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Why the year of VR glasses will morph into the decade of AR
VentureBeat - Eric Mizufuka, Epson America
Innovative new applications using virtual reality headsets are seemingly popping up everywhere these days, especially in the gaming, education, and entertainment arenas. While we will likely look back
5 useful robots that will make your annoying chores fun again
Digital Trends - Dan Evon
Previous Next 1 of 6 While we aren’t living in any sky-rise Jetsons apartments just yet, home automation has come long away since its humble beginnings. …
Big Data
Big data's humble beginnings
TechCrunch - Joe Apprendi
Clicks. Once upon a time they were the most powerful tool in assessing online ad performance. A humble beginning, but much has changed. The data-driven measurement and predictive analytics technologies
Leadership, Brands And Profit In The Digital World
Forbes - Shellie Karabell
From the conference room of his boat-like Paris headquarters in the city’s up-and-coming ninth arrondissement, Fred Raillard can communicate real-time and in vision with his firm’s offices in New York,
World Economic Forum
Experts think bitcoin's tech is the future of finance
Engadget - Mariella Moon
The blockchain could change the way banks work. Even if bitcoin fades into obscurity, finance experts believe that the technology behind it will live on and even change how financial services work. According
Founders: Big tech won’t buy your startup, but big brands might
VentureBeat - Jessica Peltz-Zatulove, KBS Ventures
A few years ago, entrepreneurs had the same aspiring party line for investors and partners, “… and we’ll be acquired by [insert big tech giant here] within 18-24 months.” While Google and Yahoo did enjoy
Digital tools redefine learning and are essential in today's classroom
Cisco
More than ever in today’s classrooms, digital tools are redefining the process of teaching and learning. Whether it’s through games, online textbooks, animation or videos, digital learning has become essential
How IoT companies can beef up their data security
TNW - Scott Gerber
With high-profile data breaches all over the news, cybersecurity is on everyone’s mind. But beyond educating staff and users alike on best practices, what can Internet of Things companies do to improve
OpenFog Consortium Is Picking Up Steam
Cisco - Helder Antunes
Last November, I was proud to represent Cisco as we joined with five other founding companies and academic organizations to form the OpenFog Consortium. We knew the time was right to accelerate the deployment
Why Digital Tech Is a Competitive Advantage for Small Businesses
Forbes - SAP Guest, SAPVoice
Digital transformation offers an unparalleled opportunity for small and midsize companies to get bigger, more nimble and turn the tables on much larger competitors. When everything is digitized and tracked,
BMW will release self-driving cars in China in 2021
Business Insider - Danielle Muoio
The German automaker is planning to release self-driving vehicles in China in 2021, Maximilian Doemling, senior manager for highly automated driving at BMW Group, announced over the weekend at an artificial
Beyond AI: Human + Machine Collaboration For The Advancement Of Humankind
Forbes - IBM Contributor
It seems like almost every day a new headline warns us that artificial intelligence (AI) will soon take over the world, or at the very least steal jobs. Even when AI is not in the news, Hollywood offers
40 philosophies from famous marketers throughout history
TNW - Courtney Seiter
I believe you can learn something from everyone — as long as you’re listening. We’re always building on the legacy and lessons of those who have come before us. For marketers, this is quite a legacy indeed.
Taking on the World’s Greatest Challenges, Together
Cisco - Michelle Chiantera
Digital transformation. For Cisco and our partners, what lies behind those two words is immensely powerful. Today’s digital transformation is in motion to revolutionize how we work, live, play, and learn.
Virtual reality and exoskeletons helped paraplegics walk again
The Verge - Alex Brokaw
A study showed significant improvements in voluntary muscle function A combination of motorized exoskeletons and virtual reality could help paraplegics regain some control of paralyzed limbs, according
Most companies slow to adopt new business tech even when it can help
Digital Trends - Bruce Brown
Is your company keeping up with technology? If not, should you be concerned? Most IT managers and business execs believe staying current with the …
Cybersecurity for Defense: Insider Threat Part 2
Cisco - Michael Reed
In my last blog post, I discussed what an inside threat actually means in the cybersecurity world and why it is so important for the Department of Defense to pay attention to. Now, I’m going to dive a
Will These 4 Skills Help Future-Proof Your Career?
Forbes - Bernard Marr
Could your job be done by a robot? It’s a serious question. As big data, machine learning, AI and other technologies continue to advance at a furious pace, more and more jobs are falling into the category
Control all your devices from your phone with the AnyMote smart remote
TNW - TNW Deals
So many devices, so many remotes. What if we told you that you could ditch them, and instead control everything from your phone? This concept is now a reality, thanks to the AnyMote Home Universal Smart
7 robots that are replacing farm workers around the world
Business Insider - Leanna Garfield
In fact, many farms are already using fleets of robots, which can tend to fruits and veggies more efficiently than a human can. Here's a look at seven machines that are currently aiding farmers around
#TransformationThursday: Thinking Outside of the Box
Cisco - Arvind Satyam
In the Name of Innovation: Technology is only as useful as the processes it changes, the money it saves, and the lives that it improves. In increasingly complex city environments where there are more less
Computer Vision Is More Than Just Image Recognition
Forbes - Ken Weiner
Computer vision and image recognition are terms that are often used synonymously, but the former encompasses more than just analyzing pictures. That’s because, even for humans, “seeing” also involves on
Lego Adapters
Forbes
Every kid wants a way to connect his Duplos to his K'nex, or his Lincoln Logs to his Legos. Unfortunately, no company has an incentive to create the connecting gewgaws. So artist Golan Levin created the
Proving it with Vodafone UK
Cisco - Mat Leaver
Self-Optimizing Networks (SON) is not a new term and it has been thrown around for some time within the industry. Distributed SON (D-SON) is now active in many service providers’ radio networks having
The healing power of AI
TechCrunch - Erik Birkeneder
Artificial intelligence originally aspired to replace doctors. Researchers imagined robots that could ask you questions, run the answers through an algorithm that would learn with experience and tell you
Gartner Research: “Cisco is a dominant player in the Evolved Packet Core”
Cisco - Jim O'Leary
Summer time is half over and some people are starting to come back from vacation, while others are taking off on vacation this week, all-in-all it has been a great summer as long as you like the heat.
How Florida and Colorado are trying to build smart cities from the ground up
The Guardian - Matthew Wheeland
Ambitious new cities Songdo and Masdar may not have lived up to their promise, but smaller projects in the US aim to be laboratories for sustainable city planning Masdar, on the edges of Abu Dhabi, was
San Diego's Smart City And Cybersecurity Cluster Means Smart Is Safe
Forbes - Monty Munford
San Diego has previously been better known for being the the headquarters of Qualcomm and the US Navy and Marine Corps , the latter employing more than 130,000 people across the city and home to the largest
The Big Deal with Big Data Isn’t (Just) the Data
MIT Technology Review - MIT EXperimental Learning In Collaboration with GetSmarter
MIT’s new online certificate course offers entirely new ways of thinking about data analysis for your business. By 2020, each of the 7.7 million …