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Police Futurists International, which studies criminal and social justice, feels that the autonomous car will radically alter how the public interacts with police. Because self-driving vehicles will likely not be pulled over for minor infractions very often, they hypothesize that this will have an impact on racially-biased police stops. Benefits of Self-Driving Cars They speculate that larger corporations might employ fleets of self-driving cars to pick up employees and drop them off at work each day....

In order to stay relevant in today’s business world, large and established companies must adapt to the 21st century. And accelerating innovation by leveraging startups is the key to doing just that. In fact, IBM’s 2014 Business Tech Trends study of 1,447 companies revealed that “pacesetters” – organizations that set the pace for growth and innovation – partnered more creatively with outside individuals or companies, recruiting less-traditional partners for their efforts....

“I make paper interactive,” is how she describes herself in a TED talk she ended with a performance on a freshly printed DJ deck made out of paper and special conductive inks. Dr. Kate Stone Wants to Shape the Best Future While many visions of the future follow the template set by Apple — a sleek, off-white, borderline invisible digital world — Dr. Stone disagrees. To her, the best future is one that integrates the digital with the analog....

The news of Facebook’s Messanger app monthly users speaks to more than just its popularity amongst users – it’s solidifying Facebook’s stance in regards to other social media and communications apps. It was found that three apps – the core Facebook app, WhatsApp, and Messenger – are the top three communications apps for users. These communications apps are rising in popularity because users are gravitating towards their easy use and convenience....

People use the internet and enter millions of keywords daily. If you know how websites operate, you may be able to understand the rich benefits of SEO. In the corporate environment today, competitiveness is key. Digital marketing experts know how important SEO is for businesses. Here are the seven most captivating reasons for your business to invest in SEO: Search Engines Are Major Gateways Search engines are the primary gateway to success....

If you ask investors how much funding to raise, you might hear some of these common types of answers: Y Combinator’s Paul Graham offers this simple formula for determining your funding: multiply the number of people you want to hire times $15,000 times 18 (months). Version One Ventures founder Boris Wertz says you should aim for 15-25 percent dilution per round.Investor Chris Dixon thinks startups raising Series A funding should add a 50% “fudge factor” to account for unexpected obstacles....

Caribu is a reading app designed to foster long-distance relationships, by allowing a child and a parent to see each other through a live video stream while reading a children’s book together. The app syncs everything, making sure that family members are all literally on the same page, and even offers interactive treats like connect-the-dot puzzles. It’s an elegant solution to a problem common to today’s world: connecting with people over a long distance....

The answer lies in intricate technological innovations, and a race between online shopping giants to be the first retailer offering a reliable same-day delivery service across the globe. How It Started First-Class Innovations In order to enhance their delivery speeds, online stores faced many technical challenges. One of these challenges involved extensive research into determining the cut-off point at which companies could still guarantee delivery within increasingly short time-frames. Since warehouses and headquarters are often positioned miles away from each other, this was no easy task....

But according to the data, many company maps are gathering dust, discarded and useless. As Kapta CEO Alex Raymond explains, 50 percent of employee time is spent on work that isn’t aligned with company strategy. He created Kapta along with Ben Blasko and Chris Wells to increase that stress-inducing statistic. Kapta’s software lets CEOs communicate company goals, track each employee’s contribution to those goals, and see everyone’s status. Below, Raymond explains why employee alignment with company goals is so rare, and what to do about it....

Fraudsters in India have been caught manipulating the data that Google displays on its Maps, in order to scam users out of money. But, they’re not using coding skills or canny hacking tactics – the scary part is, what they’re doing can be replicated by pretty much anyone, regardless of tech abilities. We explain what the scam consists of, and how you can avoid it. How the Google Maps Scam Works Police in India have reported an increase in cases of Google Maps users being scammed out of their money....

The next morning, you wake up and read the notepad next to your bed. Apparently, in your midnight delirium, you’ve crafted the most brilliant idea for a mobile app. Your eyes go wide at the possibility of getting this app into the hands of millions of mobile users. You know that it will change their lives forever. Two big problems … You have no idea how to code, and you don’t know the first thing about getting listed on iTunes or Google Play (the two biggest app marketplaces)....

Changing an organization’s culture is a long and difficult process, it is harder to undo than to do, thus we recommend you give this a little thought and build culture into your startup planning. During startup mode, the values and behaviors that shape culture are often unspoken and more often than not, are formed by the behavior of the founder and other leaders, with other employees following suit. Building culture in your startup has been a hot topic of conversation in the last couple of weeks, amongst the 10 businesses who are part of the Techstars program here in Cape Town....

Although it can be a challenge to get employees on board with new technology, there are some basic steps you can take to get them in the right frame of mind. Just the same as a new business idea, the most important thing is that you include your employees. Don’t choose the technology on your own, send an email about it, and tell your employees they have no choice but to use it....

On Tuesday night, Tech Cocktail and Disruption Corporation hosted a panel of some of DC’s biggest startup investors. They answered questions and offered up a ton of insightful advice to a packed house. So what’s the best way to stand out to investors who see thousands of pitches a year? And, conversely, what’s the quickest way to get sent packing? Here’s a short list of several DO’s and a DON’T to consider when meeting with the people who will hopefully fund your dreams....

Visitors to the websites, which include major national publications and regional sites across New York, Boston, and Washington D.C., were encouraged to download the malware through a fake browser update. The distribution campaign was discovered by the security firm Proofpoint last week and is currently understood to be under control. However, with the online threat reemerging since it was stamped out by the team, exercising caution when browsing news stories is still very much advised....

Many of us remember the beautiful blue hair on the Monsters, Inc. character, Sully. In his “close ups” the hair was seen moving in realistic ways, almost as if it were real. It was the rendering process that made that possible. Rendering is the process of taking graphic design or CGI models and applying shade, color, animation, as well as making the image look great. Rendering Takes Time and Money Normally, rendering becomes a bottleneck in CGI work and eats up to 30 percent of a project’s budget due to the expense and time commitment required....

At today’s WIRED Business Conference, the Instagram cofounder and head of engineering sat down on stage with WIRED senior staff writer Jessi Hempel to talk a little about Instagram’s major growth as a social platform. In their discussion, the two talked about Instagram’s successes since its acquistion by Facebook, how Krieger approaches product design, and what the company is working on. But the most interesting point of the conversation was on this idea of building a product that was community-first....

Investment in Britain’s tech sector jumped by 44% in 2019 to a record $13.2 billion — or just over £10 billion if you’re speaking the Queen’s English. That puts the sceptered isle behind only the United States and China in the level of venture capital funding. What’s more, levels of VC funding in the US and China actually fell over the same period. While this is great news for Britain’s tech sector, it leaves us here at Tech....

As so many markets begin to better access themselves to the immersive technology, the question does arise – does social media have what it takes to be a valuable market for virtual reality to be platformed on? Social Media and Virtual Reality Partnership Social media has been around for a few years but has already undergone massive shifts to be better equipped to handle the swift changes in user interests and trends....

Honor has announced that next year’s Honor View 20 phone will use Sony’s IMX586 CMOS sensor, which will enable images at 48 megapixels. There are also hints from fellow Chinese brand Xiaomi that it has a similar spec phone in the pipeline. In short, the megapixel wars have never been hotter. The question is, when it comes to megapixel counts, does bigger mean better? And why should we care about megapixels anyway?...