It’s Mud Season Again | TechNewsWorld

[ad_1] It’s mud season here in New England — that time of year when everything merges into an amorphous mess. The gray sky merges with a gray landscape made into slop by... Read more »

Salesforce Offers AI-Powered CRM for Financial Advisors

[ad_1] Salesforce this week announced Financial Services Cloud Einstein, an artificial intelligence-based CRM tool for financial advisors. Financial Services Cloud Einstein gives users a holistic view of each client’s household and wealth... Read more »

Now World’s Second-Wealthiest, Bezos Travels to Different Drumbeat

[ad_1] Amazon founder Jeff Bezos has entered more rarefied air, having leapfrogged billionaires Amancio Ortega and Warren Buffett to become the second wealthiest person in the world. Bezos — chief executive of... Read more »

AI Confusion Widespread Among Consumers

[ad_1] Most people think they know what the term “artificial intelligence” means, based on the results of a survey Pegasystems released Tuesday. However, their responses suggested that they probably don’t fully understand... Read more »

Zunum’s Hybrid-Electric Planes Could Disrupt Commercial Flight Industry

[ad_1] Zunum Aero, a startup backed by Boeing and JetBlue, on Wednesday announced that it was developing regional hybrid-electric aircraft with backing from Boeing’s HorizonX innovation cell and JetBlue Technology Ventures. The... Read more »

Gadget Ogling: Samsung Swings, Plus Live 360 Cameras and Smart Tuners

[ad_1] Welcome to Gadget Dreams and Nightmares, the column that really wants to make a lot of jokes about exploding smartphones while perusing the most compelling recent gadget announcements. In your latest... Read more »

Why VR Is Failing | TechNewsWorld

[ad_1] As a market, we seem to have trouble learning that three key elements are necessary for a new technology to take hold: It has to appear complete, it has to be... Read more »

Facebook Builds a VR Space, but Will Anyone Come?

[ad_1] Facebook on Tuesday announced the beta launch of Facebook Spaces, a new app that allows users to connect with friends and colleagues in an interactive virtual reality environment. Facebook Spaces is... Read more »

Facebook’s Latest Moon Shot: I Think, Therefore I Type

[ad_1] Facebook on Wednesday told its F8 conference audience about two new cutting-edge projects that could change the way humans engage with devices. Over the next two years, the company will work... Read more »

The iPhone Model’s Impending Obsolescence

[ad_1] It is easy to look back on technology changes and see that we had plenty of warnings that we clearly missed at the time. VCRs gave way to DVD players, which... Read more »