Can AI Predict Mental Illness?

Artificial intelligence (AI) may one day be able to detect mental illness by reading just a few of your private messages or public posts. In early December, a group of researchers used Facebook data to predict psychiatric illnesses. The data included personal messages sent up to 18 months before an official diagnosis in 223 volunteers. […]

The Pros, Cons, and Impact of IoT Mobile App Development

The Internet of Things (IoT) has made its way into our homes and everyday lives: our brand new TVs are connected to the Internet, our fridges and baby monitors are connected to mobile apps, and our thermostats basically work without any human interaction needed. This is part of a new trend that’s not going away […]

The AI Effect on Employment – a Net Positive or Negative?

Artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) are growing rapidly, and we’re seeing advancements in many fields due to these emerging technologies. For a long time, industry leaders have warned that AI might eventually take over many jobs and force workers to learn new skills to stay competitive. A recent study by the London-based Confederation […]

5 Tips to Get the Most Out of Your Telehealth Appointments

Telehealth is one technology that emerged during the pandemic that experts expect to stick around after we’ve all gotten our vaccines. But, despite what most think it entails, telemedicine doesn’t just mean a simple Zoom or FaceTime video call. With new telehealth platforms, doctors can now store and pull up bloodwork, test results, MRIs, x-rays, […]

The 5 Biggest IIoT Adoption Challenges (and How to Address Them)

Industrial IoT (IIoT) is gaining traction quickly as the world has had to rapidly adapt to COVID-19 and all of the challenges that come along with it: reduced consumer spending, stagnating economies, and higher logistical and shipping demands. Global consumer habits may have changed for good, and these new realities necessitate a bigger push to […]

Dogtown Media Is Named a Top Machine Learning Developer of 2021 by Techreviewer!

We’ve barely just begun 2021, but it’s already shaping up to be an amazing year for Dogtown Media. We were recently featured as a top machine learning developer by Techreviewer.co! Thanks so much to our clients, team, and community for your continued support — you’re the ones who make this possible. Techreviewer is a trusted […]

Has COVID-19 Catalyzed an Automation Revolution?

Robots are getting better at their jobs, and robotics engineers are building more life-like robots than ever. The technology is a tool in the larger field of automation, which, like all industries, was largely affected by COVID-19. As stay-at-home orders were enacted and employees became infected, companies that had automation in place were much better […]

5 Wearable Tech Trend Predictions for 2021

The new year is when millions of us set goals for the upcoming months, and many of us wish to work on improving our health and fitness. Wearables have rapidly ascended to become the top choice of fitness devices in the past two years, and medical tech developers like Fitbit, Samsung, and Apple are manufacturing […]

5 Internet of Things Trends We’ll See In 2021

Technology became a necessary part of our personal and work lives in 2020, and emerging technologies like the Internet of Things (IoT) has bolstered a lot of business growth throughout the pandemic. IoT systems, which tie together connected devices and the data each one generates into an overarching application that can be used for analysis […]