The eRetail Story: Problems solved, in progress and yet to come
Retail is a unique industry in many ways, inasmuch as it will always exist; having been completely reshaped by technology and the internet, much more change is on its way. There may be small...
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What price tag do we have on our private data? A London artist’s social...
More often than not we see big tech corporations as the “big bad wolf” for using our private data, but would our perspectives change if our privacy came with a price tag? Before stepping into The Data...
View ArticleHow to find success in the multi million dollar industry of YouTube stars
Youtube has come along way since its founders uploaded the first ever video of themselves at the San Diego zoo in April 2005. Over the past 12 years the omnipresent video site has enjoyed a lot of...
View ArticleDrones, self-driving cars and bicycles banned for marijuana delivery in...
Several California startups are heartbroken over the state’s recent ban on drones for marijuana delivery. The ban comes amongst many other new regulations released by the California Bureau of Cannabis...
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DataRPM is in Germany hosting 2 must-see panels on big data, AI, IoT, machine...
Global expert in cognitive technology DataRPM is hosting two panels in Germany covering how big data, AI, the IoT, and machine learning are transforming industries. The first panel takes place today in...
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Building trust with AIAs: the ultimate barrier between human-machine...
How can machines prove their trustworthiness to their human counterparts? An important question for AI development, and one that spurs unnerving speculation about an AI-dominated future. In the 1968...
View ArticleRelink Labs: Job searching in the 21st century
When I finished school my parents’ first demand was that I start pounding the streets with a backpack full of CVs and go to each and every shop on the highstreet and shopping centers and ask to speak...
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Multilingual bots allow African SMEs to simplify funding across language...
Venture Capital funding in Africa more than doubled between 2015 and 2016, and to simplify the funding process, multilingual bots are deployed to break down language barriers. Even as far back as 2011,...
View ArticleJust because AI hasn’t yet taken our jobs doesn’t mean it won’t
For a time it was very popular to say that Artificial Intelligence (AI) was going to take our jobs in the future, leaving us with nothing to do. Now it seems the pendulum of popularity has swung the...
View ArticleHow technology brought communities together in a fight against Harvey and Irma
In an attempt to band together and overcome pressing issues in the wake of hurricanes Harvey and Irma, residents of the areas ravaged by the storms have turned to their smartphones for help. According...
View ArticleAI develops an understanding eye
AI has on and on again, proved its worth in situations where it was tested within parameters – enabling itself to walk, talk and put human geniuses to shame. However, in the journey towards becoming...
View ArticleSmart contact lenses: a look at what we can expect
For the visually impaired, contact lenses are more than likely considered annoying necessity for anyone that wants clear vision without the need for glasses. However, thanks to tech giants like Sony,...
View ArticleThe tech version of the financial crash
After the financial crash, the investment banking industry received new regulation, although you’d be forgiven for thinking it hadn’t. Tech has got by with very limited regulation until now, if any....
View ArticleTech is throwin’ grillz on the dental industry
In one of tech’s latest efforts to disrupt industries, some startups have set out to take a bite out of the dental industry using virtual reality, augmented reality, telemedicine, and cryptocurrency....
View ArticleThe way to your customers’ wallets is through their mobile phones
Forget the days when talking to a robot was just for nerds. Chatbots are here and they are making a run as the next big thing in marketing. What is a chatbot you ask? Essentially, it is the...
View ArticlePunks at heart: the tech-savvy reinvention of corporate social responsibility
‘Stick it to the man’ was the take-home message many kids got from growing up adrift in a Napster-fueled, Nirvana-fronted pop culture haze that brought punk back into the mainstream around the end of...
View ArticleFacial recognition presents threat to LGBT community
With the hype surrounding the new iPhone X, many are eagerly anticipating the feature that has everyone talking — unlocking their shiny new phones with nothing more than their face. Apple’s next...
View Article4 ways technology is changing weddings
We are used to technology changing our everyday lives—because that is pretty much what the consumer side of technology exists for, but what about weddings? When it comes to a wedding, there are several...
View ArticleTechnology and parenting: friend or foe?
Being a parent is arguably one of the toughest jobs in the world. A child’s need for guidance, supervision and support is a 24/7 job which can be physically mentally and physically draining. Many...
View ArticleTech sector issues: 4 ways big tech grew up this year
Tech sector issues have been numerous and significant this year and appear to have amounted to the industry having traversed puberty into adulthood. It started and continued with a series of stand-offs...
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