Apple and professional services company Accenture said Tuesday they will team up to help businesses build better applications for iOS, the operating system that powers Apple’s iPhone and iPad. Accenture helps large companies write new software and adopt new technology. The company will create special teams dedicated to helping its customers, which include banks and […]
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Analyzing the large amounts of data created by internet-connected devices will be a huge market in the coming decades, according to a top Wall Street firm. Bank of America Merrill Lynch says the artificial intelligence and so-called “big data” analysis trends will also have dramatic ramifications for business and markets. “We are living in an […]
Read moreGoogle just announced a tool that will allow developers to write augmented reality apps for millions of Android devices. Augmented reality allows developers to overlay digital content on top of the real world. The lion in the image above, provided by Google, appearing to stand right on the street, is a good example of one […]
Read moreElon Musk is warning — yet again — about the potential power of artificial intelligence. “AI will be the best or worst thing ever for humanity,” says the billionaire entrepreneur via Twitter on Tuesday. He also recommends a book on the subject: “Life 3.0: Being Human in the Age of Artificial Intelligence” by MIT professor […]
Read moreFor the first time, a study on internet addiction is being funded by The National Institutes of Health, a signal that the problems stemming from excessive internet use may finally be getting the serious attention it deserves from the U.S. mental health community. The two-year study kicks off this week and is being conducted at […]
Read moreIDC said Tuesday that it expects that the Apple iPhone 8 will “spur a major upgrade cycle” in 2018 and drive iPhone shipments up by 9.1 percent. The research firm said iPhone shipments were down 7 percent in 2016 and are on pace to grow just 1.5 percent this year. While there are reports of […]
Read moreAmazon said on Tuesday that its Amazon Echo units can now serve as a multi-room speaker system. If you own more than one Echo, Echo Dot or Echo Show, you can ask all of them to play the same song in multiple rooms. Or, if you prefer, you can ask each one to play a […]
Read moreHedge fund managers braced against a market fall this month because of rising geopolitical risk between the U.S. and North Korea. Tensions escalated again when North Korea launched a missile over Japan on Tuesday local time, driving U.S. stock index futures lower. In response, President Donald Trump later said in a statement, “All options are […]
Read moreApple is reportedly battling with movie and TV studios over the price it will charge for 4K video content. The tech giant is expected to announce a 4K Apple TV as soon as next month. According to The Wall Street Journal, Apple wants to charge customers about $20 per movie. That’s cheaper than what competitors […]
Read moreThe foreign ministers of Russia and the United Arab Emirates urged North Korea on Tuesday to stop its provocations and obey United Nations resolutions, after Pyongyang’s launch of a ballistic missile over Japan. Speaking in Abu Dhabi, the two ministers offered a forceful warning for Pyongyang, with Emirati Foreign Minister Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan […]
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