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Catching Up On Readings: Gartner’s Top 10 Strategic Tech Predictions for 2017
This feature from Forbes looks at the highlights of The Gartner Top 10 Strategic Technology Trends for 2017 which include artificial intelligence, virtual and augmented reality, digital twins, Blockchain, Mesh App and Service Architecture, adaptive security architecture, and intelligent apps and things. For this week’s posts, click on the paragraph links. >>>
Catching Up On Readings: Fintech 50 for 2016
This feature from Forbes looks at the top 50 startups in the US Fintech space from an intial list of 300 startups. According to Accenture, about $18.9 billion was invested into fintech startups during the first nine months of 2016, up from $17.6 billion in the same period last year. For this week’s posts, click on the paragraph links. >>>
Catching Up On Readings: Disrupt London Hackathon 2016
This feature from TechCrunch looks at the winner and runners up in the Disrupt London Hackathon held in London over the weekend. The winner The Emotion Journal uses IBM Watson to create a smart voice journal. For this week’s posts, click on the paragraph links. >>>
Catching Up On Readings: Black Friday Sales
This feature from Los Angeles Times looks at the trends of Black Friday weekend shopping this year. For the first time, more people shopped online than from brick-and-mortar stores. For this week’s posts, click on the paragraph links. >>>
Catching Up On Readings: Fake News
This editorial feature from The New York Times looks at the longstanding problem of the dissemination of fake news stories on social media sites. It says a big part of the responsibility for this scourge rests with internet companies like Facebook and Google, which have made it possible for fake news to be shared nearly instantly with millions of users and have been slow to block it from their sites. For this week’s posts, click on the paragraph links. >>>
Catching Up On Readings: Failure of Data Science to Predict Trump’s Victory
Donald J. Trump’s victory in the US Elections ran counter to almost every major forecast — undercutting the belief that analyzing reams of data can accurately predict events. This feature from The New York Times looks closely at the trade offs of data science and the lessons to be learnt in this rush to embrace data-driven decision-making across the economy and society. For this week’s posts, click on the paragraph links. >>>
Catching Up On Readings: US Elections 2016
The run up to the US presidential election this week have helped voting-related apps and startups gain visibility. This feature from Fortune looks at how startups are increasingly involved in civic engagement. For this week’s posts, click on the paragraph links. >>>
Catching Up On Readings: 500 Startups Demo Day
The 18th edition of 500 Startups Demo Day was held last week in San Francisco. This feature from TechCrunch looks at some promising startups. For this week’s posts, click on the paragraph links. >>>
