Humans might not always make the best decisions, but algorithms can
We are faced with thousands of decisions every day with an infinite number of possible outcomes. In light of this, you would think that we would be expert decision makers. However, thanks to many of...
View Article4 Tech platforms that are improving our social lives
It’s easy to find articles written about how technology makes us less sociable or less social, and millennials, in particular, make themselves easy targets. Though it seems to be the argument of the...
View ArticleWhy we need to develop AI to explain AI
We have seen the hype, we know that AI could do amazing things. In the future it could control many aspects of our lives, revolutionize industries and maybe even cure cancer, but we know very little...
View ArticleAI with a human touch: leading assessment, recruitment platforms integrate to...
A leading AI-based smart assessment platform integrates with the world’s leading recruitment platform to bring the best candidates forward while maintaining the human element. As automation becomes the...
View Article3 Reasons the new iphone speculations are dull
I always get incredibly bored at this time of year at the amount of speculation over what the new iPhone might be like. This year seems to be even worse with people claiming to have got their hands on...
View ArticleThe FCC loves dealing with net neutrality so much it’s going to discuss it...
This is becoming tedious. Obama introduced net neutrality so no telecoms companies could tier service by device, consumer contract size or website traffic. This was widely agreed upon to be a good...
View ArticleWhile tech giants struggle to enter Chinese app market, Google makes...
Third-party app markets like Tencent’s Myapp and Baidu’s Mobile Assistant continue to dominate the Chinese app market, while tech giants like Google, Facebook and Apple are nowhere in sight. According...
View ArticleFinTech Conference LatAm starts in Lima today
Today, Fintech Conference LatAm comes to Lima, Peru. The conference takes place from September 7-8 and aims to bring a number of financial leaders and innovators under one roof to share the next big...
View ArticleTop IT companies ranked worldwide: How to win the offshore gamble
International IT outsourcing is becoming a great way for small businesses to afford complex tech solutions, but still problems persist. The quality of IT products is difficult to gauge, particularly...
View ArticleHow and why hackers are targeting our hospitals
You may not know it, but hackers are targeting hospitals and they are targeting them at a greater frequency than ever. Last year cyber attacks went through the roof, with some estimating that hacks on...
View ArticleVR Games need to be fun if they’re going to catch on
Virtual Reality (VR) gaming is a big question mark looming in the future, and it needs to take the right approach if it’s going to make it big. VR games seem to have taken an initial dive for the...
View ArticleCompanies make millions selling your data, why not sell it yourself?
Facebook and other big companies are taking your data and selling it off to third parties. It’s one of those things that we all know but in a I-don’t-really-want-to-think-about-it kind of way. I...
View ArticleStudies show AI is the gift that keeps on giving
According to Capgemini, a global leader in consulting and technology services, 83% of firms surveyed say AI has produced new roles within their companies. Three-quarters of firms also report a 10...
View ArticleThe importance of play for children and how technology can help
Whether it’s being chased by a cowboy with a super soaker, playing hide and seek or simply being foolish, play is an essential part of childhood, which, despite clear academic evidence, is considered...
View ArticleHas technology broken the media? How valuable content can triumph over fake news
Since the Great Fake News Elections of 2016, the media has often been said to be in crisis, but it’s not just quality of news and journalism that has been affected by the emerging technologies that...
View ArticleThree startups making your time on the road safer and easier
Earlier this year, CNBC released a list of the most dangerous jobs in the USA. Among the top were well known hazardous jobs such as Fishermen and Loggers, however, the list also contained many jobs we...
View ArticleMachine learning will be able to predict diseases years before onset of symptoms
In the future, doctors will be able to diagnose your illness before even meeting you. Recent applications of machine learning with big data are able to predict diseases—such as Alzheimer’s and...
View ArticleHow technology has stressed us all out, and how it can help
Anxiety has always plagued mankind. Historically there has always been lots for the human mind to worry about- where one might get their next meal, high infant mortality rates, enemies with pointy...
View ArticleStartup using AI to personalise cancer treatments
An Emeryville startup has recently received $93 million in funding for the development of its AI-assisted immunotherapy cancer treatment. The additional funds bring Gritstone’s funding total to $200...
View ArticleHow technology is disrupting the home buying experience from sales to moving
Publicly-owned company Realogy has just announced a partnership with OJO Labs, Inc. in attempt to bring artificial intelligence to the real estate industry. According to the partnership, OJO Labs will...
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