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The Future of Money: AI Investors, Crowdlending, and the Death of Cash
January 16, 2020

The Future of Money: AI Investors, Crowdlending, and the Death of Cash . Every day, roughly 60 percent of all market trades are made by computer. When the market turns volatile, this can climb to as high as 90 percent. Robo-advisors are increasingly makin

How Google's New Weather AI Will Make Sure You Never Get Caught in the Rain
January 15, 2020

How Google's New Weather AI Will Make Sure You Never Get Caught in the Rain . Among the many things we’ve become addicted to on our smartphones is checking the weather. If you’re anything like me, you open a weather app at least twice a day: in the mornin

Scientists Discovered 'Mini-Computers' in Human Neurons—and That's Great News for AI
January 14, 2020

Scientists Discovered 'Mini-Computers' in Human Neurons—and That's Great News for AI . With just their input cables, human neurons can perform difficult logic calculations previously only seen in entire neural networks. To restate: human neurons are far m

IBM's Plan to Design Solid-State Batteries Using Quantum Tech
January 13, 2020

IBM's Plan to Design Solid-State Batteries Using Quantum Tech . Batteries are the key to decarbonizing both transport and the grid, but today’s technology is still a long way from living up to this promise. IBM seems to have decided its computing chops ar

The Weird, the Wacky, the Just Plain Cool: Best of CES 2020
January 12, 2020

The Weird, the Wacky, the Just Plain Cool: Best of CES 2020 . As you know if you’ve ever been to, heard of, or read about the annual Consumer Electronics Show in Vegas, there’s no shortage of tech in any form: gadgets, gizmos, and concepts abound. You pro

20 Tech Metatrends to Look out for in the 2020s
January 10, 2020

20 Tech Metatrends to Look out for in the 2020s . In the decade ahead, waves of exponential technological advancements are stacking atop one another, eclipsing decades of breakthroughs in scale and impact. Emerging from these waves are 20 “metatrends”..

20 Technology Metatrends That Will Define the Next Decade
January 10, 2020

20 Technology Metatrends That Will Define the Next Decade . In the decade ahead, waves of exponential technological advancements are stacking atop one another, eclipsing decades of breakthroughs in scale and impact. Emerging from these waves are 20 “met

Tech's Top Trends at CES 2020
January 09, 2020

Tech's Top Trends at CES 2020 . Sensor-laden underwear. A toilet-paper-transporting robot. Headwear, wristwear, and bedside gadgets guaranteed to improve your sleep. These are just a few of the weirdest, wildest pieces of technology ...

The Standout Tech Trends From CES 2020
January 09, 2020

The Standout Tech Trends From CES 2020 . Sensor-laden underwear. A toilet-paper-transporting robot. Headwear, wristwear, and bedside gadgets guaranteed to improve your sleep. These are just a few of the weirdest, wildest pieces of technology ...

The Top Biotech Trends We'll Be Watching in 2020
January 08, 2020

The Top Biotech Trends We'll Be Watching in 2020 . Last year left us with this piece of bombshell news: He Jiankui, the mastermind behind the CRISPR babies scandal, has been sentenced to three years in prison for violating Chinese laws on “scientific r...