Category Archives: Misc
Cybersecurity 2020 Predictions
Read more here Serial cybersecurity entrepreneur Shlomo Kramer said in a 2005 interview that cybersecurity is “a bit like Alice in Wonderland” where you run as fast as you can only to stay in place. In 2020, to paraphrase the … Continue reading
The Rise and Rise of Video Streaming
Axios: The economics don’t mode well for the theater chains, but they aren’t miserable either. U.S. cinema revenue continues to plateau as ticket prices increase, suggesting that theater-viewing isn’t dead yet. Digital movie-viewing, however, continues to skyrocket.
China is Moving Towards a Cashless Society
eMarketer: We forecast that 577.4 million people in China made a purchase via proximity mobile payment within a six-month period this year. Those users account for 49.6% of the country’s population. In 2020, more than half of the population will … Continue reading
Growth in the Number of Websites, 1991-2019
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59% of U.S. Adults Trust Law Enforcement to Use Facial Recognition Responsibly
Pew Research Center: 59% of US adults say it is acceptable for law enforcement to use facial recognition to assess security threats in public spaces; only 15% say it is acceptable for advertisers to use facial recognition to see how … Continue reading
Amazon Leads the $23 Billion Public Cloud Market in Q2, Growing 8X Over 5 Yrs
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AI, IoT and cloud computing key drivers of acquisitions in technology, media and telecoms over last 2 years
In 2018, the total transaction value of M&A deals announced in the global TMT sector reached $630 billion, up 23% from 2017 and significantly ahead of other markets in both 2017 and 2018, according to GlobalData’s Deals Database. GlobalData’s latest … Continue reading
Startup Unicorns’ Stock Performance After IPO in 2019
Source: The Hottest IPOs in 2019 HT: @fklivestolearn