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Technology: Intel Shocks by Considering Outsourcing

By Dick Weisinger

Intel has been struggling with further miniaturizations of chips. Initially they announced that the 10-nanometer scale chips would be available in 2017, but only now have they been able to reliably mass produce chips of that size. Next up are…

Artificial Intelligence: GPT-3: The AI Algorithm that never has Writer’s Block

By Dick Weisinger

OpenAI, an AI business that started with Elon Musk funding, has released a text AI platform that they are calling GPT-3 (GPT==Generative Pretrained Transformer) . Since May, OpenAI has let some companies and reviewers preview the technology. GPT-3 is mamouth.…

Open Source: Outdated Components Threaten Security

By Dick Weisinger

Open Source software has become ubiquitous. A study by Synopsys found that 99 percent of the 1250 commercial products investigated contained at least one open source component. In fact, the average application has 445 open-source components. But the Synopsys report…

Artificial Intelligence: Middle Management Jobs at Risk

By Dick Weisinger

Artificial intelligence is increasingly being used to automate job tasks across nearly all industries. Now, Gartner says that even managerial tasks will be targets for AI automation. Gartner estimates that nearly 69 percent of the job functions of existing managers…

Cloud Infrastructure: Remote Work Boosts Cloud Usage

By Dick Weisinger

The move towards remote work has pushed the demand for cloud services. Cloud infrastructure spending is expected to reach $70 billion this year and grow to $100 billion annually by 2024. 90 percent of organizations said that they plan to…