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• The car industry needs to embrace open source

  The race to develop software for the connected car market is heating up as consumers expect their vehicles to give them the same experience and ease of use that they have come to know with their smartphones. The 2017 Autotrader Car Impact Study found that 53 percent of consumers ...

  • Rami Sass

• Data shows people want serious long-form content — and brands need to take note

  You probably noticed the recent video that asked people whether they heard “Yanny” or “Laurel.” It would have been hard not to. That tiny piece of audio drove more than 10 million views, inspired countless memes, created conflict between friends, and even re-surfaced the Greek ...

  • Brandon Geary

• Quick guide to understand the hype around ‘deep learning’

  You’ve probably heard the phrase 'deep learning' bandied about in conversation, or maybe you've read about it in a post like this one. It seems like almost every tech conversation happening today somehow touches on the topic of AI, machine learning, or deep learning. These technologies ...

  • Iskender Dirik

• 3 ways regulations need to change for the drone industry to take off

  The drone industry is on the cusp of a revolution, with consumer adoption expanding and commercial applications growing, yet the tight regulations stand in the way of exponential innovation. The industry is forecast to reach $100 billion market opportunity by 2020 (Goldman Sachs). ...

  • Tim Bean

• Listen to Google — UX and SEO are a match made in heaven

  To the layman UX and SEO (if they even understand what they mean) sound like two entirely unrelated things. The one is about some plumber jabbing away at their phone, while the other is about satisfying the algorithms of a company in Silicon Valley. But we know better. At its core ...

  • Leona Henryson

• 3 things your startup should consider outsourcing

  In the competitive world of startups, founders should focus on core business operations without distractions. But at the initial stages of business expansion, funds, and staff are limited. It’s the problem that drives most startup owners to wear too many hats and try to do it all ...

  • Nacho De Marco

• The $24 billion chatbot industry sucks because it needs better AI

  In 2014, WIRED would profile a “boring” company called Slack beginning a media and venture-based obsession with bringing chat to every corner of our work lives. Somewhere along the way, the growth of chat-based enterprise communication was conflated with a preference for doing ...

  • Olof Mathé

• Startups! Here's what you need to know before taking on Asia

  Once your startup has taken off in your local market, expanding geographically is a natural next step. Asia is likely to be on your target list given its promising consumer market that comprises a burgeoning middle-class with a high spending power, as well as increasing mobile and ...

  • Seha Yatim

• 4 cryptocurrency trends to watch out for

  “It’s the next big revolution, just like the internet was.” “No… it’s a bubble!” Love it or hate it, ...

  • John Stevens

• June in Africa: Google balloons, ICOs, and internet shutdowns

  Google is actively seeking partnerships to roll out Project Loon in Kenya, which will involve beaming internet in rural areas ...

  • Tom Jackson

• How to engage with influencers on Twitter for your brand

  I’m sure you’re no stranger to the growing popularity of influencer marketing among brands and marketers today. The significant ...

  • Shane Barker

• Ever dreamed of selling your data for cash? Dream on

  “Personal data is the new oil of the internet and the new currency of the digital world.” Not my words, but words of ...

  • Mindaugas Kiskis