Likely, the first thing that comes to your mind when you encounter the word “robot,” is a metallic, humanoid automaton that has by some fluke of science or magic gained sentience. A creation of 20th-century fiction, robots have made the leap from imagination to the real world, from the farm to Mars …
Go to any chain grocery, and you can see aisle after aisle of consumables available irrespective of season, from strawberries in the heart of the winter to sweet potatoes in the summer. Those conveniences are the fruit of generations of efforts that range from developing irrigation or preservatives …
For as long as there has been technology, there have been people that have looked to exploit vulnerabilities in that system. Attacks on cybersecurity come in all shapes and sizes, from personal attacks aimed at discovering peer-to-peer information in identity theft cases, to more significant …
Have you ever been at an airport and thought to yourself, “I want a decent restaurant meal before my flight, but not sure if I have the time”? I do a lot of traveling and I’m always wondering where to get food on the move based on my boarding time. A “grab & go” operation normally wins, as I …
Does the term "artificial intelligence" make you uneasy? It wouldn't be unusual. Through every genre, from SciFi to comedy, authors and filmmakers have presented variations on this theme: humans creators give artificial intelligence (AI) to machines. Then, those machines use that intelligence to …
At this point, discussing how modern technology enhances our lives is almost redundant. Not to downplay it, it’s just that we've got phones in our pockets with more computing power than the original lunar module, which put a human being on the moon! This technology makes things faster and more …
