Education by State is one of the most important aspects of a person’s life. It provides the foundation for personal growth and career success, and is a key driver of economic growth and prosperity. In the United States, the education system is composed of a patchwork of state and local programs, each with its own…
The University of Virginia cybersecurity team works to protect system servers during a simulated hack as part of the National Student Cyber Defense Challenge. Credit: Scott Ball/San Antonio Report . As ransomware attacks continue to affect local governments (the Bexar County appraisal district was the most recent victim), hacker methods and organizations have become more…
If you want to make your website accessible right now but lack the resources for the kind of serious revamp it would take, an “accessibility overlay” may take the pressure off while the work gets done. Though critics argue that these tools may not be a permanent solution, accessiBe feels that its approach is an…
Let’s talk about text-to-speech technology and its benefits for your business or personal use. Of course, some are better than others but most of them integrate the same system at the core which is based on the concept of speech synthesis. What is Speech Synthesis? According to Technopedia, Speech synthesis is an artificial simulation of human…
Read enough about Bitcoin, and you’ll inevitably come across people who refer to the cryptocurrency as a religion. Bloomberg’s Lorcan Roche Kelly called Bitcoin “the first true religion of the 21st century.” Bitcoin promoter Hass McCook has taken to calling himself “The Friar” and wrote a series of Medium pieces comparing Bitcoin to a religion. There is a Church of…
People have been getting angry at robot customer service agents for as long as businesses have been using them. Let’s face it: They’re notorious for just not quite understanding the nature of the customer’s issue, failing to resolve complaints and putting callers into an endless loop of maddening robotic replies. But companies that provide…
Wing, the drone delivery company operated by Google parent Alphabet, unveiled a series of new prototype aircraft designed to handle a variety of payloads. The company said the new drones will share the same underlying components with the aircraft currently in use delivering pharmaceuticals and other small packages in the suburbs outside of Dallas-Fort Worth….
The first Model T hit the market more than 100 years ago, in 1908. For American consumers, mass access to the automobile was a miracle—a game changer that enabled vast opportunities for commerce, travel, and social mobility. But the prevalence of this new technology also presented a novel set of previously unforeseen challenges. Cars jolted…
While technology had picked up pace about a decade ago, the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic triggered an unprecedented race to invest in sophisticated technological innovations and digital transformation. As a result, the leadership vision of most business owners now involves the inclusion of WhatsApp Automation technology and strategic transformation of how their enterprises work. Most business…
