Google’s Spending Habits Reveal Their Political Play
As data collection increases, technology giants Google, Facebook, Amazon, and Apple have grown immensely more powerful. The more data, the more dimensions it has, and the more linking capabilities companies have, the greater their revenue increase becomes. To protect the laws surrounding data, along with immigration, tax reform, and antitrust, Google’s spending more than $18 […]
Is Amazon Go the Future of Retail IoT?
Everyone’s familiar with waiting lines in retail; whether you’re shopping for groceries or clothing, you’ve probably stood around far longer than you ever wanted for your turn to make a purchase. Amazon’s new convenience store does away with this arduous errand altogether, and it may end up becoming the future of retail. Redefining ‘Convenience’ Amazon […]
DeepFrame Wants You to Ditch Your AR Glasses
Out of all of the technologies of the future, augmented reality (AR) feels the most disconnected from a consumer standpoint. Unless you’re attending new tech conferences or have a buddy in AR, getting to play with cutting-edge (or any) AR is rare for the average consumer. Pokemon Go was a huge success partially because of […]
Google Is Making AI Available for Everyone
Artificial intelligence (AI) is experiencing a renaissance; it’s no longer a hot buzzword — it’s getting integrated into our favorite apps, powering our productivity tools, and leading the vision of the future for tech giants like Google, Apple, Microsoft, and Amazon. In 2017, after its rebranding as an “AI-first” company, Google followed up with an announcement […]
Is Apple Bringing Its Business Back to America?
Apple is well known for its controversial decision to store its cash overseas to avoid paying U.S. corporate taxes. Earlier this year, the company released an announcement that it would pay $38 billion in taxes to bring the tax haven money back into the U.S. The corporation’s foreign tax haven is currently storing about $250 billion […]
A Need for Speed Will Drive Mobile Search Rankings This Summer
Mobile developers, we hope you haven’t gotten too comfortable with the current status quo. Google recently announced it will revise the rules for how websites rank in mobile search results. Known as the “Speed Update,” this change will become effective in July 2018 and could affect the ranking for your websites, depending on how fast […]
General Assembly & Dogtown Media Present: How We Changed Careers
Making a change in your life requires courage, especially when it’s your career. Commitment to a better future in the face of uncertainty requires both tact and tenacity. If you’ve been considering making a change in your career, then our next speaking event is just for you. A Candid Take on Career Transformation On Tuesday, […]
Can This Startup Become the Apple of MedTech?
Let’s face it — even with all of the advancements in MedTech development, going to the doctor is still not an activity most would consider fun, or even painless. Forward is a startup that wants to revamp your annual medical exam with sleek aesthetics and sharp artificial intelligence (AI). Moving MedTech Forward Forward was founded by […]
50 Senate Leaders and 22 States Are Fighting to Revive Net Neutrality
By now, unless you’ve been hiding under a rock, you’ve probably heard about the impending doom that the repeal of net neutrality would bring to society. The Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) decision in December to undo an open, free Internet lives up to the hype (or pessimism) it’s generating. With only a few weeks left […]
Will the End of Net Neutrality Kill the Internet of Things?
When the FCC repealed Net Neutrality a month ago, everything felt hopeless. Leading up to the decision date, many Internet advocates wrote to the FCC, called their state representatives, and emailed their family and friends to do the same. 200 tech companies and developers from San Francisco and beyond also signed a letter detailing how […]