Posts by Andy Heikkila
Innovation in Cybersecurity: Blockchain and Enterprise Immune Systems
There are two basic problems that are affecting cybersecurity right now. While the ability to cause damage and reap financially from cybercrime has become that much easier for interested parties to obtain, the ability to safeguard against it has become that much more difficult…fortunately, there is technology on the horizon that may make up for our human shortfalls.
Read MoreFirst Robot Citizen Highlights Innovation in AI and Automation
In a turn of events that seems reserved for science fiction, Saudi Arabia has become the first country to grant citizenship to a humanoid robot.
Read MoreInnovation Should Not Ignore Privacy or Security Risks
Will new laws ignore privacy dangers inherent in self-driving cars? Even as the country still reels from revelations that almost 2.5 million more people were affected by the recent Equifax than previously thought (bringing the current total up to 145.5 million), the senate has introduced legislation regarding advanced testing and deployment of autonomous vehicles without…
Read MoreTop 5 Innovations in Solar and Photovoltaic Power
The Department of Energy (DOE) has hit a key goal in solar energy cost reduction three years ahead of schedule, according to The Hill. The SunShot Initiative originally aimed to lower the price of electricity generated by utility-scale solar photovoltaic systems to $0.06 per kilowatt hour by 2020. This goal has already been achieved, and…
Read MoreHow Innovation Will Affect Aging and the Elderly
Fortunately, the upsides of innovative technology means that perhaps the effects of getting older won’t be so obvious, ostracizing, and downright stressful for people. Perhaps current technology will be the very thing that allows the old and aging to see future innovations.
Read MoreIn Innovation We Trust, But Not in Automation
You don’t need Bloomberg to tell you that people fear automation; automation is commonly linked to unemployment and chalked up as “robots stealing our jobs.†Donald Trump tapped into that fear plenty during the 2016 elections. It was palpable. Interestingly, while Trump played on this fear, he didn’t capture the reality of the situation at all.
Read MoreInnovation vs. Ethics: The road to hell is paved with good intentions
Mary Shelley’s 1818 depiction of Victor Frankenstein and his abomination has become synonymous with the creation of monsters since, both literally and figuratively. Innovations often take on lives of their own, independent of their innovators’ wishes and intentions, and though perhaps created with the best of intentions, the old adage is that “the road…
Read MoreWhen the Blockchain Meets the Road
An Exciting Future vs. Government Regulation — The future of human travel is exciting. We conquered the skies when the Wright brothers took flight in 1903, only after turning our attention from the invention of the underground railway in London in the late 1800s. Since then, we’ve come to traverse the skies and subterranean tunnels packed in giant metal tubes, crammed …
Read MoreInnovations in Automation Demand Employee Upskilling and Soft Skill Development
Overall, there exist about five million fewer manufacturing jobs today than in 2000, a problem that government leaders have been ignoring by “recklessly putting their heads in the sand,†according to Martin Bryant of the Manchester Digital council.
Read MoreAuto and Energy Innovation Hearken 3rd Industrial Revolution?
The tie between autos, the future of energy, and perhaps even the fate of the world are more intense that one may realize. While the energy efficient automobile has the potential be the domino that begins an energy revolution, there are those who are resisting change and making the transition from carbon fuels that much harder.
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