Can big data studies know your thoughts and predict who will win an election?
Aug 09, 2016 06:56 am UTC| Insights & Views Technology Politics
Who will win the battle for the White House to become the next President of the United States is a topic of hot debate. Much of that debate is taking place online, with plenty of people blogging, tweeting or updating...
Google’s $100M ‘Orbitera’ Acquisition, Cloud Market Place Competition Heats Up
Aug 09, 2016 06:16 am UTC| Technology
Google acquired Orbitera for a reported amount of $100 million to help the search engine company sell its cloud-based services. The competition in the cloud marketplace is heating up, with Amazon and Microsoft intent on...
Walmart Buys Jet.com For $3B, Gets Serious With Amazon Competition
Aug 09, 2016 06:09 am UTC| Technology
Walmart is reportedly paying $3 billion to acquire Jet.com, the fast-growing online retail site that was expected to give Amazon.com a run for its money, literally. This is the clearest example of how serious the retail...
Smart cities: does this mean more transport disruptions?
Aug 09, 2016 04:53 am UTC| Insights & Views Technology
A plethora of new and personalised ways of getting around cities are emerging electric bikes, motorised scooters, electric vehicles, car sharing and re-interpretations of the taxi by Uber. How might we realise the...
‘Lyft’ Introduces Multi-Stop Feature, Could Be Too Late To Save Company
Aug 09, 2016 03:19 am UTC| Technology
Lyft has just introduced a new feature that allows riders to set two or more destinations whenever they hail a ride. This allows both the drivers and the passengers to settle on the matter of price, thus removing the...
Aug 09, 2016 02:33 am UTC| Insights & Views Technology
On average, 82,000 new malware threats are created each day. These include all sorts of malicious software like computer viruses, computer worms and ransomware. Some are pranks or minor annoyances; others seek to pilfer...
‘BlizzCon’ ‘Overwatch’ Tournament, Competitive Play To End On Aug. 17
Aug 08, 2016 08:16 am UTC| Technology
Overwatch is one of the biggest online, multiplayer games in the world right now, but Blizzard wants it to get even bigger by adding a World Cup tournament during this years BlizzCon. This should add some fire in the...