• eNewsletter Subscription
  • Great Question Podcast
  • Home

    • Technology Trends

    Highlights

    ExxonMobil
    New Material to Enhance Carbon Capture Technology Discovered
    Technology and IIoT

    New Material to Enhance Carbon Capture Technology Discovered

    July 30, 2020
    ExxonMobil, University of California, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory found material that can capture more than 90% of CO2.
    Microsoft Corp.
    An illustration of a brain, depicting artificial intelligence.
    Emerging Technologies

    Microsoft Sees Need for AI Laws, Regulations

    Jan. 18, 2018
    “Companies that do not acknowledge the importance of worker protections and benefits risk damage to their brands and face the possibility that lawmakers and the courts will step...
    Tomohiro Ohsumi, Getty Images; inset: Apple
    A man wears an HTC Vive with a superimposed Apple logo on it.
    Technology and IIoT

    Is Apple Ramping Up Work on an AR Headset?

    Nov. 8, 2017
    Apple seems to be saying that the future's definition is so much higher than it was last year and that the images have all become real.
    Peter Macdiarmid, Getty Images
    A man stands in front of the Large Hadron Collider at the Science Museum in London.
    Emerging Technologies

    We Shouldn’t Trust New Tech. We Shouldn’t Fear It, Either

    Nov. 7, 2017
    Optimists and pessimists have strong arguments, but it seems clear that they both make the mistake of being too passive. Neither cheering nor bemoaning the emergence of new technologies...
    Christian Petersen, Getty Images
    Microsoft Xbox CEO Phil Spencer speaks at a promotional event in June 2017.
    Information Technology

    Microsoft Switches Gears, Boosts Investment in Video Games

    Nov. 6, 2017
    As Microsoft begins selling a new Xbox console, the focus of its video game unit — much like the focus of the company as a whole — is shifting toward software and services.
    Thinkstock, Getty Images
    An illustration of hands operating various mobile devices.
    Continuous Improvement

    Strengthening the Mobile Enterprise for Increased Productivity

    Oct. 13, 2017
    How can you manage mobile in an efficient manner? A simple tech upgrade just isn’t enough to address the challenges of deploying and managing too many incompatible devices that...
    David McNew, Getty Images
    A wall of screens beneath a Samsung logo at a trade show.
    Companies & Executives

    In Surprise Move, Samsung CEO to Quit After Record Profit

    Oct. 13, 2017
    “As we are confronted with unprecedented crisis inside out, I believe that time has now come for the company to start anew, with a new spirit and young leadership.”
    Sean Gallup, Getty Images
    Young engineering students ply their craft and trade.
    Technology and IIoT

    The Real Job Killer? Stagnation, Not Automation

    Oct. 13, 2017
    There is no shortage of fear and hype around AI and automation replacing manufacturing jobs. But from my perspective, they do not eliminate jobs, but rather redistribute them....
    Matt LaWell, IndustryWeek
    GE remanufactures locomotive diesel engines at its brilliant factory in Grove City, Pa., one of less than a dozen sites around the world where it showcases its newest tech solutions.
    IIoT

    The Industrial Internet of Things: Putting the Hype to Work

    Oct. 9, 2017
    The Industrial Internet of Things dominates manufacturing hype, but beyond the slick marketing, some manufacturers really are putting those powerful technologies to work. How ...