Ask leaders at big companies what worries them, and one of the first things they’ll mention is the challenge of managing a workforce at a time of rapid change. Jobs being transformed by automation and artificial intelligence is one big concern—even if the full effects are still a few years off. Even now, with automation just starting, many positions require new digital capabilities or deep te...

Adobe is working on an AI system that can quickly identify whether an image has been digitally altered.Recent announcements from Adobe have suggested that future updates to digital tools such as Photoshop will give users an unprecedented ability to manipulate images. In a rare case of corporate awareness of social responsibility, the company has just revealed it is working on an artificial inte...

Did investors buy bitcoin because it was trendy, or are they committed to cryptocurrency for the long haul?As in any new and rapidly-growing market, this kind of investor intent and the overall feeling of market sentiment matters a lot. That’s because there are no historical averages or ratios to apply as baselines for value, and if things head south there is always the possibility of a mass e...

Price of cash and stock deal tied to the business-news startup hitting certain financial goals.Quartz publisher Jay Lauf, seen above at a 2015 event in Washington, D.C., will assume the title of co-CEO once the news site is acquired by Uzabase Inc. Quartz, the online business-news startup founded by Atlantic Media nearly six years ago, is getting a new parent: Uzabase Inc. 3966 6.65%The Japanes...

Apple’s 2017 iPhone App of the Year Brings Mental Fitness to 26 Million and Counting.Calm, the No. 1 app for meditation, mindfulness and sleep, announced that it has raised $27 million in Series A funding at a $250 million pre-money valuation. The funding round is led by Insight Venture Partners with participation from Ashton Kutcher’s Sound Ventures and singer Harry Styles. Prior to this rou...

Even though Android is the dominant operating system on the smartphone market, Apple’s Siri leads the U.S. market for voice assistants on mobile phones with 45.65 percent. Even though available on most Android devices, the Google Assistant only has a market share of 28.9 percent while Samsung’s Bixby even ranks below Amazon’s Alexa, a voice assistant which is not native to any Smartphone.[st...

The Transcend Air Corporation has announced the development of the Vy, a tilt-wing vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) six-seater aircraft designed to ferry people in and out of cities. Simultaneously, the company has said it will launch an air taxi-style commuter service to operate the aircraft, which it hopes to have up in the air in 2024.The Vy pivots from an aircraft capable of helicopter-...

As much as I love paying 1000s of dollars in glass repair over the years (who doesn’t?), I, like many an Apple fanboy, have hoped to see a swing back to the metal back of yesteryear. Steel Drake’s proposal for the next-gen iPhone, dubbed the iPhone IQ, not only implements the robust frame and body we’ve been missing, but its shape is ergonomically adapted for the palm and harkens back to the...

​3D scanning technology is revolutionizing the way we design, model, and visualize real-world environments and objects. Organizations can leverage these advancements to yield benefits in many industries and drive flexibility, efficiency and cost savings across the supply chain lifecycle.​3D scanning is changing how we view, understand, and interpret the tangible world around us. By absorbing...