It takes a lot to run a successful business, whether you’re managing a small-to-medium sized organization, or working at a large enterprise scale. Second to top-notch talent, the most importa…
One place wants to put you in jail for texting while walking
While laws against texting and driving are a dime a dozen around the world today, a new bill in the US state of New Jersey proposes making texting and walking a punishable offense that could land y…
QUIZ: QUIZ: 20 years ago, VR was Hollywood gold. Can you guess the film?
20 years ago or thereabouts, Virtual Reality started to be the Next Big Thing. It captured the imagination of Hollywood and spawned a decade’s worth of cyberpunk fashion, surreal music videos…
Why the evolution of enterprise messaging is a big problem for Microsoft
Introduction and gap in the market Communication apps have been big business with consumers for a while. Facebook, with its Messenger app, now has over 800 million users and spent some $21 billion …
Near misses between drones and planes keep on rising
If you’ve bought yourself a shiny new drone in recent months we hope you’re being very careful about where you fly it: the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is reporting a three-…
How tech failures can transform your business for the better
Introduction and fear of mistakes Success is a wonderful thing, but while it makes life a lot easier, it doesn’t develop either you or your business. This is especially true in IT. Lessons le…
Here’s more evidence there’s a hidden planet in our solar system
While it may seem extremely odd that there’s a giant planet in our solar system that we still haven’t actually seen or found yet, scientists are claiming there is now more evidence that…
Microsoft apologizes for ‘critical oversight’ following Tay’s meltdown
Tay, the chatbot created by Microsoft to act like a bubbly millennial, was created with the best of intentions. We even shared a lovely game of “Would You Rather” with her. But, after i…
Interested in OnePlus 3 specs? We’ve done the math for you
There’s a whole lot riding on the next phone out of OnePlus, even co-founder Carl Pei knows that. The OnePlus 3 will feature a new design and, as we’re finding out now, probably some fa…
You might actually like the US military’s latest plan to control your mind
The US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) is working on a new project that involves stimulating certain nerves in the the neck and brain to speed up how quickly a person learns. The …