Measuring efficiency, and increasing it with AI
How can you measure the efficiency gains from a new technology or process? In some instances, the difference is enormous and obvious. But as we stand on the brink of a second revolution, driven [...]
How health care IT and value-based care are shaking up the industry
Spending on health care makes up about one sixth of U.S. GDP, making the industry an influential force—and one that can be slow to change. Still, health care—and its technology—needs to be able [...]
The biggest problem with AI is also its biggest opportunity
Artificial intelligence (AI) is better at spotting cancer than doctors, will be our future chauffer, and can even cook, if you don’t mind some experimental taste tests. Much of this still [...]
Not your father’s antivirus: How new malware detection gives IT a leg up in cybersecurity
IT security is a fundamentally uneven playing field: You have to win every day, but attackers have to win just once. Cyber criminals spend mere pennies compared to the huge investments that [...]
Artificial intelligence and new instances dominate headlines at AWS re:Invent
More than 32,000 IT pros gathered in Las Vegas this week for Amazon’s AWS re:Invent 2016 and a look at what’s new with the cloud platform. Each day is a firehose of new announcements, ranging [...]
Staff picks for the week of July 20, 2015
Technology does a tremendous amount of good for the world: Never before have we had so much opportunity to change the world with our ideas, creations, and passions. This week’s picks demonstrate [...]
