The five most valuable public companies in the US—Apple, Google, Microsoft, Facebook, and Amazon—are all orchestrators of digital ecosystems. This is a strong contrast with ten years ago, when Microsoft was the only digital player alongside four physical giants (Exxon…
Emotion-classifying AI isn’t anything new, but traditional approaches are supervised, meaning that they ingest training data labeled according to speakers’ emotional states. Scientists at Amazon took a different approach recently. Read more in venturebeat Amazon’s AI improves emotion detection in…
During the first golden era of space exploration, we went to the Moon. Then we sort of dropped the ball. For 50 years, we’ve been basically spinning wheels around the planet Earth. However, now we have the infusion of funds…
While storytelling has always been immersive (think theatre, for example), technology gives us tools to unlock additional senses, boost users’ imagination, spark dialogue, and fuel self-expression. Read more in Medium 5 Ingredients for immersive storytelling with technology and space By…
Technology will not replace people in future factories, but it will augment human effort through artificial intelligence and ‘co-bots’ [robots that work alongside people on the shop floor], so finding the right balance will be crucial to our survival. Read…
In a bid to lead the race to fully-autonomous vehicles, China is building highways with dedicated lanes for self-driving cars.A new 62-mile stretch of freeway will have two lanes dedicated to autonomous vehicles (AVs). Read more in the next web …
Leaders should help their managers and employees anticipate disruption and change to get excited about learning new skills that will keep them employed and ensure development in their careers. Read more in burrus.com The Industry 4.0 Advantage By Daniel Burrus…
A few years ago, Peak began to wonder whether it would be possible to offer children and young people like Joseph bespoke tablets–sized to suit them and containing the exact dosage they require. He now believes it is possible, and…
According to Up’s research on the 46 consumer-facing businesses in the FTSE 100, some 70 per cent have changed their chief executive in the last five years, with the highest rates of change seen within the most disrupted sectors, such…
The Chinese government has outlined its plans to unite what it calls the Greater Bay Area into a giant megalopolis, and transform it into a high-tech centre that could rival California’s Silicon Valley and Japan’s Tokyo Bay. Read more in…
