Executives most likely spend a lot of time thinking about how the internet and automation are changing the nature of employment, but they rarely wonder how technology will have an impact much closer to home: on their own jobs. Continue reading… “How managers could be replaced by software”
Computer programming has become the most popular as well as lucrative industries across the world, especially in the United States. The average salary for a computer programmer just hit the top high rank as it gradually approaches $100,000.
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Continue reading… “The top paying programming languages for 2015”
Emojis he tiny pictograms that come pre-built into most smartphones, have been around since the late 1990s, but only recently have they begun to influence the way we communicate with each other. They are used widely, not just by kids and millennials, but also by moms, and White House officials. Continue reading… “Americans are tolerant, tech-savvy, and meat-loving, according to our emojis”
Is artificial intelligence really an “existential threat” to humanity? Some very smart people: Elon Musk, Stephen Hawking, Bill Gates, Sam Altman and particularly Oxford ProfessorNick Bostrom, really think so. Continue reading… “Why tech leaders are really scared of A.I.”
Square CEO Jack Dorsey said in a recent interview that the company has advanced more than $100 million in small business financing to 20,000 over the last year. Continue reading… “Square has already financed more than $100 million in small business loans”
According to recently released federal data, the use of E-cigarettes among middle- and high school students tripled from 2013 to 2014, bringing the share of high school students who use them to 13 percent — more than smoke traditional cigarettes. Continue reading… “Report: E-Cigarette use has risen sharply among teens”
Futurist Thomas Frey: What if the things you were thinking about buying already knew you were considering a purchase? Much like going on a date, where the person you were dating wanted to look their best for you, what if the product went through a similar process, primping it’s hair and donning an inviting smile to present itself in the best possible light? Continue reading… “When the “Things” we buy know more about us than we know about them”
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Futurist Thomas Frey writes: ” In 2004, scientists Andre Geim and Kostya Novoselov from the University of Manchester, used adhesive tape to lift a thin layer of carbon from a block of graphite, and placed it on a silicone wafer. Graphite is the stuff commonly found in pencil lead. As simple as this sounds, what these two scientists had created was a 2-dimensional form of carbon known as graphene, and in 2010 they received the Nobel Prize in Physics for this discovery. But that’s only part of the story.” Continue reading… “3D printing meets graphene”
You have no product, traction, or even a working prototype, but you have an idea for a startup. Well then you could still get up to $500,000 from a new wave of venture capitalists. These “pre-seed investors” will be happy to fund your future business endeavor. Continue reading… “$500,000 for a startup idea sketched on a napkin?”
Mini has a prototype for an augmented reality system, developed in conjunction with Qualcomm, and the tech looks absolutely bizarre. Being behind the wheel will become almost like a video game when the driver put on the goggles that look like a cross between Google Glass and something a World War I aviator might wear. Continue reading… “Mini’s augmented vision glasses”
According to data from the US Department of Education kids are playing more video games then ever. This may be a cause for some to worry about the future of the next generation, but Erik Martin disagrees. Continue reading… “Department of Education: Video games are the future of learning”
A 2011 Wall Street Journal article “Why Software is Eating the World”, by Marc Andreessen, asserted that software would continue to disrupt new industries, with the next targets being health care and education. Continue reading… “How LinkedIn’s acquisition of Lynda.com will disrupt the university”
By delving into the futuring techniques of Futurist Thomas Frey, you’ll embark on an enlightening journey.
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