The history of our bond with technology reveals a basic and simple relationship: we purchased machines and devices that we expected to fulfil a certain need. Be it computer for sending emails or a mobile phone for helping us stay connected constantly, we interact with technology with predictable reciprocity. This relationship, however, has changed. As devices become artificially intelligent, it ... Read More »
The Apache Spark analytics engine is still immature, and this year’s Spark Summit East was more of a technology than a business conference. But Spark is also generating huge enthusiasm, and not just from techies. IT organizations and even non-technical business people, as well as big data pundits like Wikibon’s George Gilbert (@GGilbert41) see Spark as a game-changer that will ... Read More »
An obsession with aircraft carriers may end the the United States’ naval dominance if military leaders don’t change their ways, a report warned today. It says China, Russia and other countries have ‘increasingly lethal and precise’ weapons and tactics that can destroy carriers, breaking the backbone of the Navy. Aircraft carriers are at the core of the Navy’s arsenal. Not ... Read More »
Or imagine being able to diagnose and treat the diseases of people half way around the world while you remain in your clinic, or walking around a gallery and having your own holographic guide pointing things out to you on your smart glasses. These are just some of the exciting examples of what “augmented reality” (AR) technology is beginning to ... Read More »
The largest U.S. bank by assets is expected to detail its technology spending strategy throughout different presentations from Chief Executive James Dimon and his top lieutenants. Actions range from new spending on fintech to cutting costs on technology that keeps the bank running. Specifically, J.P. Morgan JPM +1.30% plans to increase its technology spending to around $9.4 billion from roughly $9.2 billion, ... Read More »
The top technology official at the US Office of Personnel Management announced her retirement on Monday amid calls for her ouster by some Republican lawmakers. Donna Seymour, chief information officer, said in an email to her colleagues that was seen by Reuters that leaving was a “very tough decision”. She added that she felt it was in the “agency’s best ... Read More »
We are living in an era of technological advancement, especially that of the information technology, where at a press of a button on your handset everything is displayed on your screen. We get the latest news and information about the happenings around us. Technology has no doubt helped us in many ways for instance in education, it give easy access ... Read More »
For humans to arrive at the Red Planet with the available technology, it will approximately take five months to touch down on the Martian surface. NASA researchers are now working on a new laser technology that can send humans to Mars in flat three days. The idea is to use lasers to propel spacecraft with giant sails to Mars in ... Read More »
IBM is to cut 185 jobs in its Global Technology Services division in the UK – the latest swing of its corporate axe over the last 24 months. The company started the 45-day redundancy notice period with GTS staff on 15 February after forming a Employee Consultation Committee earlier this month, as we revealed. According to the latest internal memo ... Read More »
Apple’s technology is a response to users’ thirst for technology that can secure their privacy and autonomy in a world where they cannot trust any institutions, whether government or market. It is therefore the vital national security interest of the United States that we build an institutional system of robust accountability and oversight for surveillance and investigation powers. We need ... Read More »
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