After months of talk and hype, the world’s biggest banks have taken the first steps toward moving a significant piece of financial infrastructure onto a so-called blockchain — the technology introduced to the world by the virtual currency Bitcoin. The company that serves as the back end for much Wall ... Read More »
SAN FRANCISCO — Ellen Pao, whose lawsuit against her former venture capital firm catapulted her into the heated debate over diversity in technology, is combining forces with two of the leaders in the push to bring more women and minorities into the industry. Technology veterans Freada Kapor Klein and her husband Mitch ... Read More »
SINGAPORE: Changi Airport is testing sensors at its taxi stands to track the number of people in the queue and determine the estimated waiting time. The technology would allow the airport to better update commuters on the cab situation during peak periods, as well as alert taxi drivers about any ... Read More »
Artificial intelligence player BrainChip has announced the deployment of its game card reading technology at a second casino in the United States. The company, which announced a similar deal with an unnamed Las Vegas casino in September last year, said this morning its “Game Outcome Solution” technology that can read ... Read More »
10nanometer (10nm) is the new buzzword when it comes to smartphone processor technology. The technology has been adopted by processor manufacturers such as Qualcomm, Intel, TSMC and Samsung and is expected to power many flagship devices in 2017 such as iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy S8 and Note 8. So, what ... Read More »
SINGAPORE: Changi Airport is testing sensors at its taxi stands to track the number of people in the queue and determine the estimated waiting time. The technology would allow the airport to better update commuters on the cab situation during peak periods, as well as alert taxi drivers about any ... Read More »
John Redfield watches with pride as his son moves a laser-guided precision saw the size of a semi-truck wheel into place over a massive panel of wood. Redfield’s fingers are scarred from a lifetime of cutting wood and now, after decades of decline in the logging business, he has new ... Read More »
A bright future for financial advisors and for consumers doesn’t come without a shift in traditional mindset. The world is forever moving and going to back to the “old days.” Only advisors who use technology effectively can remain a key driver in the conversation. Broker/dealers, as we know them, will ... Read More »
Another year of tech news is nearly over. It has been an eventful 12 months. Samsung smartphones exploded, GoPro drones dropped out of the air and Pebble smartwatches met an untimely end. Facebook became embroiled in a fake news controversy, Yahoo revealed several mega-breaches, we identified the supposed creator of ... Read More »
Some of the most important technology of the past year could very well become the story of next year. And the year after that. Such is life at the leading edge of a new frontier. In our regular Geek of the Week feature, innovators and students and tech gurus from ... Read More »
Second World War cipher technology is being built into tiny processors to develop the next generation of ultra-secure bank cards. The concept behind the design of Nazi military coding machines such as Enigma will be used to replace the existing three-digit CVV security number, which is currently found on the ... Read More »
The schematic drawing showing that various factors (e.g., moisture, oxygen, light illumination, applied electric field, etc.) during the operation of MAPbI3 perovskite solar cells can generate iodine, which leads to degradation of solar cells. Credit: Image courtesy of Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University – OIST While solar ... Read More »
