Our favorite time of week is the time we spend curating the latest technology news that affects business and how we work. Here’s what caught our attention this week—driverless cars, shopping experiences, phishing attacks that continue to plague enterprises big and small, Microsoft’s Azure Stack preview that provides support for Azure Functions and App Service. Self-driving and electric cars are …
Technology and Business Review: April 1, 2017
Amazon continues its march toward domination, this time in the grocery industry, Publicis and Microsoft partner, doubling down on adding AI to agency service offerings, Microsoft and the Internet of Things (IoT). There’s more going on in the world of tech and business, and this weekly review features the things that got our attention. Here you go— Amazon debuts AmazonFresh …
Technology and Business Review: March 25, 2017
Every week is an exciting week when it comes to what’s happening in the tech space. Here are the stories we found most interesting this week in tech and business. Huawei reportedly in talks with AT&T over US smartphone distribution. Huawei is looking to penetrate the US market and now its reported to be in talks with AT&T to distribute …
Technology and Business Week in Review: March 11, 2017
Building a chatbot for Facebook, John Deere partners with Kespry to bring drones and aerial data to construction and forestry, and comScore launches a new product called Connected Home. These are just some of the stories we were interested in this week in the world of technology and business—here’s an overview. Wanna Build a DIY Facebook Messenger Chatbot—No Coding Required? …
Converge Tech and Business Week in Review – March 4, 2017
The S3 storage outage that brought down the Internet, the Slack bug that could have been a big nightmare for business owners, how virtual reality can transform remote work, and how understanding your co-workers can help keep you and your business safe from phishing scams. We offer these and other interesting stories in our weekly overview of the tech and …
Wendy’s Introduces Self-Serve Robots into the Fast Food Experience
In tech news that’s interesting to me, Wendy’s recently announced the intention to roll out the robots—or, in this case, 1,000 self-ordering kiosks—in high volume locations during the course of 2017. Even more interesting, David Trim, the company’s Chief Information Officer, reports that the company expects to see a return on investment in robot tech within two years or less …
Converge Tech and Business Week in Review: February 25, 2017
From emerging technology trends to watch for 2017, understanding the difference between the latest machine technologies, and a software bug that leaked sensitive information from millions of the company’s high profile clientele. Here’s an overview of the tech and business news that we think you might want to know about this week. Emerging Technology Trends in 2017. Technology is an …
Converge Tech and Business Week in Review – February 18, 2017
Voice-activated assistants and cool/creepy mail sentiment analysis, sneakers a hot online fraud item, what marketers need to know about AI, and the things that keep security experts up at night. Here’s an overview of the tech and business news that we think you might want to know about this week. Cortana introduces ‘suggested reminders’ based on email content. Voice-activated assistants …
Technology and the Future of Sex [and Dating]
Technology has revolutionized how we approach everything from our businesses to our social lives to—well, even our sex lives. The internet has opened virtual doors for both pornography and online dating—two industries thriving in our uber-connected society. Let’s examine what the digital explosion has done for sex and dating—and vice versa—and explore at what’s in store for the future. Porn: …
Converge Tech and Business Week in Review – February 11, 2017
Every week is an exciting week when it comes to what’s happening in the tech space—here are the stories we found most interesting this week in tech and business. Building the predictive enterprise: What CIOs should tell CEOs about artificial intelligence. Digital transformation is happening at a fast pace and people within your organization need to be ready to embrace …