Category: Future Tech
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What Is Edge Computing?
NVIDIA Blog – 10.23.19 (10.22.19) Edge computing and doughnuts share something in common: the closer they are to the consumer, the better. A trip to the corner doughnut shop may be deliciously quick. But a box of doughnuts within reach of your desk is instant gratification. Source: What Is Edge Computing?
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Here’s how AI is helping secure water for your future
Microsoft Blogs – 10.23.19 (10.22.19) Last year, Cape Town, South Africa, came within days of running out of water. This summer, Chennai, India, ran dry, with residents standing in line for hours for government water supplies. Source: Here’s how AI is helping secure water for your future
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Watson Anywhere: The Future
IBM Blog – 10.22.19 (10.21.19) There’s a paradox in the world of AI: While it’s the largest economic opportunity of our lifetime (estimated to contribute $16 trillion to GDP by 2030), enterprise adoption of AI was less than 4% in 2018. A recent Gartner survey said that the 4% in 2018 has now grown to…
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How AI is helping children overcome their speech disabilities
Microsoft Blog – 10.21.19 (10.17.19) In Central and Eastern Europe and Central Asia, there are over 5 million children with some form of disability. With the right support, many of these can thrive in mainstream education. Unfortunately, that isn’t always available. As a result, up to 75 percent of these children are excluded from quality…
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Designing Products in Virtual Reality First is the Future, Here’s Why
HTC Vive Blog – 10.17.19 (10.16.19) For automotive design, creating a full-scale model is an integral part of the design process. With HTC VIVE Pro, Dassault Systemes designers, engineers and product managers are able to visualize and collaborate on virtual scale designs in real time without having to produce physical mockups. Source: Designing Products in Virtual Reality First…
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The 3 Beachheads of AI
IBM Blog – 10.16.19 We have been partnering with and assisting clients on their data needs and strategies for years. It’s clear that data and AI are two-sides of the same coin; in fact, this understanding spawned the AI Ladder concept. We’ve developed skills training in the areas of data science and machine learning; we’ve partnered…
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Technology is transforming the banking industry, and you’re at the centre
Microsoft Blogs – 10.15.19 Around four thousand years ago, merchants in Assyria, India and Sumeria began giving out grain loans to farmers and traders who transported goods between cities. Fast forward to ancient Greece and the Roman Empire, and lenders in temples were providing loans, accepting deposits, and changing money, paving the way for the…
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IBM Watson: Reflections and Projections
IBM Blog – 10.10.19 AI has gone through many cycles since we first coined the term “machine learning” in 1959. Our latest resurgence began in 2011 when we put Watson on national television to play Jeopardy! against humans. This became a cornerstone event, demonstrating that we had something unique. And we saw early success, putting Watson to…
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5 times Hollywood has taken on AI
Microsoft Blogs – 10.10.19 (10.8.19) Artificial intelligence is a staple of many movie plots – and those thrilling stories often revolve around the potential dangers of AI, rather than the good it can do. Since popular culture plays a part in shaping attitudes about technology, it’s not surprising that questions surrounding AI are informed by…
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Are Cybersecurity Robots Coming For Your Job?
McAfee Blog – 10.10.19 (10.9.19) “14 Jobs That Will Soon Be Obsolete.” “Can A Robot Do Your Job?” “These Seven Careers Will Fall Victim to Automation.” For each incremental advance in automation technology, it seems there’s an accompanying piece of alarmist clickbait, warning of a future in which robots will be able to do everything…