Why traffic won’t be a problem in the tech-driven future While traffic is one of the most common effects of growing urbanization, the advent of modern technologies in traffic management will effectively reduce traffic issues, and consequently the commute time.

Every year, an average commuter in the United States spends 42 hours in traffic and over $1400 for gas while their vehicle stands idle. Spending long hours in traffic exposes…

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Is IoT making way for smart agriculture? Modern technologies have revolutionized every industry sector and agriculture is no exception. Smart farming using IoT will give rise more efficient farming techniques and transform the agricultural sector.

Globally, 821 million people suffer from hunger, including over 150 million children. Multiple factors, such as poverty, climate change, food wastage, political conflicts, and food shortage are responsible for the…

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Is technology increasing or killing our creativity? With the increasing utilization of digital technologies in creating, marketing, and monetizing different art forms, the question that’s bothering most of us is - Is technology killing creativity or improving it?

Recently, an AI algorithm created an artwork titled “The Portrait of Edmond Belamy,” which was sold for $432,500 at the renowned auction house, Christie’s. The algorithm was trained using 15,000…

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Data culture is the key to successful digital transformation To unlock the real potential of data, organizations have to work around it intelligently; else they will have to face the perils of mishandled data. And this is why data culture matters!

This fact might surprise most of us – “Two and a half quintillion bytes of data is generated every single day.” This circles around another fact that industries across the…

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Bots are not really ‘intelligent’. Here’s why Intelligent chatbots have taken over essential tasks such as customer service, marketing, and sales in numerous organizations. But are chatbots ready to take up more?

In 1966, ELIZA, the first chatbot, was created in the MIT AI laboratory to simulate human conversations using pre-programmed responses. ELIZA had no framework for understanding context of the conversation…

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Looking at data the AR/VR way! The agility to react to changing situations is among the key determinants of organizational success. To achieve that agility, it is vital for members to have access to actionable data in a quickly discernable format. As a step towards providing businesses and individuals that capability, applications that enable data visualization in VR or AR are beginning to grow in popularity.

Data has always been and continues to be a critical resource for organizations. This is especially true for business enterprises that need data to not just function normally but also…

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Blockchain — the unsung hero in the music industry? While the latest crop of emerging technologies is transforming the way music is created and performed, the advent of blockchain in the music industry is also set to redefine the way music is distributed, protected.

Regardless of how you experience it — as a consumer or creator — the music industry is undergoing constant change. As a consumer, you might have noticed how modern music…

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