At Google’s annual I/O developer conference a few days ago, Google presented their new AI system – Duplex – which can make phone calls and schedule appointments.
What makes this technology groundbreaking is that Duplex is able to have a very human-like conversation without the person it is speaking to suspect that they are talking to a machine. Continue reading
2017 has been a busy year for Technology. Dominating the news cycle since January have been ongoing stories and discussions about hacking (from elections to ad networks), cryptocurrencies, smart speakers, self-driving cars, and of course net neutrality. Here are some predictions of what the top Technology stories in 2018 might turn out to be… Continue reading
Generally finding bugs is a problem, unless you can get paid for doing it! This week, The Tor Project announced a new bounty program for folks who can find bugs in Tor and Tor Browser. Earn up to $4,000 per bug depending on the severity.
Details are available at HackerOne, so sign up for an account and start trying to break stuff!
Remember when everybody was talking about Google Glass? If you were in a major city a few years ago, you couldn’t help but see early adopters sporting the latest in wearable technology everywhere. Reaction was extremely mixed – generating questions around safety and privacy – and less than a year after its public release, production was stopped with a tentative promise to revisit in 2017.
Well it looks like that promise came true! Continue reading
GitHub has recently announced a suite of new and improved tools for a developer. This includes a new marketplace, refreshed version of API and apps. GitHub strives to become a platform to fulfill most of modern developer’s needs. Continue reading
We love Serverless technology here at Boyle Software – being able to build applications comprised of microservices, which run in response to events, auto-scaling, being able to focus on the business problems rather than infrastructure, lower costs etc – the list goes on.
In the wake of the October 21st cyberattack on Dyn – an event that caused websites including Amazon and Netflix to go offline for hours – there has been a real rise in fear as to the ramifications of the Internet of Things. The Dyn attack was accomplished with malicious code that got into innumerable “smart” devices, from webcams to baby monitors, bombarding Dyn with requests and bringing its services to a halt – thereby crashing popular websites and services. But what if the goal had been to shutdown a power plant? Or to sever vital emergency communication lines? Or to bring down an airplane?
The good folks at Engadget have distilled down 2+ hours of new product announcements from this week’s Google I/O to a manageable 12 minutes. There’s some really interesting new stuff coming soon with Google Home, Google VR, and Android N. Check out the time-saving summary video below:
Disrupt NY 2016 is underway this week and there’s plenty of interesting stuff emerging from the buzz. One of the coolest things we are hearing about is Viv.
Dag Kittlaus, CEO and co-founder of Siri, presented Viv – a project he’s been working on behind the scenes for some time now. As he demonstrates in his presentation – video below – Viv may be the next step in the evolution of what he terms “conversational commerce.” Viv can conduct virtually any transaction with very few voice prompts – even relatively complex requests.
CES kicks off every new year with the promise of new innovations and upgrades to existing consumer hardware. This year seemed to be the year for the Internet of Things (IoT) as well as the year to get your kids into programming. iLuv showed us how you can easily make a morning better with just a few connected products while the folks working on the upcoming title Moving Hazard show us that the zombie apocalypse can be tons of fun. Bartesian showed us how easy it can be to create quality drinks at home and, of course, Razer, SteelSeries, and MadCatz gave us a sneak peek at their gaming hardware.
Let’s travel back to CES 2016 and check out my highlights:
