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An Introduction to Blockchain If you’ve been paying the remotest attention to trends in technology, then you’ve probably heard of Bitcoin. This digital currency attracted considerable mainstream attention over the

Chatbots: what are they? Increasingly, we’re spending our time online communicating not with real, flesh-and-blood people, but with machines. But exactly how do these machines work, and why are they

A bluffer’s guide to AI Intelligence is something you can never really have too much of. Intelligent people bring an umbrella when rain is forecast, avoid dark alleyways at night-time,

Just what is the Internet of Things? Since the microchip first came to be in the mid-twentieth century, it’s improvement has been sustained and seemingly inexorable. Chips have been getting

About Machine Learning Machine learning (ML) is the study of algorithms and mathematical models that computer systems use to progressively improve their performance on a specific task. Machine learning algorithms

The Robots are Coming! Hollywood has a great deal to answer for. It’s ruined the reputations of sharks, clowns and motel owners. And it’s done the same to robots, too.

Voice Search: The implications Until very recently, you might have been forgiven for thinking that proper voice recognition was never going to arrive. Decades of experience with unusably dreadful in-car

About Tech Trends Gartner, Inc. today highlighted the top strategic technology trends that organizations need to explore in 2019. Analysts presented their findings during Gartner Symposium/ITxpo, which is taking place

Virtual Reality Virtual Reality is a technology that seems to have been just around the corner for decades, but which, as yet, has not been widely-adopted outside of a small

What is Consumer Tech? Consumer electronics or home electronics are electronic (analog or digital) equipments intended for everyday use, typically in private homes. Consumer electronics include devices used for entertainment