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• 9 ethical problems with VR we still have to solve

  Virtual reality (VR) has made some impressive progress in the past few years. Despite a false start a few years back, VR headset sales are improving, with more than a million units shipped in a single quarter for the first time at the end of 2017. Sony, HTC, and Oculus are seeing ...

  • Anna Johansson

• Report: Social media use is increasing despite privacy fears

  New report shows Facebook users are getting older, Instagram is one the rise, and provides an in-depth look at Twitter users. ...

  • Simon Kemp

• Where are younger creatives finding their inspiration?

  A survey reveals the predictable decline of creatives who download directly from stock media sites of (69%) compared to their ...

  • Neil C. Hughes

• 7 signs your app is on its way to the cemetery and how to revive it

  Making users stick with your app is getting more and more challenging as their choices keep increasing. There are well over 2.8 million Android apps and 2.2 million iOS apps out there and still counting. The competition is fierce and there is little room for mistakes. In most cases, ...

  • Sabih Javed

• The integral role of hybrid cloud and multi-cloud computing models for enterprises

  The cloud is mainstream but that’s old news. Cloud technology has been evolving and introducing better innovative solutions to enterprise requirements. Initially, with Amazon leading the pack, it was just AWS (Amazon Web Services) and S3 (Simple Storage Service). The cloud market ...

  • George Williams

• How quantum computing could wreak havoc on cryptocurrency

  Quantum computing is promising to be one of the biggest technological revolutions of the modern era. By harnessing the power of quantum mechanics, machines will be able to achieve data processing of speed and complexity unattainable with current computers. Traditional computers ...

  • Raz Rafaeli

• We can’t ditch Facebook because of our friends — but there’s a fix

  It’s more fashionable than ever to hate on Facebook. But it sure has been a long time coming — the proverbial excrement hit the fan only after the social media helped the Democrats lose the election, showed increasingly just how much they wanted to control information we see, ...

  • Larry Sanger

• Lack of values will kill your startup

  Values matter. Not only for large companies, but especially for startups. Over the course of my time working for a VC, I’ve seen companies struggle with the absence of a proper value system more than with anything else. The dethronement of Uber and its battered image is a powerful ...

  • Fritz Oidtmann

• 12 futuristic technologies that could become reality in 2018

  In the last year, the business and consumer markets alike have seen the release of advanced technologies that were once ...

  • Scott Gerber

• Is voice search set to become the next frontier?

  We can speak 4 x faster than we can type and 72% of people who own a voice-activated speaker use their devices as part of ...

  • Neil C. Hughes

• Why cryptocurrencies could be the solution to Africa’s payments challenges

  New technology often creates a chasm between those who have and those who do not. You don’t see a great need for mobile ...

  • John Stevens

• Do consumers really care about brand morals? Maybe not

  After watching movies like Blood Diamond or documentaries like Food, Inc., which raise awareness of the questionable morality ...

  • AJ Agrawal