by: Philip Howard, Research Director – Data Management, Bloor There have been a couple of things floating around in the ether about CEP (complex event processing) recently. The first is the question, supposedly credited to Curt Monash, of whether it should be called something different. I’ve been going back through my records. When I first [...]
by John Markoff, New York Times The legal and ethical implications of autonomous vehicles recently were discussed by Silicon Valley technologists, legal scholars, and government officials at Santa Clara University. Even as Google tests its small fleet of self-driving vehicles on California highways, legal scholars and government officials are warning that society has only begun [...]
by Colin Neagle, Network World Microsoft announced plans to launch a real-time threat intelligence feed at the recent International Conference on Cyber Security. The project’s goal is to stream the company’s security information on dangerous and high-profile threats to organizations running the gamut from business partners and private corporations to domestic and foreign governments. [...]
by Duncan Graham-Rowe, MIT Technology Review Samsung has developed a prototype emotion detection system for smartphones. Rather than use specialized sensors or cameras, the system monitors certain inputs, such as the speed at which a user types, how often the backspace or special symbol buttons are pressed, and how much the smartphone shakes. Normal cell [...]
by: Charles Rich Sys-Con Media The earlier you find an IT problem the less expensive it is to resolve it. Most IT practitioners would agree with that. What they will most likely disagree about is how to do it. Some talk about predictive monitoring and say they can forecast IT problems before they occur. Can [...]
Thilo Koslowski, Technology Review As our cars become networked—to the Internet and to one another—new trends in technology and society will redefine transportation. What’s certain: tomorrow’s automobiles will provide experiences that go well beyond driving. The networking of vehicles to the Internet and each other over the next decade will spark new technological and societal [...]