Sorry everyone: on the internet, you're always the product
May 24, 2017 06:54 am UTC| Insights & Views Technology
Anyone who spends much time online knows the saying: If youre not paying, youre the product. Thats not exactly correct. On the internet, youre nearly always the product. And while most internet users know that some of...
Toyota Considers Blockchain To Collect Data For Self-Driving Technology
May 24, 2017 06:50 am UTC| Technology
While the auto industry is racing towards an autonomous driving future, theres still the question of actually developing the technology that is giving companies pause. Even with a brand as big as Toyota, resources for...
80M Units Of GTA V Shipped, Continue To Sell Three Years After Release
May 24, 2017 06:28 am UTC| Technology
Rockstar released Grand Theft Auto V back in 2013 to huge acclaim, with customers positively flooding retailers in order to get their hands on a copy of the game. More than three years on and it seems enthusiasm for the...
Google Is Selling A $5K White Board For Office Use
May 24, 2017 06:24 am UTC| Technology
Office workers in the past would know what a white board is and would be at least familiar with how much one should cost. These workers would naturally then be shocked at what Google is charging for its office whiteboard...
Microsoft’s Surface Pro Has Gotten Boring, And That’s A Good Thing
May 24, 2017 06:22 am UTC| Technology
When software giant Microsoft announced that it was going to create its own hardware line in the form of the Surface convertibles, the world laughed. The mockery and doubts continued all the way through until the Surface...
Apple Settles Patent Dispute With Nokia, Now In Business Together
May 24, 2017 06:22 am UTC| Technology
A few months ago, Nokia got into a heated legal battle with Apple involving patent disputes. The former mobile phone giant accused the Cupertino company of using products that it has the rights to without permission. In...
Is The Fourth Industrial Revolution Here? Human Workers Fused With Machines
May 23, 2017 09:14 am UTC| Technology
Over the last few centuries, the world has undergone three industrial revolutions. The first involved steam technology, which was then followed by the assembly line, and finally by electronics. With the advent of new...
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