Amazon is seeking FCC permission to conduct wireless technology tests – The Verge
January 17, 2017 10:44 amSource: Amazon is seeking FCC permission to conduct wireless technology tests – The Verge
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Microsoft’s Nadella Warns Against ‘Hubris’ Amid AI Growth – Bloomberg
January 17, 2017 10:27 amMicrosoft Corp. and its competitors should eschew artificial intelligence systems that replace people instead of maximizing their time, Chief Executive... View Article
AI Pioneer Wants to Build the Renaissance Machine of the Future – from Bloomberg
January 17, 2017 10:20 amJuergen Schmidhuber, often referred to as the father of AI, raised venture capital for his startup looking to teach machines... View Article
Nashville’s upcoming sidewalk, bikeway needs top $800M – from The Tennessean
January 16, 2017 6:01 pmIn sprawling Nashville, residents have long complained about a shortage of sidewalks and bikeways in neighborhoods throughout the city. Source:... View Article
Trump picks Rudy Giuliani to meet with companies about cybersecurity – from @Verge #thecyber
January 12, 2017 4:29 pmSource: Trump picks Rudy Giuliani to meet with companies about cybersecurity – The Verge
Amazon plans to create 100,000 new full-time US jobs by mid-2018 – The Verge
January 12, 2017 4:23 pmSource: Amazon plans to create 100,000 new full-time US jobs by mid-2018 – The Verge
Las Vegas to begin testing autonomous shuttles this week – from The Verge
January 12, 2017 4:18 pmSource: Las Vegas to begin testing autonomous shuttles this week – The Verge
VCs Raise Most Since Dot-Com Era But Are Slow to Spend It – from Bloomberg
January 12, 2017 4:08 pmVenture capital funds in the U.S. received the most money since the heady dot-com days, but they’re moving more cautiously... View Article
IBM Partners With Wall Street to Bring Blockchain to CDS Market – from Bloomberg
January 12, 2017 3:48 pmWall Street’s largest back-office processing service is partnering with IBM to upgrade how payments and record-keeping for credit-default swaps are... View Article
The UK’s @NHSChoices is testing out a medical chatbot as a non-emergency helpline #healthtech – from @Verge
January 4, 2017 3:59 pmNational Health Service Source: The UK’s National Health Service is testing out a medical chatbot as a non-emergency helpline –... View Article
NY-based private equity firm @blackstone buys PRO @SESAC – from @nashvillebiz
January 4, 2017 2:47 pmThe purchase marks the start of a new strategy for Blackstone, which the company designed to hold certain investments for... View Article
@DHSgov innovation lab highlighting early adopters, fixing gaps in #procurement – from @FedNewsRadio
January 4, 2017 2:41 pmThe chief procurement officer at DHS said the agency is emphasizing to acquisition employees the importance of addressing challenges in... View Article
The @FTC sets $25K prize for automatic #IoT patching – from @Computerworld
January 4, 2017 2:30 pmThe tool, at minimum, will “help protect consumers from security vulnerabilities caused by out-of-date software,” said the U.S. Federal Trade... View Article
Big Data 2017: The future is cloudy. #IoT + # BigData + #AI = increased #Cloud adoption – from @ZDNet
January 4, 2017 2:27 pmWhile machine learning and IoT grab the headlines, in 2017, cloud adoption will become the sleeper story of Big Data.... View Article
5 regulatory fights facing tech in 2017 #tax #encryption #antitrust #mergers – from @TheHill
January 4, 2017 2:22 pmTech’s influence and reach is growing and pitting the industry against a new wave of regulatory challenges. Source: Five regulatory... View Article
Tech Giants Seem Invincible. That Worries Lawmakers – from @nytimes
January 4, 2017 2:18 pmGiant tech companies are usually challenged by start-ups. But with no obvious upstart competitors, it may be governments that pose... View Article
@BuiltTechnology’s Tyler Matheny Appointed To Quality Assurance Manager
January 4, 2017 11:37 amBuilt Technologies announced Tyler Matheny as the company’s Quality Assurance Manager effective immediately. Source: Tyler Matheny Appointed To Quality Assurance... View Article
More colleges to offer coding bootcamps – from @TechCrunch
January 3, 2017 11:40 amIt all started as an alternative to the traditional college education. Now they’ve caught the eyes of deans across the... View Article
The @HouseJudiciary #Encryption Working Group says backdoor laws would do more harm than good – from @Verge
December 21, 2016 1:08 pmSource: Congressional group says backdoor laws would do more harm than good – The Verge
@BMW’s to debut #HoloActive Touch floating virtual touchscreen at @CES – from @Verge
December 15, 2016 10:12 amSource: BMW’s HoloActive Touch floats a virtual touchscreen next to your steering wheel – The Verge
Wireless vehicle-to-vehicle communication to be required in new cars under proposed @USDOT #v2v rule – from @verge
December 14, 2016 3:11 pmSource: Wireless vehicle-to-vehicle communication would be required in new cars under proposed DOT rule – The Verge
Why @Google, @Microsoft & @Amazon Love the Sound of Your Voice – from @technology
December 13, 2016 5:11 pmSpeech recognition must get much better if we are to speak naturally to our gadgets. So the tech industry is vacuuming up all the... View Article
@IBM’s @GinniRometty: we need to fill #newcollar jobs that employers demand – from @USAToday
December 13, 2016 5:01 pmIBM’s CEO lays out a plan to connect more non-college grads to tech jobs. Source: We need to fill ‘new... View Article
@BillGates & others create $1 billion fund for breakthrough clean energy tech – from @Electrekco
December 13, 2016 4:38 pmNot new to investing in early stage and high-risk energy ventures himself, Bill Gates has now recruited an impressive line-up... View Article
@Asurion’s Barry Vandevier talks how to combine IT & product dev into one Dept – from @CIOonline
December 13, 2016 4:16 pmBarry Vandevier, CIO of Asurion, knows how to combine two corporate departments into one— and he says it’s all about... View Article