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The Five Major Tech Trends of 2016

Xconomy

As we draw closer to the end of 2016, it is important that we take a moment to look back and reflect on all of the ways technology has inspired us, and transformed the way we live and do work. Here are the top five ways technology has impacted us this year. Here are the top five ways technology has impacted us this year.

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Taiwanese reassurances that water shortages won’t hit chipmaking show climate change’s direct threat to tech

TechCrunch LA

As reported by Bloomberg, Taiwanese president Tsai Ing-wen took to Facebook on Sunday to post about the nation’s capacity to provide water to its citizens and businesses in the face of the worst drought the nation has faced in 56 years. They were even flagged in a 2016 Harvard Business School case study analysis. ”

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Connected Classroom Technology and Essentials for K-12 School Districts

Southern California Edison Blog

Connected classrooms are part of a rapid trend to leverage technology to bring learning into a more national and global sphere. Connected classroom technology can also help customize the learning experience for each student, making lessons more effective. Artificial Intelligence (AI).

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As Facebook Fights Fake News, LeCun Sees Bigger Role for A.I.

Xconomy

As top lawyers from Facebook, Google, and Twitter testify on Capitol Hill this week about Russians using their platforms to interfere in the 2016 U.S. That’s according to Yann LeCun , a machine learning expert and Facebook’s director of A.I. Read more » Reprints | Share:

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Xconomy Special Report: 12 San Diego Tech Startup to Watch in 2017

Xconomy

View the Slideshow A little more than a year ago, amid a resurgence in San Diego’s software sector, Xconomy identified a baker’s dozen of local tech companies to watch in 2016. is providing back-office support for clinicial trials; and Clarify Medical has developed technology that simplifies the current treatment for psoriasis and eczema.

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Cybersecurity Firm Illumio’s Alan Cohen on the Tech Backlash of 2017

Xconomy

One of the largest and most consequential data breaches in 2017 afflicted credit reporting agency Equifax, and it was hardly the only victim.

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Xconomy’s Top Innovation Stories of the Half Year

Xconomy

Here we are at the midpoint of 2016 already. Jeff Buchanan goes deep with a special series on doctors-turned-entrepreneurs in health IT and other medical technologies. Frank Vinluan reports from North Carolina on a new effort to boost agtech startups and university research. and cognitive computing efforts in Austin, TX.