technology

IoT research and technological development in Europe

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The debate about Internet of Things in Europe rose at a time when the structure of the 7th Research Framework Programme (FP7) was already established. It is obvious that the holistic approach adopted by the “Networked Enterprise and Radio Frequency Identification (RFID)” unit (DG INFSO/D4) in its initiatives, especially the Communication of June 2009 and … Read more

‘Earables’ the next milestone in wearable tech, say engineers

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A team of engineers based at the University of Illinois Grainger College of Engineering are exploring a new sub-area of mobile technology based on sophisticated and connected earphones.  “The leap from today’s earphones to ‘earables’ would mimic the transformation that we had seen from basic phones to smartphones,” explained Professor Romit Roy Choudhury, an expert … Read more

The Evolution of Software Testing as a Technology Profession

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Back in the 1950s and 1960s, software quality was a hit-or-miss proposition. There were no formal development processes and no formal testing processes. Software developers of the 1970s and 1980s were, for the most part, successful in capturing their best development practices. This capture provided a repeatable level of software reliability and stability. Unfortunately for … Read more

COVID-19 outlook for the US technology industry

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To recover from the crisis while making a bold play for a thriving future, there are three key strategic issues that technology companies should consider.   Positioning industries for a stronger future The continuing COVID-19 crisis is creating enormous uncertainty and change—and questions with no obvious answers: Which changes will persist? What will the new … Read more

2020 technology industry outlook

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Edge computing is accelerating growth in technology Cloud computing and artificial intelligence will once again dominate the technology headlines, but 2020 could be a breakout year for edge computing. Deloitte’s global technology, media, and telecommunications industry leader, Paul Sallomi, shares his perspectives on the advantages of processing data locally and how partnerships will play a … Read more

Humans, not technology, are getting us through this pandemic

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Technology’s failure to come up with a quick solution to Covid-19 reveals how organisations all over the world are nowhere near as digitally advanced as they thought they were.  Not a single person alive was prepared for what 2020 has brought. Yet, while we may not have been able to predict coronavirus, we live in … Read more

‘The Ten Equations that Rule the World’ by David Sumpter

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Understanding the mathematics that govern our daily lives, and how you can use it to your advantage.  There’s something irresistible in the idea that everything that seems vague, random and unpredictable in our lives can be explained with mathematics. That there’s an equation tucked away in some seldom-visited corner of academia able to provide answers … Read more