AI 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 ArticleThe psychology and importance of rewarding customers
They say there is no such thing as a free lunch, but those doubters have clearly never been given a loyalty punch card and dutifully bought 10 lunches from the same joint. Jokes aside, we can all...
View ArticleHigher-education degree no longer a must for high-paid jobs
We’ve all come across posts on social media about how some of the world’s tech leaders, such as Mark Zuckerberg, Bill Gates and Richard Branson made it to the pinnacle of their industries without a...
View ArticleTechnology’s solutions to ticket touts
Technology has taken it upon itself to battle the growing stranglehold that ticket tout (scalpers) have on the live music and sports industry. The ticket tout industry has been estimated to be worth...
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Gesture control tech is disrupting industries, but is it making society too...
Gesture control technology can now turn any object into a remote control using cameras and is revolutionising industries, but is it making society more dependent? What is gesture control technology?...
View ArticleHow VR is being used to combat a very real issue: sexual assault
Vantage Point, a virtual reality (VR) company providing perspective on sexual assault from both victim and perpetrator, is launching a crowdfunder campaign this November. Since the arrival of virtual...
View ArticleNew blockchain-SAP marketplace ushers in ‘second generation of the internet’
Equidato Technologies AG, the joint venture between blockchain distribution platform DECENT and Venaco Group has announced its unveiling of SophiaTX, a revolutionary blockchain platform and marketplace...
View ArticleSpace: humanity’s new construction site
Construction is no longer confined to our celestial body, Earth, as space becomes prime real estate for those rich and crazy enough to develop there. It has become almost a must to hear the name SpaceX...
View ArticleGoogle gets a head start on new age of communication technologies
FCC grants Alphabet, Google’s parent company, the Special Temporary Authority license to experiment with Project Loon in Puerto Rico, to provide cell reception to victims of hurricane Maria. Project...
View ArticleAgreed personal data use and its disagreeable trend
Personal data use is driving the online attention economy, but its recent trajectory is a severe diversion from that hazy 90s dial-up freedom. I am the generation old enough to remember the internet’s...
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Startup ecosystem spotlight on Hungary from past, present, and future
Our friends at 150sec spoke to a number of experts on the ground to compile this overview of the tech and startup ecosystem in Hungary. At this year’s Pirate Summit in Cologne, Germany, I had the...
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Fiesta! Latin America’s geekiest tech publication turns 5
Live salsa music, influential guests, and of course, cerveza; this is how Latin America’s geekiest tech publication celebrated its fifth anniversary in Medellin, Colombia. In five years Social Geek...
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Rockstart accelerator launches its 1st program in Latin America
Dutch Startup accelerator Rockstart kicked off its Web & Mobile Accelerator Program on October 11 in Bogota, Colombia – its first in Latin America. The 150 day program, which will run until March...
View ArticleZoraBots launches humanoid robots powered by IBM’s Watson to help children,...
Powered by Softbank Robotics, ZoraBots, a Belgium-based robotics company, launches three smart humanoid robots to tackle healthcare, education, and elderly-care. “Bots to boost your life” is...
View ArticleOverview: can democracy keep up with AI development?
Implicit in Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella’s suggestion that technology companies should play a leading role in guiding society’s AI progress is the latent issue of governmental lethargy on the topic....
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Digital ownership issues at the intersection of art and technology
For artists, technology has raised a number of questions regarding digital ownership. In the not too distant past, determining ownership was as simple as tracing the provenance of a physical piece of...
View ArticleThe old world of freight is fleeting: 4 new advancements in the trucking...
The world of trucking may not seem like it’s that relevant, but the whole idea of freight was one of the first steps modern civilisation ever took towards making things convenient. Read More: How the...
View ArticleCaribbean Startup Competition 2017: ATECH still taking applications for Aruba...
ATECH, the Caribbean’s first tech conference, is still accepting applications for its third annual Startup Competition in Aruba until September 30 while the event takes place October 26 — 28. The ATECH...
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Brainternet: one step closer to mind controlling the internet
A team of South African scientists have managed to hook up a human brain to the internet in real time for the first time. Dubbed Brainternet, it is a significant first step toward a plethora of...
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Poland and Eastern Europe heating up as technology hotspots
As the US obsesses over where the next Silicon Valley might emerge, other parts of the world are quickly building up speed as beacons of tech and startup innovation. While it may not currently be at...
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