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Quantum Computing: Claiming Victory over Standard Silicon

By Dick Weisinger

Quantum computers are based on quantum physics theory. Information is encoded using special kinds of bits that can maintain more than two on-off states like traditional computers. Quantum encoding states are called qubits. A single quantum bit or qubit might…

Artificial Intelligence: Workers Prefer Robots over Humans

By Dick Weisinger

The results are in. A survey of managers found that they’d rather have robots working for them than people. And on the flip side, a parallel report found that workers would rather have robots for managers rather than a person.…

Smart City Ecosystems: An Invitation to Hackers?

By Dick Weisinger

By 2050 two-thirds of people will be living in urban areas. Smart application of technology to cities is expected to improve the quality of life for its citizens. Some of the goals of Smart Cities include utilizing resources efficiently, reducing…

Digital Transformation: Paper Remains a Major Barrier

By Dick Weisinger

The talk of digital transformation is everywhere, but the reality is that things take time. Despite many efforts, paper is still widely used across many industries. Mathis Friesdorf and others wrote in a McKinsey article that “although many payers have…

Web Monetization: An Alternative to Ads and Cookies that Track

By Dick Weisinger

How has much of the internet content been able to be created? Through advertising dollars. Without advertising it would be hard to make money from just content. Most publishers of newspapers and magazines have struggled to monetize their internet content.…