The magic behind Netflix use of Big Data may just be a human. Of course, there is a big difference between using data in combination with intuition and relying entirely on an algorithm—the decision-making equivalent of Siri finding gas stations … Continue reading
The technology that can read your emotions. (Login required) The evolving technology has the potential to help people or even save lives. Cameras that could sense when a trucker is exhausted might prevent him from falling asleep at the wheel. … Continue reading
IEEE Top 10 Tech predictions for 2015 4) Industry will tackle Software-defined Anything (SDx) interoperability and standards:Software-defined networking’s programmability will turn various network appliances into a warehouse of apps. Several standards groups are working on interoperability issues, including the Open Networking … Continue reading
To nobody’s surprise, the Internet of Things is the biggest technology shift effecting manufacturing in the coming year. Just how widespread will the IoT be in 2015? An Embarcadero Technologies survey conducted by Dimensional Research reveals that 77% of development … Continue reading
FedEx to pilot electric trucks in partnership with Tesla co-founder. “Besides the fact that modern cars are already very clean, your average Toyota Camry driver only uses about 600 gallons a year, while a garbage truck will use 14,000,” says … Continue reading
A small startup claims to be able to monitor the Internet of Things. Bastille Networks measures the typical radio-frequency signature of all the devices in an office—sensors, industrial control systems, employees’ phones, their fitness bands, Wi-Fi routers, and so on. … Continue reading
Seems like a reasonable choice, when your only alternative is made by the French. The Air Force said Wednesday that the Boeing 747-8 will serve as the next presidential aircraft. “The presidential aircraft is one of the most visible symbols … Continue reading
The Uber of Shipping (Shypping?) The way the app and service works is this: You snap a picture of the thing you want to send, enter in the relevant shipping and payment details and request a pickup. A guy from … Continue reading
AutoCAD changed the world with software driven mechanical design. Now they seek to do the same thing with biological life. Enter Project Cyborg, an exciting new undertaking aimed at expanding on the limited tools available to synthetic biologists in their … Continue reading
Why the biggest value of the IoT comes from combining it with human intelligence. Lately we’ve been hearing a lot about smart things connecting with other smart things to solve problems in novel ways. But we hear much less about … Continue reading