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Blockchain/IoT integration accelerates, hits a 'sweet spot'
IoT and blockchain may be a natural fit, but it will still take five to 10 years before kinks are worked out and the two technologies can reach their full potential, according to Gartner.
For IT pros, adding blockchain skills can pad your paycheck – by a lot
Beefing up on skills around blockchain development, management or engineering can earn techies some big bucks above their current salary.
Is that you or a virtual you? Are chatbots too real?
There's a fine line between AI that interacts for us and AI that interacts AS us. Or is there a line at all? Will anyone care? Questions abound.
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Machine learning and AI advancements
The hype around artificial intelligence and machine learning is giving way to real use. Join us as InfoWorld’s Serdar Yegulalp and IDG TECHtalk host Ken Mingis discuss how AI and ML have become easier to put into production, how AI...
Good tech talent is still hard to find (how to bridge the gap)
Companies have big plans for digital transformation, but the lack of skilled IT talent remains an obstacle. Here’s how to cope.
How blockchain will kill fake news (and four other predictions for 2020)
As blockchain gains credibility in the marketplace, it's being piloted for uses never before considered. But the nascent technology will need to mature, both technically and as a part of a more complete ecosystem, before seeing...
A blockchain/IoT combo could reduce food fraud by $131B in five years
Blockchain is gaining ground in the supply chain arena, verifying not only the provenance of goods, but enabling suppliers of meats and produce to verify their origins and ensure regulatory rules are met.
Google adds AI smarts to G Suite with Google Assistant and Docs updates
Google’s AI assistant can now be accessed in beta, while Smart Compose has been extended to Google Docs as well as Gmail.
Will Google's AI make you artificially stupid?
The biggest threat from AI isn't software that steals your job. It's software that steals your mind.
Salesforce to expand Einstein Voice Skills so users can create custom voice apps
Salesforce is among a number of tech firms aiming to bring voice to the enterprise, though most users will have to wait until 2021 to access its AI voice assistant.
Become a certified IoT business leader
IDG Insider Pro and CertNexus are partnering to offer business leaders a course and associated credential to boost collaboration and drive informed IoT business decisions.
Motorola's new Razr gives me hope for the future of foldables
But, critically, that doesn't mean you should run out and buy it.
Bitcoin, blockchain jobs remain unfilled as interest drops off
New data from job search site Indeed shows that the number of people searching for blockchain and crypto jobs has continued to decline.
Facebook’s Libra co-creator: Social, financial data will remain separate
Facebook planned for regulatory pushback and competition from other crypto wallets, which is what has emerged.
Cortana can now read emails out loud in Outlook for iOS
The AI-powered voice assistant will also help schedule meetings, as Microsoft continues to reposition Cortana as a powerful enterprise assistant.
Apple's ex-wireless lead plots a solid state future for electronics
Apple’s former 5G chief, Ruben Caballero, is working to solve one of the oldest problems in the consumer electronics business.
Cryptocurrencies backed by cash could elude new regs
Stablecoins can include features that are typical of regulated securities, meaning they might be able to avoid new government oversight.
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What is a botnet? When IoT devices attack
Most consumers don't consider security when purchasing IoT devices. Yet botnet attacks can be devastating, impacting large portions of the internet. Learn how to prevent botnets in this video.
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