With the Bitcoin exchange rate going skyhigh (1 XBT = € 2232 at 4/7/17) one could easily forget about the underlying technology: the blockchain. The Bitcoin blockchain technology can be regarded as a distributed ledger system in which the transactions are permanently time-stamped and stored on many computers simultaneously and made secure by cryptographic means.…
n TV series “Person of Interest” protagonist Finch has built a software system that is capable of predicting crime by combining artificial intelligence (AI) with access to all kinds of public and private data. He has designed the machine code in such a way that it values the life of individuals. The Machine has been…
Last week’s Microsoft event in Redmond contained mostly consumer centric news. Free upgrades to Windows 10 and the Hololens were the stars of the event. Nadella probably saves the business stuff for later. So nothing on the Microsoft cloud or where Azure is heading for. Nevertheless there was a sound bite that almost drowned in…
During a worldwide industry analyst briefing in September Citrix unveiled its vision on the future work environment of the connected worker. The event was organized to further elaborate on the Workspace Suite announcement in May earlier this year. For Mark Templeton, CEO of Citrix, it was a good time to reinstate Citrix’s commitment to support…
Earlier on METISfiles commented on the smart home concept. While we were wondering whether a smart home is such a good idea Microsoft and Google were moving forward with respectively HomeOS and Android@home, seeking to make a smart killing. Although both are developing holistic concepts for a smart automated home not much has been heard…