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Curious tech and technology from the realm of science and science fiction.

Fitbits Are Stupid
That's the danger with getting fit. Sooner or later, you want data. My desire started off quite simply. I was running regular 5k runs, and I wanted a way to time myself, track my distance (for when I started running more) and possibly see if my heart was doing anything it shouldn't. Nothing was wrong with my heart, you understand, but I like to check.
By Jackson Ford3 years ago in Futurism
My Predictions For Twitter Because F**k It
Elon has no idea either, so why can't I just throw caution to the wind. Some of these are serious guesses, but others are shitpost points for the sake of it. No, I will not be stating which is which.
By Conor Matthews3 years ago in Futurism
How Do You Choose Your Microservices Strategy? Too Many or Too Few?
In the simplest terms, microservices act as applications within themselves. When you restructure your applications as a collection of microservices, you’ll achieve maintainability, easy and fast deployment, and scalability. These attributes make it much easier to manage and maintain your company applications.
By TVS Next3 years ago in Futurism
The Data Modernization Challenge
Every business owner everywhere has at least a small stake in wanting to digitize their business. After all, it’s near impossible to remain relevant without modernizing legacy technology platforms. Data challenges are no stranger to every company on Earth since modernization is the driving factor behind those data challenges.
By TVS Next3 years ago in Futurism
DevOps: A Discipline, A Way of Life, A Culture Change
Neglecting to manage company culture, whether in-person or virtual, can lead to purposeful or accidental wrong practices. Culture encompasses the way those within a company will approach one another and whether or not they’ll succeed as a team.
By TVS Next3 years ago in Futurism
Building Your Modern Data Platform with Data Lakehouse
Data lakehouses enable the same schema and structure as those in your data warehouse, and they apply that structure to unstructured data, like what you’d find in a data lake. Data lakehouses allow users to find and access information more quickly, so your team can begin putting that stored data to work.
By TVS Next3 years ago in Futurism
Cloud Cost Optimization for Maximum Efficiency
Getting the most out of their cloud solutions requires organizations to invest significant time and resources to understand how their cloud environment works and then determine how to optimize their cloud costs. Cloud cost optimization is not a one-off exercise that you can implement and be over with. It is all about pausing, analyzing and making conscious decisions throughout your cloud journey.
By TVS Next3 years ago in Futurism
Evolution of the Modern Data Center: Embrace a Hybrid Cloud Environment
Updating legacy systems and embracing a complete digital upgrade is not for the faint of heart. However as IaaS systems and SaaS systems become imperative to enhancing customer experience, it’s inevitable. Regardless of the fact that moving business systems to the public cloud has sparked great interest, many companies refuse to take the leap.
By TVS Next3 years ago in Futurism
THE FUTURE OF FINANCE
Decentralized finance or DeFi is a popular term that has been used by financial advisers and crypto enthusiasts about a new technology that completely will take over the global financial system we use today. This is an emerging technology and as the name implies, it's main goal is to totally eliminate the intermediaries and middlemen such as banks and other financial institutions allowing people to make financial transactions through peer to peer financial networks, hence the name 'decentralized' as all the financial records are stored in a database that is accessible to anyone, similar to the blockchain.
By Flourish Kanu3 years ago in Futurism
The Pencil-Less Bank - A Frightening New Millennium Story
Banks are like everything else in the 21st century- unrecognizable from anything related to what we knew in the previous millennium. Today’s banks are mostly empty with very few tellers behind the long counters, as most banking is conducted online.
By Joan Gershman3 years ago in Futurism
Elon Musk and His Blue Bird
In the world of high-tech innovation and technology startups, there is no shortage of innovative ideas or forward-thinking entrepreneurs. As such, venture capital firms are willing to fund new businesses with a significant initial investment in exchange for a stake in the company’s future profits. Unsurprisingly, many tech moguls have taken advantage of this opportunity. Some notable examples include Bill Gates with his Windows software venture; Michael Dell and his computer hardware startup; Mark Zuckerberg and his social media platform startup; and Jeff Bezos with his image-recognition software startup. Similarly, Elon Musk has also made great use of venture capital funding, developing multiple companies that have been extremely successful. This article analyzes the entrepreneur's previous ventures to uncover the insights behind his success.
By Mary Scot3 years ago in Futurism
Why Should Businesses Invest in Transportation and Logistics Mobile App Development?
Ever since Uber revolutionized ride-hailing services, investors have commenced concentrating on reinventing their transportation and logistics business. They have initiated funding for transport and logistics mobile app development. Smartphone applications have impacted travel options and accumulated consumers' trust. The transport and logistics mobile app development services have prevailed in users' hearts. Why? Due to its time-saving, painless accessibility, comfort, affordability, and simplistic characteristics.
By Charles Gates3 years ago in Futurism