Tech trends for 2017: more AI, machine intelligence, connected devices and collaboration
The end of year or beginning of year is always a time when we see many predictions and forecasts for the year ahead. We often publish a selection of these…
Year: 2016
India’s shock currency move could be a major boost for digital India and start up ecosystem
While the world’s eyes were focused on the US election in early November, over a billion people were shocked by another major event that happened on the other side of…
Emerging tech like artificial intelligence and robotics need better governance to realize full potential
Not an event goes by without us talking about the impact of technology, and terms like IoT (internet of things), cloud, big data, AI (artificial intelligence) are widely touted as…
Silicon Valley continues to produce leading companies in Deloitte US Technology Fast 500
Silicon Valley continues to dominate the innovation hot spots in North America, according to the latest 2016 Technology Fast 500 annual ranking of the fastest growing North American companies in…
China will punch back hard in Trump trade war
“Payback is Hell” the saying goes, something the U.S. will experience soon, as China prepares to hit back hard and fast in the coming trade war with the U.S. The…
Cell phone, consumer electronics prices will soar under Trump
Prices for cell phones and other consumer electronic products will skyrocket in the U.S. as the result of Trump’s ‘Don’t Make It In China policy,’ according to Dow Jones Business News “I’m going to get Apple to start making their computers and their iPhones on our land, not in China,” Mr. Trump said in March.…
State of innovation 2016: a new level of collaboration driving up global innovation output
Innovation is a driver of economic success and growth. That’s why everyone talks about innovation. Companies and countries that consistently invest in innovation by prioritizing research and development and allocating…
The world’s 100 most innovative universities: US top three continue to dominate
The drive for economic growth around the world is seeing regions strive to create their own innovation ecosystems. Universities are an important aspect of an innovation ecosystem, so for the…
Ultimate alchemy: Qualcomm to buy NXP for $37 billion
Alchemists of old understood the transformative processes of combining matter, elements, and exiliars – all in the quest to change ordinary metals into gold. Today, we call these tech magicians semiconductor makers, the transformers of the modern age. Now, having transformed the human world by wiring and connecting us all together, the semiconductor industry itself…
Yinchuan: China’s leading smart city shows how government and technology can help improve the life of its citizens
The latest industry buzzword which is bringing governments and technology providers together is smart cities. There have also been a number of conferences recently targeting chief information officers (CIOs) or…