Category: Internet

Impact Lab > Internet
App, Breakthrough Thinking, Current Events, Education, Future, Globalism, Healthcare, Home Technology, Hot Issues, Human Behavior, Ideas, Internet, Latest News, Latest Trend, mobile apps, mobile technology, New Viewpoints, People Making a Difference, privacy, Science & Technology News

Volunteering from home will soon be as common as working from home

c

We’re all familiar with the concept of working from home—and in 2017 volunteering from home will become just as ubiquitous. A busy life, working two jobs, unsociable working hours, and living in a remote location can all make it difficult for people to give time or money to good causes in their community. But technology now makes it possible to give your time and energy from the comfort of your own sofa, whether it’s to answer advice lines or support peers one-on-one.

Continue reading… “Volunteering from home will soon be as common as working from home”

AI, Artificial Intelligence, Big Data, Big Problems, Breakthrough Thinking, Business, Computer Security, Crypto-Technology, cutting edge, Future, Hacking, Hot Issues, Internet, Latest News, Legal Issues, Science & Technology News

9 Predictions for AI in 2017

b

2016 was a banner year for artificial intelligence. Alpha Go’s victory over Lee Sedol was perhaps one of the most important, but we saw advancements in self-driving cars, the continued embrace of bots and personal assistants for retail, adoption and competition around in-house assistants like Amazon Echo, along with frequent, sometimes weekly, breakthroughs on the academic side, mainly relating to machine learning. With the biggest tech companies in the world–Google, Facebook, Amazon, Microsoft, and others–devoting more and more resources to AI, the momentum is going to increase.

Continue reading… “9 Predictions for AI in 2017”

Advertising, AI, Artificial Intelligence, Big Data, Crazy Stuff, Crypto-Technology, Entertainment, facebook, Future, Hot Issues, Internet, Latest News, Machine Learning, privacy, Science & Technology News

The danger behind the algorithm economy

b

A few months ago The Washington Post reported that Facebook collects 98 data points on each of its nearly 2 billion users. Among this 98 are ethnicity, income, net worth, home value, if you are a mother, if you are a soccer mom, if you are married, the number of lines of credit you have, if you are interested in Ramadan, when you bought your car, and on and on and on.

Continue reading… “The danger behind the algorithm economy”

AI, Apple, Artificial Intelligence, Augmented Reality, Business, cutting edge, Engineering, Entertainment, facebook, Future, Game Development, Games, Google, Internet, Latest News, Latest Trend, Microsoft, Science & Technology News

The top five battlegrounds for tech platforms in 2017

a

Large platform companies like Amazon, Apple, Google, Samsung, and Microsoft want to provide the operating system for our lives, and they will fight hard in 2017 to establish their foothold in the emerging technologies we will likely come to rely on in the future. Who will succeed?

Continue reading… “The top five battlegrounds for tech platforms in 2017”

Big Data, cutting edge, Ecological Products, Economy, Energy, Engineering, Future, Internet, Latest News, Memory, Science & Technology News

The energy storage startup is transforming a $100 billion market

d

The energy storage industry has grown to become a $100 billion market, projected to reach $250 billion by 2040. This massive valuation is due, in part, to more than 50% of consumer energy bills being attributed to peak hour charges. Noticing the need to make energy usage more affordable and efficient, paired with a passion to improve the planet, one entrepreneur launched a company aimed at transforming the way we use energy.

Continue reading… “The energy storage startup is transforming a $100 billion market”

Breakthrough Thinking, Internet, Internet of Things, Latest Trend, Science & Technology News

The Economics of IoT

iot

Product companies compete by building ever bigger factories to turn out ever cheaper widgets. But a very different sort of economics comes into play when those widgets start to communicate. It’s called the network effect—when each new user of a product makes its value higher. Think of the telephone a century ago. The greater the number of people who used Bell’s invention, the more valuable it became to all of them. The telephone became a platform for countless new businesses its inventor never imagined.

Continue reading… “The Economics of IoT”

Artificial Intelligence, Big Data, Big Problems, Business, Crypto-Technology, Current Events, Future, Hackers, Hacking, Internet, Latest News

Elon Musk believes advanced A.I. could “Take Down the Internet”

elon-musk-says-hackers-could-use-advanced-ai-to-take-down-the-internet

The internet is about to become a vicious, chaotic battlefield, and Elon Musk says advanced A.I. could make the carnage even worse. According to a short exchange on Musk’s Twitter today, the systems that keep the internet running are particularly vulnerable to simple, brute-force computing attacks — the kind of cyberwarfare that artificial intelligence excel at.

Continue reading… “Elon Musk believes advanced A.I. could “Take Down the Internet””

Big Problems, Computer Security, Crazy Stuff, Crime, Crime Prevention, Crypto-Technology, Current Events, Hackers, Hacking, Hot Issues, Ideas, Internet, Internet of Things, New Viewpoints, People Making a Difference, Science & Technology News

Somebody Is Learning How to Take Down the Internet

Bruce Schneier

Over the past year or two, someone has been probing the defenses of the companies that run critical pieces of the Internet. These probes take the form of precisely calibrated attacks designed to determine exactly how well these companies can defend themselves, and what would be required to take them down. We don’t know who is doing this, but it feels like a large nation state. China or Russia would be my first guesses.

Continue reading… “Somebody Is Learning How to Take Down the Internet”

Children, Culture, Current Events, Education, Human Behavior, Internet, Latest News, Life Skills, New Viewpoints, Parenting

Limiting Children’s Screen Time: We Were Wrong

How much time should kids be allowed to stare into their screens like zombies? New guidelines issued by the American Academy of Pediatrics upturns conventional thinking on the matter, showing that a sweeping one-size-fits-all approach is not the right way for parents to go about limiting their children’s screen time.

Continue reading… “Limiting Children’s Screen Time: We Were Wrong”

Discover the Hidden Patterns of Tomorrow with Futurist Thomas Frey
Unlock Your Potential, Ignite Your Success.

By delving into the futuring techniques of Futurist Thomas Frey, you’ll embark on an enlightening journey.

Learn More about this exciting program.