Corporate Australia is increasingly taking the viewpoint of the startup as technology becomes part of every business and every commercial relationship, according to Deloitte’s eighth annual Technology Trends report. And CIOs who harness the possibilities of technologies will be better able to shape the future of their businesses. “As CIOs manage constant technological advances and the exponential pace of change, they need vision as well as dexterity to offload the weight of operational inertia,” says Kevin Russo, Deloitte lead partner for technologyin Australia and the Asia Pacific region. “Open standards, cloud-first designs, clever platforms and loosely coupled architectures are the norm for startups.” When CIOs were asked what they would do differently if they could start over with a new IT architecture, they point to flexible and unencumbered startups to lower costs and increase capabilities. “Leaders and CIOs understand they need a … [Read more...] about 8 technology trends identified by Australian CIOs
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Nvidia is rising as its GPU technology conference kicks off
caption Jensen Huang, CEO of Nvidia, shows the Drive Pegasus robotaxi AI computer at his keynote address at CES source Rick Wilking/Reuters Nvidia’s GPU Technology Conference kicks off Tuesday in California, with CEO Jensen Huang expected to take the stage at noon Eastern time. The stock was one of the best-performing of 2017, and investors will be looking for updates from the company on a range of business units including gaming chips, AI, and self-driving cars. Shares of Nvidia were up just over 1% in early trading Wednesday as the company’s GPU Technology Conference – one of the most highly anticipated artificial intelligence events of the year – kicks off in San Jose, California. CEO Jensen Huang is scheduled to take the stage at 9am Pacific Time (12 pm Eastern) to deliver a keynote address to the conference’s expected 8,000 developers from over 50 countries, the company says. He is … [Read more...] about Nvidia is rising as its GPU technology conference kicks off
Parts of China are using facial recognition technology that can scan the country’s entire population in one second
caption A Chinese police surveillance vehicle on Tiananmen Square. source GOH CHAI HIN/AFP/GettyImages Stxteen areas in China are using facial-recognition technology that can reportedly scan the country’s population in one second, and the world’s population two seconds. Over the last two years the system has been used to arrest 2,000 people. Facial-recognition technology is soaring in China where it is being used to help consumers as well as police, who can track people’s movements, friends, and even try to predict crime. Across China, facial-recognition technology that can scan the country’s entire population is being put to use. In some cases, the technology can perform the task in just one second. Sixteen cities, municipalities, and provinces are using a frighteningly fast surveillance system that has an accuracy rate of 99.8%, Global Times reported over the weekend. … [Read more...] about Parts of China are using facial recognition technology that can scan the country’s entire population in one second
We Are Fostering the Future of Technology
Last week, we hosted the inaugural BE SMART HBCU Academy: Tech Prep presented by Toyota at Morehouse College in Atlanta. Thirty-seven students from 12 historically black colleges and universities gathered for two days of engaging activities and learning from some of the brightest and brilliant in technology hosted by Black Enterprise’s tech editor Sequoia Blodgett. Students and speakers pose for a group photo at the Be SMART HBCU Academy Tech Prep During the opening reception Earl ‘Butch’ Graves Jr., president & CEO of Black Enterprise and David A. Thomas, Morehouse College’s 24th president, welcomed students and their teachers to the academy and Morehouse College for what would be two days of phenomenal programming. And students had the opportunity to network with one another, take animated photos at the OMG Booth, and win prizes like Beats by Dre, Apple Watches, and the Nintendo Switch courtesy of FedEx after answering challenging math problems … [Read more...] about We Are Fostering the Future of Technology
Better Technology Isn’t The Solution To Ecological Collapse
It’s hard to ignore the headlines these days, with all their warnings about ecological breakdown. Last year brought troubling news on everything from plastic pollution to soil depletion to the collapse of insect populations. These crises are worsening as our demands on the Earth intensify. Right now, virtually every government in the world is committed to pursuing economic growth: ever-expanding levels of extraction and consumption year on year. And the more we grow, the more we eat away at the web of life on which we all depend. We have known about this problem for decades now, but we’ve been told not to worry: As technology improves and becomes more efficient, we’ll be able to keep growing the economy while nonetheless reducing our impact on the natural world. The technical term for this is “green growth,” which requires absolute decoupling of GDP from material use. According to the theory, we can speed this process along by incentivizing innovation; … [Read more...] about Better Technology Isn’t The Solution To Ecological Collapse