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The Future of Human Augmentation | Maurice Conti | TEDxPortland (video)

What do you get when you give a design tool a digital nervous system? Maurice Conti explores a new partnership between technology, nature and humanity - the future of human augmentation. Maurice is a designer, futurist and innovator. He is the Director of Strategic Innovation at Autodesk and has worked with startups, government agencies, renowned

By |2017-03-05T18:56:43-08:00March 5th, 2017|Categories: AI|Tags: , |Comments Off on The Future of Human Augmentation | Maurice Conti | TEDxPortland (video)

5’th Anniversary Release – New $10 Raspberry Pi Zero-W

Still tinier and cheaper than the flagship, the Raspberry Pi Zero goes wireless. The newest member of the Raspberry Pi product line costs just $10 plus tax and includes Wi-Fi and Bluetooth capability. The "Raspberry Pi Zero W" is an updated version of the Raspberry Pi Zero. While it lacks some niceties, like Ethernet

By |2017-03-03T13:23:57-08:00March 3rd, 2017|Categories: IoT|Tags: , , , , , |Comments Off on 5’th Anniversary Release – New $10 Raspberry Pi Zero-W

Gartner 2017 Magic Quadrant for Data Science Platforms

Gartner 2017 Magic Quadrant for Data Science Platforms vs its 2016 version and identify notable changes for leaders and challengers, including IBM, SAS, RapidMiner, KNIME, MathWorks, Microsoft, and Quest. Gartner new 2017 Magic Quadrant for Data Science Platforms (called in 2016 "Advanced Analytics Platforms") was published last week. The 2017 report evaluated a new set

By |2017-03-03T09:48:13-08:00March 3rd, 2017|Categories: Technology|Tags: |Comments Off on Gartner 2017 Magic Quadrant for Data Science Platforms

Battle of the Clouds: Amazon vs. Microsoft vs. Google

Amazon Web Services is the consensus leader of the IaaS public cloud computing market according to industry watchers, but they credit Microsoft for closing the gap with Azure and say Google with its Cloud Platform has made considerable strides as well. Gartner says as much in its annual in-depth comparison of these three cloud players

By |2017-02-28T22:40:45-08:00February 28th, 2017|Categories: Cloud|Tags: , , , , , , , , |Comments Off on Battle of the Clouds: Amazon vs. Microsoft vs. Google

The cloud is growing 7 times faster than the rest of IT

The latest IDC forecast says public cloud spending will grow almost 25% this year, topping $122 billion. And the growth keeps up through 2020. The public cloud just keeps on growing, with increases in spending on cloud services and infrastructure easily outpacing overall IT spending. And it isn’t even close.  The latest update to International

By |2017-02-27T23:56:32-08:00February 27th, 2017|Categories: Cloud|Tags: , , |Comments Off on The cloud is growing 7 times faster than the rest of IT

1 Million B2B Sales Jobs Will Vanish by 2020

The trend can't be ignored any longer: Buyers are more informed and self-sufficient than ever before. They can do all the research they want about a particular product or service on the company website, and even buy online if the option is available. So what role does the salesperson play in the new B2B buying journey? This question

By |2017-02-07T00:42:35-08:00March 9th, 2015|Categories: Latest News in Tech|Comments Off on 1 Million B2B Sales Jobs Will Vanish by 2020

Driven by Facebook and Google, Mobile Ad Market Soars 105% in 2013

Mobile ad spending on pace to reach $31.45 billion this year Last year, global mobile ad spending increased 105.0% to total $17.96 billion, according to new figures from eMarketer. In 2014, mobile is on pace to rise another 75.1% to $31.45 billion, accounting for nearly one-quarter of total digital ad spending worldwide. Facebook and Google

By |2014-03-19T15:52:04-07:00March 19th, 2014|Categories: Latest News in Tech|Comments Off on Driven by Facebook and Google, Mobile Ad Market Soars 105% in 2013

History of Google Algorithm Changes [Infographic]

In the beginning, Google's search engine really wasn't all that good. This was back in the late 90s/early 00s, when search engines were little more than keyword-matching and link-counting machines. Ranking high in search results could be accomplished by essentially using a simple, two-step procedure Step 1: Stuff your keyword phrase into your page/website as

By |2014-02-11T17:04:16-08:00February 11th, 2014|Categories: Latest News in Tech|Comments Off on History of Google Algorithm Changes [Infographic]

Problem of Viral Marketing Solved By US Military

Network theorists working for the US military have worked out how to identify the small “seed” group of people who can spread a message across an entire network. Viral messages begin life by infecting a few individuals and then start to spread across a network. The most infectious end up contaminating more or less everybody.

By |2013-09-19T22:22:18-07:00September 19th, 2013|Categories: Latest News in Tech|Comments Off on Problem of Viral Marketing Solved By US Military
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