While there is considerable hype surrounding autonomous vehicles, there are still miles to go before widespread deployment of this technology. A 2020 MIT study concluded, in fact, that Level 4 implementation -- i.e., the appearance of self-driving vehicles that can handle complex situations, albeit with human monitoring -- will likely not be seen until at [...]
Momentum continues to gather within the business world around artificial intelligence, described by one leader as “the glue that stitches analytics results with actions” and another as a technological breakthrough that is essential for success. Still another leader surveyed the AI landscape and offered this assessment: “The future is indeed AI for everyone.” The present, [...]
While in 2020 decentralized finance (DeFi) was all the rage, 2021 has seen the rise of non-fungible tokens (NFTs), which are essentially digital certificates of ownership of a scarce asset on a blockchain. After $400 million in gross sales of NFTs were consummated in 2020, some $1 billion were completed in just the first quarter [...]
In November 2020 T-Mobile executive Neville Ray declared to Fortune magazine that where 5G was concerned, his company was “off to the races” and that it “came out of the blocks super quick.” T-Mobile, labeled in that same Fortune piece as “the next big thing” by Craig Moffett of MoffettNathanson Research, has been able to [...]
Leading up to the Presidential inauguration of Joe Biden, his Peloton had become a matter of national security. Equipped with a camera and a microphone, the President’s stationary bike has been considered a prime target for hackers, which led to a debate as to whether he should even bring it into the White House. Now, [...]
The coronavirus pandemic has changed the business landscape, and as we head into 2021 its impact will continue to be felt. While remote work has become a necessity at many businesses (something that promises to be the case, well into the new year), there are those enterprises where that is not possible -- where employees [...]
The general-purpose blockchain Ethereum turned five on July 30. And while it is certainly doing far more than merely toddling about, there is every expectation that it will find its footing in a number of different sectors in the years ahead. Alternately billed as “the world computer” and “the foundational platform for everything” when it [...]
The rollout of 5G is ongoing, with all the major wireless carriers endeavoring to expand their coverage across the U.S. And as vast as the implications promise to be for everyday people -- a result of 5G’s crackling download speeds and minimal latency -- they are that much greater for industry. It is expected, in [...]
While the implications of the Internet of Things (IoT) have been felt in the home through the use of things like smart appliances, doorbells and virtual assistants, its potential is limitless. In fact, it’s not too much of a stretch to say that it might save the planet. There are countless examples. Consider, for instance, [...]
Too much, too soon? That is the question hovering over decentralized finance, which in 2020 is having a moment … and then some. Before the coronavirus pandemic hit the U.S. in January, it was a $1 billion business. By July, some $4 billion was tied up in DeFi, and the only thing matching its momentum [...]