Financial Hits and Misses with COVID-19

There are many industries that will take a significant financial hit as a result of the coronavirus outbreak. With many organizations shifting to telecommuting and working from home, while others are just shutting down — employees and organizations alike will suffer economically. However, there are a few industries that see this as their time to…

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Meaningful Search

Semantic technology is a frequent topic of conversation in the information science world. Machine learning or semantic technology is the basis for most commercial artificial intelligence (AI) systems. But where does semantic search fit in? Semantic search seeks to improve search accuracy by understanding searcher intent and the contextual meaning of terms as they appear…

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AI-Powered Watson is Helping Remote Working

In a very timely manner, IBM launched Watson Works, a set of models and applications designed to manage workspaces, people and facilities as employees return to the office during the COVID-19 pandemic. This interesting news came to us from ZD Net in their article, “IBM launches Watson Works aimed at managing work’s new normal amid COVID-19.” Watson…

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IoT and Life Hacks

The emerging technologies continue to look attractive to current and next generations of techies. Among those is the Internet of Things (IoT) which has likely been embraced by as many people in their personal lives as in corporations. But at what risk? Smart Brief brought this interesting information to our attention in their article, “IoT Security…

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Using Emerging Tech to Prop Up Airline Industry

The travel industry, and most especially airlines, are looking for ways to maintain some level of business during this global pandemic. So this interesting news from PR Newswire caught our attention in their article, “Global Airlines Leverage AI, Machine Learning and Blockchain to Save Costs and Generate New Revenues, Says Frost & Sullivan.” A recent…

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Taxonomy and Findability

Taxonomies provide consistency in terms and categories to enable findability in content. This is true regardless of the subject. When it comes to energy, a new digital tool will make it easier and more convenient for businesses to comply with energy and carbon reporting rules. This interesting news came to us from Mirage News in their…

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Technology and Boundaries

There is no denying that technology has penetrated every facet of our lives. But at what cost and for what specific impact? This interesting topic came to us from Bright Bulb in their article, “How Technologies Can Help The World’s Poorest.” Today, technology surrounds us from the moment we are born. However, we do maintain…

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Commercialized Emerging Technologies

Artificial intelligence (AI) is everywhere. This momentous trend is largely driven by deep neural networks or deep learning. This interesting topic came to us from The Next Web in their article, “What are neural-symbolic AI methods and why will they dominate 2020?” Around since the 1960s, deep neutral networks are fueled by the combination of internet-scale datasets…

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Emerging Tech’s Role in the Pandemic

The COVID-19 pandemic is creating problems not just in healthcare, unemployment and education, but it is also impacting the global economy on a pretty major scale. eMarketer brought this topic to our attention in their article, “How COVID-19 Is Fast-Tracking Emerging Tech.” That impact is not all bad. It is helping to accelerate the development and…

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The Importance of Strategy

Data strategy describes a set of decisions that together chart a high-level course of action to achieve high-level goals. This includes business plans to use information for a competitive advantage as well as support enterprise goals. It has never been more important that an organization have one. Business 2 Community brought this interesting information to our attention…

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