Category Archives: Tech Economics

THE INTERNET OF THINGS 2017 REPORT: How the IoT is improving lives to transform the world by https://is.gd/vvZg2P

The Internet of Things (IoT) is disrupting businesses, governments, and consumers and transforming how they interact with the world.

Companies are going to spend almost $5 trillion on the IoT in the next five years — and the proliferation of connected devices and massive increase in data has started an analytical revolution.

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Canada Tries to Turn Its A.I. Ideas Into Dollars by https://is.gd/i1talP

TORONTO — Long before Google started working on cars that drive themselves and Amazon was creating home appliances that talk, a handful of researchers in Canada — backed by the Canadian government and universities — were laying the groundwork for today’s boom in artificial intelligence.

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Understanding the limits of deep learning by https://is.gd/IrDWuN

Artificial intelligence has reached peak hype. News outlets report that companies have replaced workers with IBM Watson and algorithms are beating doctors at diagnoses. New AI startups pop up every day and claim to solve all your personal and business problems with machine learning.

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How Uber Uses Psychological Tricks to Push Its Drivers’ Buttons by https://is.gd/9zPVpJ

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The secretive ride-hailing giant Uber rarely discusses internal matters in public. But in March, facing crises on multiple fronts, top officials convened a call for reporters to insist that Uber was changing its culture and would no longer tolerate “brilliant jerks.”

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