On any typical day, I’m a “more is more” kind of guy regarding my GPS watch. I’ve been wearing Garmin’s incredible Fenix 8 AMOLED almost religiously since it launched a few months ago, and I’ve yet to find something that it can’t do. However, as a smaller guy with smaller wrists, there are times when … Read more
The aircraft—known as “electric vertical take-off and landing vehicle, or eVTOL—lift off the ground like a helicopter. When he was still a boy making long, tedious trips between his school and his woodsy home in the mountains during the 1980s, JoeBen Bevirt began fantasizing about flying cars that could whisk him to his destination in … Read more
A cybersecurity executive order expected in the final days of the Biden administration includes instructions for government agencies to ramp up their use of digital identity documents like mobile drivers licenses to verify the identities of people applying for public benefit programs, according to a draft obtained by Nextgov/FCW. Deputy National Security Director for Cybersecurity and … Read more
For many people AI has been seen as an answer to all their problems. But a recent Gartner report suggests we could be entering a ‘trough of disillusionment’ as the biggest challenge when adopting GenAI is estimating and proving the business value. Getting that value needs creative thinking and integration of GenAI with other technologies … Read more
Strategic partnerships have long been key determinants of business success. In channel terms, however, focus typically centers on the advantages for technology vendors looking to get their products in the hands of more customers by forging ties with third-party resellers and distributors. It’s not hard to understand what has influenced this one-sided perspective, with technology … Read more
Meta said on Tuesday that it was ending its longstanding fact-checking program, a policy instituted to curtail the spread of misinformation across its social media apps, in a stark sign of how the company was repositioning itself for the Trump presidency and throwing its weight behind unfettered speech online. Meta, which owns Facebook, Instagram and … Read more
The link between drinking alcohol and developing cancer, described in a new report by the U.S. Surgeon General, may come as a surprise to many Americans. Although evidence for this link has been growing for some time, fewer than half of Americans are aware of the association, according to the 2019 Cancer Risk Awareness Survey. … Read more
Rockstar Games Grand Theft Auto 6 is expected to be a record-breaking hit when it arrives Even if you were lucky enough to get a new console or games this Christmas, you’ve probably got your eye on some upcoming releases. And 2025 is shaping up to be a big one. Most agree that 2024 was … Read more
People look at a display of Samsung screens and products at the CES tech show Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2025, in Las Vegas. Credit: AP Photo/Abbie Parr In a packed Las Vegas arena, Nvidia founder Jensen Huang stood on stage and marveled over the crisp real-time computer graphics displayed on the screen behind him. He watched … Read more
Depending on who you speak to, technological sovereignty is either a hot topic, or something that other organizations need to deal with. So, should it matter to you and your organization? Let’s first consider what’s driving it, not least the crystal in the solute of the US Cloud Act, which ostensibly gives the US government … Read more
