Are You Acting Smart in the Facial Recognition Age?
Facial recognition is all the rage, and the recent report from Research and Markets is the proof. In 2017 alone, the worldwide face recognition market was valued at $3.85 billion, and this number is expected to balloon to a staggering $9.78 billion by 2023. Being continuously thrust into the media spotlight, facial matching promises...
Florida’s Crypto Czar is the Best Sign Yet that the Technology is Here to Say
Aside from turning small investments into millions, the Bitcoin boom of 2017 ushered in a newfound respect for crypto technology. With big businesses forced to take note of the sector’s popularity, more companies are now exploring the possibilities of blockchains. However, beyond the technical innovations that are bound to arise from...
Why Amazon Won't Rule the World Wide Web
The sun never sets on the Amazon empire. Amazon has over a dozen country-specific sites, including in the USA, Canada, UK, Japan, Austria, Singapore, and Spain. Meanwhile, residents in other countries can still access many of Amazon’s streaming and web services. Then there’s Amazon’s massive cloud business, which has penetrated...
CPX Denver and the Importance of Cybersecurity Preparedness
This week, international cybersecurity firm Check Point visited Denver, CO to host CPX (Check Point Experience) Denver. Taking place at the downtown Ritz Carlton, CPX brought cybersecurity professionals from all over the city – including CMO of Check Point Peter Alexander and Senior Vice President of IT for the Denver Broncos Russ...
What to Know About the Ticketfly Hack
On Thursday of last week, Ticketfly, the popular online box office, received a bit of a makeover. Their website, rather than directing users to concerts and events of their choosing, was decorated with the titular character from V for Vendetta, a British anarchist opposing a fictional fascist government. Along with the character were the...
A Legal Look At Social Media Bots
Examining the world of social media bots through a legal lens In the world of social media, having a large number of followers or subscribers is everything. But what happens when the accounts you follow are actually purchasing these followers, and not truly earning them? What happens when quantity starts to diminish the quality of the...
Is Cryptocurrency on the Verge of Being Embraced by the General Public?
While it has now been a few months since Bitcoin reached its record value of more than $19,000, there is plenty of recent evidence that suggests that the cryptocurrency and many of its rivals are still generating plenty of interest among a great number of people. In fact, despite the continuing concerns from many...
How to Choose a Cryptocurrency Exchange
Although Bitcoin was first created nearly 10 years ago, cryptocurrency is a relatively new concept for most people. Because of this, it can be a difficult industry to understand. However, maybe the recent cryptocurrency hype has caught your attention and you’re hoping to break into this growing market. While Coinbase is one of the more...
Brick by Brick: Israel's Cybersecurity Powerhouse
“ Israel is blessed with many opponents, and as such, it developed core competencies mostly in the defense sector in order to be able to protect itself ” – Dudu Mimran, CTO of the Cyber Security Research Center at Ben-Gurion University. After months of burrowing through various channels, the computer worm, codename “Olympic...
Robots In The Unemployment Line
We’ve heard for years now that the robot uprising is imminent. Suddenly, occupations such as food service, babysitting, and even surgery find themselves threatened by automation. A 2017 study by Mckinsey Global Institute found that, by the year 2030, approximately 800 million jobs will possibly become automated. But, just because...
What Would Happen if the Technology Sector Becomes Regulated?
In March 2018, the world got a wake-up call when news broke that a third-party firm called Cambridge Analytica harvested data from up to 87 million Facebook profiles. Even worse, Facebook learned Cambridge Analytica used the collected data in violation of the social media site’s terms and conditions in 2015, but didn’t alert...
Fast Food: Tech Inventions Changing the Way We Eat
We're increasingly relying on tech to manage our everyday lives. From getting us up in the morning to switching on the heating when we're out of the house, there's no denying that our devices are making our lives easier. When it comes to cooking, we're used to kitchen gadgets that gather dust at the back of a jumbled cupboard, or...
What will a Car-less City Mean for the Mobile Industry
There are some cities around the globe which have and are making the turn towards a car-less city. So, what does a car-less city entail? What a car-less city means is that it is a city where privately owned vehicles will no longer be welcomed within the city hubs. Bicycle lanes replace the alternate modes of transport available to...
British Council Holds Artificial Intelligence Accountable
The UK House of Lords released a report last week by the Select Committee on Artificial Intelligence detailing how government entities should regulate AI technologies. The report is far-reaching in scope, though its revelations are not necessarily surprising. The report emphasizes the need for oversight committees, AI work-training...
Student Tips for Successful Trading
Funding a college or university education is never easy, and with each passing year, the margins get tighter and the student debt crisis grows. The idea of doing a little something to supplement your financial resources is nothing new, and students have been doing bar work and waiting tables since time immemorial. In the digital age,...
Net Neutrality is Ending: Three Things to Know
The end of net neutrality is rapidly approaching and as the repeal of the Federal Communication Commission's landmark internet privacy ruling goes into effect on April 23rd, many internet users are confused about how this will impact them and, most importantly, whether this will change normal internet activities. What it means to...
Developing the Cyber Workforce of the Future
Constant innovations in the technology realm have created a landscape in which cyber security measures struggle to keep up with evolving technologies. Last year alone saw a bevy of major cyber-attacks affecting various corporations and countries along with millions of individuals. Corporations like Uber and Equifax experienced major...
Elon Musk Stays Positive Amidst Tesla’s Struggles
This month, Elon Musk claimed that Tesla Inc. will not be requiring another capital raise this year. It’s a bold statement after Tesla has struggled with production of their upcoming Model 3. Musk himself recently admitted that they relied too heavily on automated production and he is feeling the pressure: “I’m definitely under...
Ford and Alibaba Debut Car Vending Machine in China
Standing at multiple stories high and housing dozens of vehicles, the Super Test-Drive Center unveiled itself this week in Guangzhou, China. This giant car vending machine comes out of a partnership between Ford and Alibaba which was formed two years ago. The huge facility has potential to completely revolutionize the car buying process....
Two Tech Titans Add to Bitcoin’s Promising Future
It’s no secret that bitcoin hasn’t had a great 2018 so far. Or, maybe it is a secret since nobody really seems to be searching for bitcoin anymore. In fact, as the currency’s value has dropped over 63 percent since January 1st, Google searches on the topic have dropped over 80 percent. This sharp decline has caused many to question...
How Long Does It Take & How Do You Improve Your Credit Score?
It happens, you apply for credit only to be told you don’t qualify. The reason… Your FICA Credit Score is 560. For many borrowers, this is the first they know about the state of their credit health. Don’t panic there are ways to repair your credit. First, you need to get a copy of your credit report, you can use a service such as...
Opinion: Does Facebook just suck?
It seems like for over the past year or so, people have been asking this question a lot. The once social media pioneer-turned-titan has taken a beating recently, and the cracks are beginning to show. Last month, Wired published an extended piece analyzing Facebook’s recent history -- and downturn. Titled “Inside the Two Years That...
Apple Takes on Netflix with “Quality over Quantity”
“We’re not after quantity; we’re after quality,” claimed Apple SVP of Internet Software and Services Eddy Cue at SXSW this past weekend. The comment is seemingly in direct opposition to Netflix’s 2018 strategy, which includes an $8 billion investment to create 700 original series this year alone. However, Cue declared that...
Facebook Moving Forward with Music and MLB Streaming
In this fast-paced world, companies are constantly needing to adapt and expand in order to be successful. It’s no different for social media platforms, which often find it necessary to expand their reach and cover multiple territories. Recently, Facebook took steps into music licensing, signing a deal with ICE Services, a licensing...
Tech Giants Take on the Ivory Trade
In June last year, Google, Microsoft, Facebook, and Twitter released a joint statement announcing the formation of the Global Internet Forum to Counter Terrorism (GIFCT). The Forum was created to combat terrorist propaganda on the internet and reduce the influence of these radical ideas. The internet has now become fully integrated...
Dolce & Gabbana's Airborne Models
It’s been said time and time again that robots are going to take our jobs one day. In fact, I’ve typed that so many times at this point that I wish a robot writer could just take over and do it for me. (I’m only kidding, robot writers. I need this job to pay for things.) I’ve already written before about the different jobs that...
How to Use Automated Investing to Grow Your Income
Most people have difficulty saving money. Investing part of your income for the future sounds like a good idea in theory, but it's much harder to execute in practice. Fortunately, the long-revered technique known as automated investing has evolved of late into an even easier and more practical form. Dollar-Cost Averaging Timing the...
Barriers to Virtual Reality Adoption for Small Businesses
Based on a recent article in The Guardian, virtual reality’s (VR's) “tipping point for exponential growth is coming in 2019 to the early 2020s, with 250 to 300 million expected users worldwide.” Even though experts believe incorporating AR/VR into small/medium size businesses is a challenge, the successful adoption of virtual...
How Instant Messaging & Shared Workspace Are Changing the Way We Work
Whatever your industry, you’ve probably found yourself needed in multiple places at once. If you’re strung out between interviews, meetings, and general day-to-day work, there just isn’t time to make that quick call back to HQ to see how things are going. And, even then, those “quick” calls still involve waiting for the other...
Fort Lauderdale - Where Tech Works in the Cloud and Lives in the Sun
Perhaps best known for its beaches, tropical southeast Florida climate, and waterborne way of life, Greater Fort Lauderdale is also a growing hotbed of technology companies – and it has been for decades. Greater Fort Lauderdale sits at the center of what has been dubbed the TechGateway, a nod to South Florida’s position as the U.S....
