It wasn't long ago that, for the layperson, investment automation seemed reserved for hedge funds and investment banks ”monoliths of the investing world that play the numbers with analytics to gain an advantage penny upon penny. If you simply had a casual interest in stocks, the state of affairs wasn't very encouraging. Big players stood to make a whole lot more than you from a … [Read more...] about Robo-advisors: How Big Data is Changing the Financial Landscape
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How Long Do We Have to Wait for the Internet of Things 4.0?
In memory of my brother Juan. I have not intended to abuse of one more time of a shocking headline in IoT, but the fact is that per Gartner´s 2016 Hype Curve the Internet of Things (IoT) had to fall into the dreaded Trough of Disillusionment and the Powerful analyst firm decided to not mention IoT anymore in 2017. Also, corroborated for many pessimistic articles of IoT … [Read more...] about How Long Do We Have to Wait for the Internet of Things 4.0?
Amazon Moves Further Towards Robot Automation
Robots are soon to become a large part of the world's workforce. While things don't currently look like a science-fiction television show, that time may come. Right now, the manufacturing and industrial sectors have integrated robotics into their daily operations. In Amazon's warehouse, robots remain a common sight. Unfortunately, the current crop of robotic systems employed by … [Read more...] about Amazon Moves Further Towards Robot Automation
The Future of Work – Without the Hype
There is an overwhelming sense of the uncanny when it comes to the prospect of Artificial Intelligence taking our jobs. But, dystopian hype aside, the future of work is something that needs to be given real thought and consideration in order to secure a future that works for everyone. This goes beyond being simply a technological problem but a societal one. We are defined by … [Read more...] about The Future of Work – Without the Hype
The New CxO Gang: Data, AI, and Robotics
It has been said that this new wave of exponential technologies will threaten a lot of jobs, both blue and white-collar ones. But if from one hand many roles will disappear, from the other hand in the very short-term we are observing new people coming out from the crowd to lead this revolution and set the pace. These are the people who really understand both the technicalities … [Read more...] about The New CxO Gang: Data, AI, and Robotics