IT Technology Major Lawsuit Filed To Save Families From Trump H-1B Visa Ban Donald Trump arrives to speak about immigration reform in the Rose Garden of the White House on May … [+] 16, 2019. (Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images) Getty Images A new lawsuit hopes to save H-1B visa holders and their spouses and children who the Trump administration will not grant visas or allow to enter […] Written by imesocial July 15, 2020July 15, 2020
IT Technology Frozen Out Of Network Infrastructure Markets, Huawei Hijacks US Patent Regime Putting Huawei on the Entity List may have stopped it from licensing critical US technology, but Huawei is seeking to earn revenue in other ways. Huawei filed patent infringement claims against Verizon and also for products Verizon acquires from other US companies such as Cisco and Hewlett-Packard; and Huawei is demanding royalty payments for hundreds […] Written by imesocial July 14, 2020July 14, 2020
Cryptocurrency & Blockchain Technology This El Salvador Village Adopts Bitcoin As Money On the coast of El Salvador, lies a small rustic beach town of 3,000 locals, known as El Zonte. A surfer’s paradise, the village is frequented by those seeking an authentic and rustic vibe. Like so many Central-American beach towns, the families of El Zonte were hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic. While other tourist […] Written by July 14, 2020July 14, 2020
Cryptocurrency & Blockchain Technology How Blockchain Will Bridge Consumption To Consciousness In The Jewelry Industry As the diamond industry re-emerges from the Covid-19 shutdown, Everledger CEO Leanne Kemp urges business leaders to widen their perspective on what really matters to consumers. Professional appraiser at work ©H_Ko – stock.adobe.com The diamond industry was reeling, even before Covid-19 hit it with an uppercut. In India, for example, where the vast majority of […] Written by July 14, 2020July 14, 2020
IT Technology Meet The Stanford AI Lab Alums That Raised $15 Million To Optimize Machine Learning Snorkel AI cofounders (L to R): Alex Ratner (CEO), Chris Ré (Board Member), Paroma Varma (Head of … [+] Solutions), Braden Hancock (Head of Technology), and Henry Ehrenberg (Head of Engineering) Snorkel AI In 2014, computer science PhD candidate Alex Ratner and a team of fellow Stanford PhDs, advised by associate professor and MacArthur Fellow […] Written by imesocial July 14, 2020July 14, 2020
Cryptocurrency & Blockchain Social Media Technology Booming Cryptocurrency Chainlink Recruited Into Fledgling Social Media War Amid a growing backlash against the incumbent giants of social media, blockchain-based platforms are working to offer people ambitious alternatives. One such platform, the embryonic Revolution Populi led by former Goldman Sachs vice president Rob Rosenthal and outspoken computer scientist David Gelernter, is aiming to challenge the dominance of Facebook and Twitter by using blockchain […] Written by July 14, 2020July 14, 2020
Cryptocurrency & Blockchain Technology Ethereum Is Beating Bitcoin In More Ways Than One Interest in bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies, including ethereum, is booming—fueled by unprecedented central bank stimulus measures and rocketing demand for alternative finance. The bitcoin price, up around 30% so far this year, is being left in the dust by huge gains seen by some smaller cryptocurrencies. Ethereum, the second most valuable cryptocurrency after bitcoin, has […] Written by July 14, 2020July 14, 2020
Cryptocurrency & Blockchain Technology Why Ethereum Has Value – The Opportunity In Programmable Money & ‘DeFi’ Many who are new to crypto assume that there will only be one important cryptoasset in the long run, and that the challenge as an investor is to pick the “best” one. I disagree. Why? Because different cryptoassets (and their associated blockchains) are focused on different use cases. To use an analogy, both Microsoft and […] Written by July 13, 2020July 13, 2020
IT Technology Corona, Other Crises And Their (Not So) Comparable Effects On Startups Haphazard stock markets. Expansive lay-offs. Impending corporate bankruptcies. Government bail-outs. Global economic downturn. Manifold are the characteristics that the current coronavirus crisis shares with its 2008 predecessor. Social distancing. Reduced mobility. Home-schooling. Remote work. Unprecedented government intervention in personal lives. Just as numerous are the features unique to the Covid-19 crisis, making it all the […] Written by imesocial July 13, 2020July 13, 2020
Cryptocurrency & Blockchain Technology XRP Is The Crypto To Watch, Says Vegas Blackjack Pro desktop cpu on dollars currency background. concept of technology price. Getty Steve played on one of the MIT blackjack teams that profited mightily off of Las Vegas 21 tables in the 90’s. He’s one of the few people I know with both an MBA and an MD. Recently, he offered his medical expertise at a […] Written by July 13, 2020July 13, 2020
IT Technology Romania-Founded UiPath Raises $225 Million To Reach A $10.2 Billion Valuation Daniel Dines, cofounder and CEO of UiPath UiPath Robotic Process Automation (RPA) company UiPath announced today that it closed a $225 million Series E round, reaching an 11-digit valuation for the first time in the company’s history (10.2 billion). Alkeon Capital led the round, with participating investors including Accel, Coatue, Dragoneer, IVP, Madrona Venture Group, […] Written by imesocial July 13, 2020July 13, 2020
IT Technology An Unwitting Game Of Russian Roulette Data Management: An Unwitting Game of Russian Roulette Getty I noted in several recent blogs that the COVID-19 crisis increased the need for digital transformation because the crisis brings new value-creation opportunities to businesses, and I explained how to capture those business advantages even in a recession. It necessitates implementing the right infrastructure – not […] Written by imesocial July 13, 2020July 13, 2020
Business IT Technology Is The Business World Ready For A Chief Data Ethics Officer? Getty Data ethics is the new strategic imperative for leading corporations. In NewVantage Partners 2019 Executive Survey, more than half of executives — 55.7% — pointed to data ethics as a top business priority. In a recent Harvard Business Review article, Tom Davenport and I discussed the “seven key types of Chief Data Officer (CDO) jobs”, […] Written by imesocial July 13, 2020July 13, 2020
IT Technology The 10 Best AI And Data Science Undergraduate Courses For 2021 Artificial Intelligence is the hottest topic in technology and commerce today, and the field of data science is fundamental to how it works. Courses in data science all now contain a strong AI presence, and a few institutions are already offering specialized undergraduate degrees in AI. The 10 Best AI And Data Science Undergraduate Courses […] Written by imesocial July 13, 2020July 13, 2020
Cryptocurrency & Blockchain Technology Political Director For Ron Paul Quietly Mines Bitcoin And Builds New Blockchain Company From his ‘Silicon Prairie’ in Des Moines, Iowa, the former Political Director for the Ron Paul 2008 Presidential Campaign, Craig Bergman now runs a company called Vortex Blockchain Technologies Inc. (Vortex) as President and CEO. In a phone interview, Bergman discusses how he is quietly mining bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies for now, while he catches […] Written by July 13, 2020July 13, 2020
Cryptocurrency & Blockchain Technology DeFi Boom Has Saved Bitcoin From Plummeting Concept of DEFI. Getty As noted in prior publications, bitcoin has disappointed many onlookers with muted price action, post-halving, for which multiple narratives have taken blame. However, despite the aforementioned “finger pointing,” no analyst has suggested that bitcoin price could be much lower without one large phenomenon occurring over the past 3 months, DeFi explosion. […] Written by July 12, 2020July 12, 2020
IT Technology Why Security Needs To Be Integral To DevOps istock Bottom Line: DevOps and security teams need to leave one-time gating inspections in the past and pursue a more collaborative real-time framework to achieve their shared compliance, security and time-to-market goals. Shorter product lifecycles the need to out-innovate competitors and exceed customer expectations with each new release are a few of the many reasons […] Written by imesocial July 12, 2020July 12, 2020
IT Technology Using Patent Analytics To See Why Amazon Bought Zoox Aicha Evans who is the CEO of the self-driving technology development company Zoox, talks about … [+] autonomous cars during a keynote session at the Amazon Re:MARS conference on robotics and artificial intelligence at the Aria Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada on June 6, 2019. (Photo by Mark RALSTON / AFP via Getty Images) AFP […] Written by imesocial July 12, 2020July 12, 2020
Cryptocurrency & Blockchain Technology As Bitcoin Struggles, This Minor Cryptocurrency Has Soared 1,000% In Just Over 12 Months Bitcoin and cryptocurrencies have seen a surge in popularity in recent months due to unprecedented economic stimulus measures, with some smaller cryptocurrencies seeing massive gains. The bitcoin price, after quickly rebounding from a coronavirus-induced crash in March, has been treading water at just under $10,000 per bitcoin since May and has been on a slight […] Written by July 12, 2020July 12, 2020
Cryptocurrency & Blockchain Economy Technology CoinBase Direct Listing And The Decentralized Economy When an investor day is planned, even the words: “an opportunity to hear our perspective on the cryptoeconomy and learn about Coinbase’s role in the ecosystem”, has stoked the cryptoverse. The news of the investor day, along with the breaking news on Reuters about the upcoming listing was splashed across the mastheads of all major […] Written by July 11, 2020July 11, 2020
IT Technology 10 Reasons Why The Cloud Is The Future Of Industrial Monitoring istock Bottom Line: Monitoring remote locations in real-time at a low operating cost combined with advances in AI and machine learning to interpret data are why cloud platforms are defining the future of SCADA and industrial monitoring. Cloud platforms’ reliability, security, and scale are defining the future of supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA)-based real-time […] Written by imesocial July 11, 2020July 11, 2020
IT Technology Apple Updates Its Free Coding Courses For Educators & Students Apple announced a new set of tools to help educators teach coding to students from grade school to college. This will be mostly about Swift and Xcode that can encourage more students to learn app development. On July 13, Apple will begin offering free online training to educators that will be an introduction to its Develop in Swift […] Written by imesocial July 11, 2020July 11, 2020
IT Technology How A Tech Entrepreneur Broke Records With A $189M Valuation Pre-Launch On The Road To $1B Getty Images/iStockphoto Bottom Line: Traditional banks aren’t innovating fast enough to improve credit card fraud, endpoint cybersecurity, AI-powered end-to-end identity verification and more intuitive user experiences creating new opportunities for startups. Fintech is forecast to achieve a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 25% through 2022, reaching a market value of $309B. The broader financial […] Written by imesocial July 11, 2020July 11, 2020
Business IT Technology Digital Is Great, But Where Are The New Business Models? The power of digital: well understood, but lagging. Photo: ISABEL INFANTES/AFP AFP via Getty Images Next-generation technologies such as artificial intelligence are working well as proofs of concept and small-scale, highly focused applications such as chatbots or predictive analytics. Now, it’s time to scale these technologies to the point where they can move the enterprise […] Written by imesocial July 10, 2020July 10, 2020
Cryptocurrency & Blockchain Technology Satoshi Nakamoto Inspiration Gives Advice On Bitcoin’s Next Move Listening to educator, inventor and scientist Scott Stornetta on May 30th during the presentation curated by the Government Blockchain Association Of UAE provided insight into one of the least understood problems in blockchains. Stornetta was part of the team that created what can be called a proto blockchain. With three out of nine references in […] Written by July 10, 2020July 10, 2020
Cryptocurrency & Blockchain Technology Interview With The New Presidential Candidate Pierce Brock Pierce, the former child actor best known for playing the young Gordon Bombay in Mighty Ducks and The Mighty Ducks 2, has since played the role of entrepreneur, philanthropist, and a billionaire blockchain mogul. His latest role is now as a Presidential candidate where he is running as an independent in the 2020 campaign […] Written by July 10, 2020July 10, 2020
Cryptocurrency & Blockchain Technology U.S. Secret Service Shares How Crypto Is Viewed From A Law Enforcement Perspective As America remains vulnerable and life at home is the new reality during the Covid-19 pandemic, cybercriminal activity is on the rise from both the usual suspects and new players. In a rare interview with the U.S. Secret Service, Jonah Force Hill, U.S. Cyber Policy Advisor, shares how criminals – old and new – have […] Written by July 10, 2020July 10, 2020
IT Technology Leadership In A Post-Pandemic World Requires More Than Supporting Remote Work What’s missing in your transformation strategy? Getty Given the turmoil of the past several months, it’s clear that we’re entering a new era in our history. Organizations have the opportunity to refresh their company’s mission, products and practices during this transition. What should we be doing and whom will we look to for leadership during […] Written by imesocial July 10, 2020July 10, 2020
IT Technology 8 Keys To Developing An Effective Foreign Investment Review Mechanism EU President of Council Charles Michel (2nd-R) and European Commission President Ursula von der … [+] Leyen (C) arrive to give a joint press conference after a G7 Leaders’ videoconference on COVID-19 at the EU headquarters in Brussels on March 16, 2020. – Ursula von der Leyen on March 16 proposed that the EU close […] Written by imesocial July 10, 2020July 10, 2020
Cryptocurrency & Blockchain Technology NY Supreme Court Approves Investigation Into $10 Billion Cryptocurrency Created By A Presidential Candidate Brock Pierce during the Sime Awards at Epicenter on November 16, 2017 in Stockholm, Sweden. Pierce … [+] is a serial cryptocurrency entrepreneur and recent U.S. Presidential candidate. Getty Images for The Sime Awards The New York Supreme Court today unleashed the state’s attorney general to investigate a number of businesses behind the tether cryptocurrency. […] Written by July 10, 2020July 10, 2020