The Interest Graph Maps Our Connections to Ideas and Things
The Interest Graph is software for connecting us to our interests. Today, it makes us better shoppers. Tomorrow, it could change the nature of work.
Who Will Win the Battle for the Smart Home?
In the end, the smart home wars will be decided by business models, and Amazon is best positioned to win.
The Fall of Google+
The disastrous Google+ shutdown vividly demonstrates the risks of trusting our creations and relationships to big corporations.
Six Building Blocks for a Virtual Personal Assistant
The Virtual Personal Assistant represents the biggest change in software in decades. Here are six building-block technologies that will make it possible.
The Automation of the Publishing Industry
An in-depth look at the automation of the publishing industry: what it’s done to businesses, to employment and what it means for the future of knowledge.
Knowledge-Based Trust and the Future of Search and Artificial Intelligence
Google’s latest research on “Knowledge-Based Trust” hints at the future of search and artificial intelligence.
A Pattern Language for New Media
A framework for understanding new media, its reliance on end user contributions, and what that should mean for the future of media ownership.
When Machines Know: The Evolution of Knowledge and Artificial Intelligence
A look at the relationship between knowledge and artificial intelligence in an era when machines may soon break our monopoly on knowing.
Sensor Technology: The Bridge Between Virtual and Physical Worlds
Sensor technology bridges our virtual and physical dimensions of reality. Big data, robotics and the Internet of Things are driving its rapid growth.
Why Artificial Emotional Intelligence Really Matters
Artificial emotional intelligence is much more than knowing how to use software to manipulate users’ emotions. Our future may depend upon it.