IoT for the Disabled – Breaking Barriers and Changing Lives
The digital world has been entirely transformed with the help of technological breakthroughs, and IoT (Internet of Things) is to be credited among AI (Artificial Intelligence), ML (Machine Learning), Data Science, and more.
Could mass IoT deployment be key driver of sustainability?
Report sets out to explore the impact that new and emerging technologies will have on electricity, fuel and water usage, CO2 emissions, and e-waste.
Microsoft is reportedly launching a Cloud PC service this summer
Along with word that Microsoft is seemingly working on a new store for Windows 10 comes a report regarding its rumored Cloud PC service. According to ZDNet, Microsoft is gearing up to flip the switch on the Azure-powered service as soon as this summer, perhaps in June or early July.
Five design principles of cloud transformation in insurance
Johanna Von Geyr, partner and EMEA lead banking, financial services and insurance at ISG, explores five design principles of cloud transformation in insurance Many insurers have traditionally been reluctant to move their operations to the cloud, citing security or regulatory concerns.
Worldwide public cloud end-user spending to grow 23% in 2021
Offerings that support or deliver public cloud services are experiencing tremendous spending growth despite macroeconomic impacts, with software as a service (SaaS) remaining the largest market segment, as the demand for composable applications requires a different type of SaaS experience.
S&P 500 Closes At Record High As Investor Optimism Reaches Highest Level Since 2017
With recently resurgent technology stocks heading up the market’s gains, the S&P 500 nabbed a new closing high on Thursday as investor sentiment hit its most bullish level in more than three years, a sign Wall Street may be getting over its concerns that rising interest rates might tank the market.
10 Best Fintech Companies and Stocks in 2021
In this article we are going to discuss the top 10 best fintech companies and stocks in 2021. You can skip our detailed analysis of the trends in the fintech space and jump to the Top 5 Fintech Companies and Stocks in 2021.
IBM drives innovation with new Cloud for Financial Services
“With a focus on data security delivered with IBM’s confidential computing and sophisticated encryption capabilities, we aim to reduce risk in the supply chain for banks, insurers and other financial services industry players, and at the same time accelerating the time by which they can drive and consume innovation,” explained Howard Boville, Head of IBM Hybrid Cloud Platform.
Usability is the secret to success in FinTech developments
The UK FinTech sector received a record investment of £3 billion in 2020, making the UK the second largest FinTech market globally, following the US.
The UK’s Fintech Strategic Review Series
The UK fintech sector’s eagerly awaited Fintech Strategic Review, also known as the Kalifa Review, was recently released and its recommendations – taken together – certainly cannot be criticised for a lack of ambition. Ron Kalifa OBE was asked to conduct the independent review to identify priority areas to support growth and widespread adoption of UK fintech and to help maintain the UK’s global fintech reputation.
Bank of Japan joins the central bank digital currency bandwagon
Joining multiple other Asian countries, the Bank of Japan (BoJ) on Monday kickstarted its central bank digital currency (CBDC) trials, with an aim to explore the technical feasibility of a digital yen in its first phase Proof of Concept (PoC) which will last for a year to March 2022. Although it is undecided if the central bank wants to proceed with a CBDC, Asian countries are so far leading in terms of developing and experimenting with forms of national digital currencies.
Think tank launches climate news outlet powered by former Greentech Media staff
The clean energy think tank RMI just launched a nonprofit journalism arm called Canary Media that’s staffed by well-known names in energy and climate reporting. The big picture: Canary will be “at the forefront of the clean energy transition” with a mission to cover global efforts to fight climate change, per RMI, formerly the Rocky Mountain Institute.
Researcher develops better tools for understanding, protecting big data
Patterns and anomalies in big data can help businesses target likely customers, reveal fraud or even predict drug interactions. Unfortunately, these patterns are often not easily observable. To extract the needles of useful information out of haystacks of data, data scientists need increasingly powerful methods of machine learning.
The State Of Data, March 2021
Data is eating the world and there are numerous indicators of its ubiquitous presence in our lives. From fueling the recent success of “artificial intelligence” (AI) and the rise of “digital transformation” to its accelerated growth due to Covid-19 to new approaches to its “monetization” (finding money in mining data, a growing practice since at least the 1970s) to how it makes businesses and consumers both anxious and animated, data dominates our deeds, debates, and dreams.
Digital transformation: 5 trends that could shift your strategy
As we slowly return to a post-COVID world, IT leaders should raise their periscopes and review industry trends. While many organizations were busy shifting to hybrid work, updating business processes, and adjusting to changes in customer needs, the opportunities to innovate, improve customer experiences, launch digitally enabled products, and mature machine learning capabilities may have taken a back seat.