by Don Basile | May 11, 2017 | Business, Digital, Technology
The debate as to whether or not the human brain is computable has been a topic of discussion among scientists and technologists for quite some time. Leading scientists, such as Miguel Nicolelis, argue against such possibilities. Nicolelis, Duke school of Medicine...
by Don Basile | May 11, 2017 | Business, Digital, Media, Technology
‘Black Mirror,’ the Twilight Zone-esque series in its third season on Netflix, features suspenseful one-off episodes that examine the darker side of modern technology. The sci-fi drama is uncomfortable—and at times, terrifying—precisely because of how plausible the...
by Don Basile | Mar 23, 2017 | Business, Digital, Technology
As machine learning gets more and more sophisticated with every passing year, it’s wise for people in all industries to begin paying attention to the ways it will and won’t be impactful. Customer service is just one of many departments that advances in machine...
by Don Basile | Jan 11, 2017 | Business, Technology
In the past few years, wearable tech and mobile apps have been dominating the healthcare startup scene. Zephyr created the Anywhere Biopatch, an FDA-approved monitoring device that can be attached to a patient’s chest to monitor minute-by-minute vitals. And Pager...
by Don Basile | Aug 8, 2016 | Business, Digital, Technology
Hot off the heels of its huge acquisition of LinkedIn, Microsoft is betting on another, lesser known startup to give it an edge in the conversational intelligence race. Wand Labs is a tiny startup with just seven employees, but Microsoft saw enough promise in the...
by Don Basile | Apr 18, 2016 | Business, Media, Technology
In 2011 venture capitalist Marc Andreessen correctly predicted that software and online services would soon take over large sectors of the economy. In 2016 we can expect to see software again revolutionizing the economy, this time by eating the storage world....
