Amazon’s Alexa and Apple’s Siri are getting a sister: A voice-activated digital assistant named “Monica,” who will live at the office and is designed for business. Cisco Systems Inc. (Nasdaq: CSCO) is introducing Monica in beta in some of its video endpoints. Like Alexa, Siri and Microsoft’s Cortana, you speak to Monica in natural language, …
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Intel’s ARM partnership would have been unthinkable a few years ago. Intel’s developer powwow last week featured a bevy of moves that were summed up with a simple word “pragmatism.” And that approach is increasingly being seen among enterprise technology giants and ultimately this pragmatic innovation approach is likely to be good for customers. First, …
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With the Internet of Things slated to have tens of billions of connected devices by 2020, one of the most crucial design considerations for internet-connected products is figuring out how to seamlessly integrate these devices into everyday life. In this respect, teaching machines how to identify the individuals they are interacting with is paramount—it will …
ENLARGE SolarCity’s initial plan was to sell power straight to homeowners. Photo: Sergio Flores/Bloomberg News By Christopher Mims Christopher Mims The Wall Street Journal CANCEL Biography @mims christophermims [email protected] Aug. 21, 2016 1:20 p.m. ET 12 COMMENTS Everyone is waiting for the Internet of Things. The funny thing is, it is already here. Contrary to …
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An enormous selling point of cloud software, artificial intelligence, the Internet of Things and other new technology is that it removes “friction” from business. But as it turns out, much like with sex, the economy isn’t that great if you take away all the friction. This is why the best news out of our house …
Robbie Breese, right, the principal of the Marsh Foundation, describes the campus layout of the Van Wert facility to U.S. Rep. Bob Latta on Thursday. COLUMBUS — An area representative listened to businesses’ concerns about the “Internet of Things” during a visit to his district. U.S. House of Representatives Rep. Robert Latta, R-Bowling Green: Latta, …
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On August 10, the National Institute of Standards and Technology, on behalf of the brand new White House Commission on Enhancing National Cybersecurity, placed a request for information (RFI) in the Federal Register. The list of topics was extensive, effectively asking for feedback on any issue related to cybersecurity that might come up over the …
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EMS Topics International Articles Email Print The trials will involve medics flying medicines, defibrillators and other medical supplies to places where airborne delivery will be faster than on land. By Shusuke MuraiThe Japan Times KYUSHU, Japan — First responders will test the use of drones to help sick or injured people this fall in an initiative that …
EMS Topics International Articles Email Print The trials will involve medics flying medicines, defibrillators and other medical supplies to places where airborne delivery will be faster than on land. By Shusuke MuraiThe Japan Times KYUSHU, Japan — First responders will test the use of drones to help sick or injured people this fall in an initiative that …
Carbon nanotubes are one of those supermaterials — a cylinder with a diameter of one or two nanometers — that are full of dreamy applications, ranging from supercomputers to ultra-efficient smartphones. The problem is, they are difficult to manufacture, and commercializing these applications may require 10 or 15 years. A nanotube is a tube-like molecular structure made of …
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