Human Borgs: How Artificial Intelligence Can Kill Creativity And Make Us Dumber
For decades, scientists and tech visionaries have envisioned a day when computers become so powerful that they become smarter than the human race. There is no shortage of science fiction stories and movies about robot uprisings.
China sets the pace in adoption of AI in healthcare technology
A live-stream video of a 76-year-old woman pottering about her kitchen plays on Li Hong’s phone. Li is in London, 8,700km from her mother in the Chinese city of Kunming.
Managing Cloud: Why to Keep a Data Center Mentality
Scalability and agility, the ability to avoid long-term capitalizations of hardware and software, and efficiency have all been reasons why companies have moved more IT to the cloud. This has prompted industry analysts like Forrester’s Tracy Woo to say, “It’s well understood using cloud is necessary to stay competitive. The question most are weighing is when and should we be moving all of our workloads to the cloud?”
‘Consumer behaviour to shape the next decade of fintech’: Highlights from AWS Fintech Forum 2021
“Trust arrives on the back of a tortoise and leaves on the back of a galloping horse,” said Joseph Healy, Co-founder and CEO, Judo Bank on the growing trust in the digital banking and payments sector in the last 18 months.
Big data centers are power-hungry, but increasingly efficient
Whether binging “Squid Game” on Netflix or just posting a gif file on Twitter, both cause a chain reaction and use energy. That’s not just on personal devices but in data centers scattered around the world where that information is stored.
Digital transformation: 3 do's and 2 don'ts
Digital transformation has been the buzzword du jour for the last several years, and for good reason. With benefits from automation, improved workforce management, and better business insights, its value is clear.
What you need to know about cybersecurity in 2022
The pandemic has also shown us just how interconnected all businesses are and how increased digitalization has thrust the global population onto a new trajectory of cyber threats and attacks. In 2021, we saw critical infrastructure breaches and how one company’s cybersecurity can have a cascading effect on many others, from direct customers to end consumers, up and down the US’ Eastern Seaboard.
TOP 10 MISTAKES ROBOTICS STARTUPS SHOULD AVOID IN 2022
Robots are taking over the world. They are now into every industry namely the healthcare industry, defense, education, and many others. It also now uses different technologies such as AI, ML, and many others to improve its functions and applications.
Harnessing noise in optical computing for AI
Artificial intelligence and machine learning are currently affecting our lives in many small but impactful ways. For example, AI and machine learning applications recommend entertainment we might enjoy through streaming services such as Netflix and Spotify.
Antitrust: Commission publishes final report on consumer Internet of Things sector inquiry
The European Commission has published today the findings of its competition sector inquiry into the consumer Internet of Things (IoT). The final report and its accompanying staff working document identify potential competition concerns in the rapidly growing markets for IoT related products and services in the European Union.
Using Cloud Economics To Model The Value Of Multi-Cloud
To no one’s surprise, Gartner forecasted spending on cloud computing to grow in 2021 by 23.1%, and the infrastructure portion of the market to grow by 38.4%. On the face of it, cloud computing is a low cost, fast way to build applications.
The Rise of Open Banking: How Big Data Is Changing Fintech
Discover how open banking is changing the fintech industry, and how big data is powering this transformation to provide better services for consumers.
The rise of open banking is revolutionising how people use and interact with their finances. With open banking, financial service providers can provide more bespoke services for their customers by analysing data from many different sources. This article explores how big data is changing fintech and what it means for consumers and businesses.
How can we ensure a safe and equitable digital transformation? Business leaders explain
The past 18 months have transformed society – and sped up the digital transformation of our world.
On the plus side, digital technologies allowed business and society to continue to function even during lockdowns – helping companies survive, vulnerable people access healthcare and children continue to learn. When the worst of the pandemic is, someday, behind us, we’ll be able to take many of these lessons – and technological advancements – with us to enable greater access to healthcare (especially mental healthcare), education, job training and finance.
The metaverse will be built on the blockchain
You may think the metaverse will be a bunch of interconnected virtual spaces – the World Wide Web but accessed through virtual reality. This is largely correct, but there is also a fundamental but slightly more cryptic side to the metaverse that will set it apart from today’s Internet: the blockchain.
Small Business Cybersecurity: What Will Be Different in 2022?
Every year, new tips come out about small business cybersecurity. But the advice for 2022 isn’t all that different from previous years. For instance, the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) talks about phishing, viruses, ransomware, strong passwords and protecting confidential information this year. Their tips on staying safe are an excellent resource that businesses should read over more than once. But can small businesses benefit from advice beyond what is now considered basic online hygiene?