be applied in any industry to better connect organizations, streamline logistics, and generate insights, so the possibilities are seemingly infinite. And as is the case with most emerging technology, IoT development is going to be led by […]
Is 2018 the Year of Edge-Computing for Apps?
The cloud is going through a bit of a transformation right now. Electronic manufacturers are pushing for more edge computing. But it’s not just physical electronics that are facing the challenge of moving away from the cloud for split-second computing; almost all mobile app developers use the cloud to process data from a user’s interactions […]
Google Employees Protest Pentagon Project Involving Drones and AI
These days, employees at every major tech company, like Facebook, Amazon, and Google, have something to complain about. Whether it’s data security, wages, or gender equality, there has been enough backlash in the office to feed media outlets consistent headlines for months. Well, Google’s at it again. With its open-source artificial intelligence (AI) tool, TensorFlow, […]
Are New Blockchain Laws Fair to the Technology?
As the development of blockchain continues, governments all around the world are engaged in heated debates about a plethora of topics surrounding the technology: its implications, businesses using it, and of course, trading cryptocurrencies. And if any government doesn’t have blockchain on their radar, they’re late to the game — almost $2.5 billion of venture capital has […]
The Future of Wearables Is in Health and Clothing
The wearables market has historically had a tough time breaking into anything but fitness and health through MedTech applications. But research shows that wearable technology is forecasted to explode in the next 10 years. By 2027, the market is set to reach a value of $150 billion. Leveraging All of Data’s Advantages Before wearables can […]
President Trump Isn’t Focused on Facebook, He’s After Amazon
Politics and tech companies don’t always mix. They each need each other, but it couldn’t be clearer that sometimes, they just don’t get along. In light of Facebook’s recent data debacle with the U.S. and international governments, most tech companies are probably re-examining their track records a little more closely to ensure a similar fiasco […]
This New Wearable Scans Your Brain
When physicist Elena Boto tried out the University of Nottingham’s brain scanning wearable, she had to wear a conventional scanner alongside the new MedTech wearable. The research team had her perform several tasks, like bending and pointing her finder, drinking water, and bouncing a ball from a paddle. The conventional scanner was fixed in place, […]
Google Is Making Its Own Version of Blockchain
If you’ve been watching closely, you probably noticed that Google’s parent company, Alphabet Inc., has been picking up startups with blockchain expertise. In fact, the holdings company was one of the largest corporate investors in blockchain last year. Knowing this, it should come as no surprise that Google is diving deeper into blockchain development than ever […]
IBM’s Watson Ventures Into the Internet of Things
We all first heard of IBM’s supercomputer, Watson, when the machine challenged Jeopardy! contestant Ken Jennings to a game and won by a landslide. Known as one of the world’s first artificial intelligence (AI) supercomputers, IBM is now pivoting Watson to create Watson Assistant (WA): an AI assistant created to work with the Internet of […]