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The Virtual Reality Landscape (Infographic)
Phil Orr and Max Wessel, Sapphire Ventures: ..we believe three characteristics of VR will help it carve out its position in the world of computing. These characteristics hint at Neal Stephenson’s metaverse. Namely, they are presence, scale, and interaction design. … Continue reading
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Startups Disrupting Apple (Infographic)
CB Insights: …we used CB Insights data and analysis to dig in and see which startups have been peeling away at some of the categories served by default iOS apps… We found dozens of investor-backed private companies developing apps that would … Continue reading
6 Highlights of a New Survey on Big Data Analytics
A new survey of 316 executives from large global companies, conducted by Forbes Insights and sponsored by Teradata in partnership with McKinsey, provides a fresh look at the state of big data analytics implementations. Here are the highlights. The hype … Continue reading
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Startups Disrupting Education with New Technologies
CB Insights: Venture capital funding to education technology startups passed $1.6B last year, across 217 deals. With ed tech startup investing becoming so competitive and crowded, it’s important to know where top VCs are placing their bets… Accel Partners, Felicis … Continue reading
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Looking at the Dark Side of the Net
Wired recently reported that hackers posted a “data dump, 9.7 gigabytes in size… to the dark web using an Onion address accessible only through the Tor browser.” The data included names, passwords, addresses, profile descriptions and several years of credit card data for … Continue reading
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Google and Alphabet: Invention–and Commerical Success–is not Enough
It looks like most of the publications and pundits of the world had something to say about the surprise-of-the-decade: Google’s transformation into Alphabet (Techmeme provides a sample here). For me, the numerous questions they posed only triggered further questions: Is … Continue reading
The Internet of Things (IoT): 9 Predictions and Facts
A number of new reports on the Internet of Things (IoT) provide a fresh look at the state of this hot market and forecasts for its future impact on the world’s economy. IDC discussed The Internet of Things Mid-Year Review at … Continue reading
What Policy Change Would Accelerate the Benefits of the Internet of Things? (IoT)
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y8zvkWWcUdA?rel=0] McKinsey Global Institute: Joi Ito: It gets back to open standards, interoperability, and a focus on non-IP-encumbered technology. Jon Bruner: Everyone is looking for clarification on the rules on drones. Renee DiResta: I don’t know that I feel … Continue reading
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Most Hyped Technologies: Self-Driving Cars, Self-Service Analytics, IoT; No More Big Data Buzz
Gartner just released its 2015 Hype Cycle for Emerging Technologies report. It’s our most reliable buzz bellwether, annually defining what’s in and what’s out. At the peak of inflated expectations just two years ago, Big Data was dethroned by the Internet of … Continue reading