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It should come as no surprise that Americans are obsessed with their smartphones. We don’t need a study to tell us; just look around. Network World brought this interesting information to us in their article, “We touch our phones 2,617 times a day, says study.“ However, a study has revealed that the heaviest smartphone users click, tap…
Read MoreHistory is Repeating Itself
Nintendo went retro in a new technology kind of way when they released the runaway success Pokemon GO. This is one of Nintendo’s first ventures into mobile gaming, after years of resistance. Reuters brought this interesting news to us in their article, “Pokemon game adds $7.5 billion to Nintendo market value in two days.” The game…
Read MoreDigital Technology Added to Curriculum
New Zealand has realized the important role digital content is playing in our lives and the New Zealand government is prepared to add it to the curriculum lineup for their students. This is the equivalent of putting their money where their mouth is. This interesting information came to us from Stuff in their article, “Digital technology coming…
Read MoreThe Future with Machine Learning
Machine learning is a form of artificial intelligence (AI) which allows computers to learn by way of observation and experience, rather than just programming. It may sound a little science fiction-like, but machine learning uses computer programs that are capable of growth and change as they process new data. DATAVERSITY brought this interesting information to us…
Read MoreTalking AI
Recently a crowd of 300+ people attended an event titled, “The Future of Artificial Intelligence: Emerging Topics and Social Benefit.” The four hour discussion featured 15 different speakers from government and academia. Artificial intelligence is moving from science fiction to everyday life. No longer is it only Hollywood’s conceptual idea; it now belongs to the…
Read MoreFinding More That Brexit Impacts
With each passing day, the fallout from the United Kingdom (UK) leaving the European Union (EU) keeps revealing itself. ZDNet brought this news to us in their article, “Brexit spells turbulence for cloud computing: 6 stormy scenarios.” For large cloud computing vendors, the impact will be about the data center build-outs. There will be some uncertainty ahead…
Read MoreWhat’s In A Name?
Artificial intelligence (AI) applications are already used in most industries. It may still feel like science fiction, but in reality for a system to be artificially intelligent it needs to be able to think like humans. This is why most computer scientists prefer the term “machine learning.” This interesting information came to us from Marketing Mag in…
Read MoreInformation Architect Position Available
To be as helpful as possible to those in the fields of taxonomy, indexing, ontology, etc., we are sharing career opportunities that we find with our readers. Even if you are not in the market for a career move, it is always good to stay on top of what is available and how the fields are…
Read MoreProviding Enterprise Solutions
Workfront provides cloud-based enterprise work management solutions and with their recently released edition of Workfront DAM, marketers, IT professionals, and other enterprise teams now have the ability to request work and locate once-undiscoverable assets with more speed and ease, the goal being to eliminate hours of wasted time. This interesting information came to us from IT Business…
Read MoreLive Webinar Opportunity for Smart Data
Mark your calendars for July 13th, 2016 to participate in a full-day live webinar for Smart Data Online. From 8:00 a.m. to 2:20 p.m. (PST), there will be sessions focused on education in the latest Smart Data topics including: Cognitive Computing, Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence, and Natural Language Processing. Speakers and sessions include such gems as An…
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