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Voice Recognition and Emerging Technologies
Speech recognition is an emerging technology that still stumps some people. Speech or voice recognition is the ability of a machine or program to receive and interpret dictation or to understand and carry out spoken commands. Is there a place for voice recognition in advertising? This interesting topic came to us from Media Post in their article,…
Read MoreDigital and Data Quality
In this digital age in which we are living, we are drowning in an ocean of data. Organizations have a large number of data entities and data elements, as well as a large volume of data corresponding to the same. Challenges arise as they continue to amass more and more data with each passing day. With…
Read MoreLooking at Technology in 2020
As the first quarter of 2020 comes to a close, it is interesting to look back at what the predictions concerning the technology movement were and if there are any indications or affirmations as of yet. Tech Republic brought this interesting news to our attention in their article, “Big data predictions: 8 analytics trends in…
Read MoreTraining for New Data Scientists
Both Aporta and the MIT Institute for Data, Systems, and Society (IDSS) recognize the need to solve global challenges through rigorous and systemic analysis of large and complex datasets and they are offering a path to educate and empower students to do so. MIT News brought this interesting news to our attention in their article, “Creating…
Read MoreSearching with AI
Artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning have the potential to measurably improve the accuracy of web search results. This isn’t really breaking news, but new applications are being implemented. Recently Bing’s image search engine was equipped with a number of techniques that better handle searches for pictures with specific context or attributes. Venture Beat brought this interesting…
Read MoreCyberattacks and AI
Cyberattacks have proven to be one of the biggest threats to security worldwide. Surveys by international research companies and relevant specialists all warn of the same dire predictions – cyberattacks will increase and the more we progress technologically, the more sophisticated these attacks will become. This interesting information came to us from Daily Sabah in their…
Read MoreUsing Taxonomies to Classify Carbon Emissions
European heads of state and the European Parliament have reached an agreement that codifies the criteria for permitted carbon emissions of investment portfolios, known as the taxonomy, for universal use by investors across the Continent. The classification system will be adapted in two European fund management frameworks. This very interesting news came to us from Pensions…
Read MoreIoT Offers Benefits and Risks
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…
Read MoreThe Industry Results of the Pandemic
There has been a huge impact on many industries due to the novel coronavirus (COVID-19). Travel has been hit the hardest with oil and supply chains following close behind. However, if there is any upside to this latest pandemic, it is the impact on technology, specifically those that enable deployed and remote workers to be…
Read MoreRansomware Hits Vegas
Ransomware attacks have typically been targeted at healthcare providers, but recently slot machines in two Las Vegas casinos were out of order for almost a week in an incident that bears all the signs of a ransomware attack. Computer Business Review brought this interesting news to us in their article, “Casinos in Las Vegas Hit…
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