The first car appeared in late 19th century Europe. It would soon revolutionize transportation and society as people knew it, offering new independence and economic possibility. It wasn’t until the 1939 World’s Fair that people envisioned a futuristic society in which humans didn’t have to always be in the driver’s seat, literally and metaphorically. Cars [...]
I have long believed that digital ledger technology (DLT) will be so disruptive in so many sectors throughout the world that it will one day be bigger than the Internet, and I am not alone in that view. Computerworld.com senior reporter Lucas Mearian wrote in January 2019 that DLT displays the same sort of potential [...]
Technology is causing business transactions to change their very nature. Automation is making them quicker, more accurate, more secure and with fewer errors. With the help of the Internet of Things and Artificial Intelligence, human travel and paper trails are quickly becoming inconveniences of the past. Enter the smart contract. Smart contracts are agreements between [...]
America’s most pressing problems span many political, religious and economic situations. When identifying the cause and solution to these problems, the opioid crisis is often directly connected. It affects people of all backgrounds, socioeconomic statuses and education levels. However, solving it requires more than just addiction treatment. It inevitably means preventing addiction before it even [...]
In the debate as to whether a business would be better-served using a private or public cloud for data storage, the answer that has emerged is quite simple: All of the above. The hybrid cloud would more often than not appear to be the best answer, as it combines the security of a private [...]
It appears that the only limits on distributed ledger technology (DLT) are those of the imagination. Its use cases, once limited to cryptocurrency, can run from elections to energy, from food safety to online dating. The hysteria over bitcoin appears to have come and gone. That particular crypto was valued at somewhere over $19,000 in [...]
What was little more than a heavy metal ballad over a quarter-century ago is fast becoming a hard-and-fast reality today: Where computing is concerned, we are all livin’ on the edge, or about to do so. Edge computing is viewed as an efficient, cost-effective, secure means of data processing that has impacted (or will [...]
“Press one for more options.” “I want to talk to a representative.” “I’m sorry, I didn’t catch that. Press one for more options.” If you desire more human interaction when making phone calls or searching the Internet, the outlook for that is often bleak. Instead, you are prompted to speak with a chatbot, a [...]
Few will argue that elections in the United States feel more like a circus-like spectacle than a civic obligation for most Americans. Counting controversies with ballots have caused political scandals and media feeding frenzies. Accessing accurate information on candidates and measures often is overwhelming - or underwhelming in some cases. And, of course, extensive wait [...]
When it comes to online security, nothing is foolproof, though Digital Ledger Technology (DLT) like blockchain comes awfully close. Its potential has been realized by two Australian banks, who have already implemented the technology. So too have several Indian states, as well as U.S. defense contractor Lockheed Martin. The increasing popularity of DLT has [...]