SpaceX Launches HPE’s Spaceborne Computer Into Space Today
These days it is starting to feel like things are getting a little ugly down here on Earth, so let us turn our attention to space for a moment. Just about every iOS app developer dreams of becoming an astronaut one day, of flying to Mars and establishing some sort of utopian colony there. While […]
Omega Ophthalmics Wants to Put the Power of AR in Our Eyes
So far the hype about augmented reality has been somewhat undermined by the frivolousness of its popular applications. Existing examples of AR like Snapchat and Pokemon Go are fun and all, but it is hard for a lot of people to see how the technology that makes them possible will eventually be an integral part […]
Amazon Designed a Mobile Platform for Its Delivery Drones
Amazon clearly believes that drones are key to the online shopping giant’s continued success and evolution. But any internet of things app developer with experience working on drones will tell you that we are still in the Wild West phase of drone development. Laws and regulations regarding drone air traffic are still being worked out, […]
Manifesto Heats Up the Conversation About Diversity in Tech
Like much of the rest of America, Silicon Valley has had to do some soul-searching about its values and morals over the past year or so. Stories about the vile, misogynistic work culture at Uber and the gender pay gap investigation at Google have highlighted the sexism that exists in the tech world. Many Seattle […]
Tech Leaders Recruited to Modernize Federal Agencies
With all the scrutiny he faces for his sketchy run-ins with the Russians, it’s easy to forget that Jared Kushner has an actual job that he’s supposed to be doing — several jobs, actually. Among other things, President Trump’s son-in-law and trusted adviser is head of the Office of American Innovation. MedTech app developers may […]
MIT Uses AI to Figure Out Recipes Based on Pictures of Food
As iPhone app developers already know, the researchers and engineers at MIT are responsible for some of the most exciting advancements in tech. Since its founding, the institute has had a reputation as one of the most elite schools in the country; it’s a gathering place for geniuses. We have written in recent months about […]
Google Glass Is Resurrected in the Workplace
When Google Glass hit the market a few years ago, it was supposed to be the Next Big Thing, a sleek and futuristic hands-free device that allowed you to experience (and capture) the world anew through a computer lens. Now it’s something of a punchline in the tech world, or, for those Android app developers […]
Musk Urges Governors to Act Now on AI for Humanity’s Sake
To his most ardent fans, Elon Musk is some kind of tech prophet, a visionary who genuinely believes in the power of technology to solve many of the world’s biggest problems. But Musk has always viewed at least one area of technological growth as potentially dangerous: artificial intelligence. In the recent past, he referred to […]
Will the Working Classes Survive the Coming Automation Wave?
We may be headed for a more efficient society as AI and robotics streamline work in this country, but the closer we get to the automated future, the more anxiety there is among actual human workers. What will society do if automation leaves a huge portion of society under- or unemployed? There tends to be […]
Google’s AI Branch Is Moving to Tech-Friendly Canada
Over the past five years, Google has been on the hunt for the top talent in the field of artificial intelligence. The company is hoping to beat competitors like Facebook, Apple, and Amazon that share the same belief that AI is the way of the future. Google is already using machine learning to revamp Google […]