What you need to know before implementing edge computing
These are the questions your firm should ask before going down the route of edge analytics and processing. Video: Edge computing explained Unsure what exactly edge computing is? Here’s a quick rundown. This article originally appeared on ZDNet. Increasing numbers of organizations are gathering and analysing data at the edge of their networks in their…
An Uber for decentralised cloud services
ga(‘send’, ‘event’, ‘Uncategorized’, ‘article’, ‘article-industry-impression’, {nonInteraction: true}); Spotted: MIT spinoff Conduit is hoping to make systems like Amazon Web Services obsolete with a decentralised cloud computing model called collective computing. Here is how it works: on average, most computers use only around three-eighths of their computing capacity at any given time. To take advantage of…
Architects want to hang a park over a Milan piazza
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How IBM is using smart sensors and computer modeling at Lake George, NY
IoT sensors are being used at Lake George, in New York, in order to collect data that can be used to improve the freshwater ecosystem. How the IBM Multicloud Manager automates how companies manage, move, and integrate apps across clouds At the 2018 Gartner Symposium, Robin Hernandez of IBM explained the benefits of IBM’s new…
Artist reimagines old-fashioned chalk using a 3D printer
ga(‘send’, ‘event’, ‘Uncategorized’, ‘article’, ‘article-industry-impression’, {nonInteraction: true}); Spotted: New York-based artist Nikolas Bentel has given ordinary chalk sticks a makeover using 3D printing. The idea was to rethink how drawing tools are designed, while also giving kids a fun tool to enjoy architecture and design. He used a computer to model the shapes and then made 3D prints…
Peer-to-peer lending platform moves one step closer to replacing traditional banks
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5G will impact these 10 industries the most
Major 5G network deployments are expected by 2020, and the technology will create opportunities across many industries, according to CB Insights. 5G in NYC: The potential benefits for businesses Jeremy Goldberg, the deputy CTO for the NYC mayor’s office, talks about how Governors Island is a great 5G testbed and why small businesses need to…
Tech explained: Geostationary satellites
ga(‘send’, ‘event’, ‘Uncategorized’, ‘article’, ‘article-industry-impression’, {nonInteraction: true}); Satellite internet has been growing at a rapid pace. SpaceX, OneWeb and Boeing are amongst the companies making plans to place hundreds of communications satellites in low Earth orbit to provide internet access. SpaceX alone expects to earn more than $30 billion in revenue by 2025 from its…
A company maps the bottom of the sea from space
ga(‘send’, ‘event’, ‘Uncategorized’, ‘article’, ‘article-industry-impression’, {nonInteraction: true}); Spotted: UK and US-based TCarta Marine is using satellite imagery and machine learning to map the ocean floor from space. TCarta uses sophisticated algorithms to capture depth and detail from satellite images of the ocean. The process is called satellite derived bathymetry (SDB). The algorithms base calculations on the spectrums of…
Start developing for RISC-V with the $49 HiFive1 Revision B
The revised version of the HiFive1 embedded development board from SiFive adds Wi-Fi and Bluetooth support on the Arduino-compatible board. Inside AWS Graviton: Arm servers available in public cloud for the first time Amazon’s development of a homegrown Arm CPU, combined with new AMD EPYC powered instances announced this month, threaten Intel’s hegemony in cloud…