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We need more and more information to be productive citizens of the 21st century. The internet is the best way to get it.
If we are going to be able to make sense out of all the data that we are accumulating, we'll need a faster way to process it. Quantum computing provides a possible...
As the pace of change accelerates, how can we avoid becoming obsolete? Here, John McMullen examines the price we pay - and what we get in return.
We can only guess what the future of technology holds, but history suggests that if you're looking for future facts, you might just find them in science fiction.
Much has been written about the automation of the automotive manufacturing process and the resulting loss of jobs. But there's another side to the coin too: The...
For better or for worse, the impact of technology has never been more obvious than in the music industry.
Philosophy and technology may not seem like highly interrelated disciplines, but with people's increased interaction with technology, some philosophy might be in order.
The first digital divide was financial - separating those who could afford modern technology from those who could not. However, we are now facing a generational digital...
Computer programming can be traced all the way back to 1843 - before computers even existed! Throughout the ages, computer programming has made great advances, and today...
In 1965, Gordon Moore predicted the doubling of computing power every year (later modified to every two years). Fifty years later, Moore's Law is still considered one of...
Rather than simply helping to guide humans' decisions, artificial intelligence is now beginning to make decisions for humans. Where is this leading and what kind of...
What does the future have in store for us? Experts have differing views on what to expect when it comes to the future of technology and how it will affect us.
It seems that personal information is anything but personal these days, with firms buying and selling data on people without their consent or knowledge.
3-D printing is poised to revolutionize manufacturing as we know it. Here we take a look at how printing technology has affected us, and where it's going in the future.
The notion of The Singularity has been hotly debated for years. Will robots rule the world? Find out what both sides of the debate have to say.
Constantly using Google to look up facts is changing the way our brains work. Here we take a look at what that might lead to.
There are limits on how much information law enforcement agencies and government can collect about you. Unfortunately, the restrictions on private companies are much...
Experts are predicting a surge of wearable technology for consumers in 2014, but based on current data and trends, it seems unlikely.
On January 9, 2007, Steve Jobs introduced the first iPhone. This announcement changed technology, and life in general for many, but was it for real?
Elegant software and hardware products should be tools to enhance our lives, not devices of entrapment. Which side Google's technologies fall onto remains to be seen.
If news business is, in fact, evolving into something new - a combination of print and digital - journalists aren't the only ones who'll be forced to adapt. Learn about...
Just when you think you've got the hang of new technologies, they're gone. And that means major changes for consumers, companies and the world as we know it.
A battle between technology and education isn't really the point here so much as how best to make use of technology to provide flexible, lower cost education while...
We don't know what the future will bring, but the key to adapting is embracing the changes as they come.
Privacy for ourselves but not for others doesn't make sense, but that doesn't stop us from wanting it. Read about how the privacy debate's shaping up in terms of...
Cloud computing is both a new and exciting way of using our technological resources in the most efficient way possible and a reminder that all innovation usually brings...
In an age where banks are not looking as trustworthy, many are wondering if Bitcoin can take their place.
The Internet crosses international and legal boundaries, which makes determining what's allowed difficult.
How to collect and analyze big data is only one side of the equation; the other is how to understand it. Here are some ingenious ways that new tools are making big data...
Aaron Swartz's death shined a spotlight on the overall questions concerning the use and value of data, and the public's rights when it comes to that data.
There is a hacker code of ethics. Unfortunately, a few hackers have been breaking it for years, putting everyone at risk.
As recently as five years ago, hurricanes would have kept us in our homes. But times have changed. Find out why writer John McMullen sought out a local Barnes & Noble to...
As we turn over more and more of our lives to intelligent systems, we must demand quality - or face the consequences.
Spam may be little more than annoying email. Then again, it might just steal your identity or drain your bank account.
The publishing world is undergoing a major shift as reading becomes increasingly digitized, and that's affecting readers and writers too.
The Web brought us information when and where we wanted it. Now we expect the same from TV. It's a far cry from the days when whole families sat down to watch 'Howdy...
Many of today's technologies are based on a few key innovations in the graphical Web browser and the development of the World Wide Web.
From typewriters to publishing on demand, the book and publishing industry had been undergoing major changes.
