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Technology has created more jobs than it has destroyed, says 140 years of data

Posted in Software on 18th Aug, 2015
by Alex Muller

Census results in England and Wales since 1871 show that the rise of machines has been a job creator rather than making humans obsolete.

Gartner Says the Internet of Things Installed Base Will Grow to 26 Billion Units By 2020

Posted in Hardware on 16th Aug, 2015
by Alex Muller

IoT, which excludes PCs, tablets and phones, will grow to 26B units installed in 2020, almost a 30-fold increase from 0.9B in 2009.

Scientists find mass extinctions can accelerate evolution

Posted in Featured, Software on 14th Aug, 2015
by Alex Muller

The research supports the idea that mass extinctions actually speed up evolution by unleashing new creativity in adaptations.

Will it soon be time for robots in our homes?

Posted in Software on 7th Aug, 2015
by Alex Muller

A lot can happen in two minutes. In the world of robotics 120 seconds is all it took for 2,000 units of the robot Pepper to be sold online.

Why it's time to prepare for a world where machines can do your job

Posted in Business on 5th Aug, 2015
by Alex Muller

Changes in employment patterns are on the way as artificial intelligence takes on many routine, repetitive tasks currently performed by people.