Eye of the Storm: Fraunhofer’s New H.266 VVC Compression Codec

Jul 18, 2020 | Trends

Fraunhofer, the German company that invented the uber-popular MP3 file compression protocol has announced a new H.266 codec that promises to cut the cost of streaming 4K video in half. It’s another whirlwind that promises to further accelerate time with as much as a...

Time Compression

Mar 13, 2020 | Ubertrends

Everything is going faster these days. Life has become a blur, a trend magnified by an influx of technology that helps people do things more quickly. The world now moves in realtime at internet speed: Speed – Society has shown a heightened interest for doing...

Digital Banking: A Trend You Can Bank On

Jun 14, 2019 | Innovation

On June 8, International Monetary Fund Managing Director Christine Lagarde warned that the growing presence of tech players leveraging big data and artificial intelligence technology could significantly disrupt the world’s financial system. There is no question that...

AI Is Reinventing Our World

Mar 4, 2019 | Innovation

If the technology behind ThisPersonDoesNotExist.com is any indication, AI is going to disrupt the visual sciences. A few days ago, The New York Times wondered if ethical A.I. is even possible. That’s not a rhetorical question given the ability of AI to generate fake...

Amazon Echo Look

Apr 30, 2017 | Innovation

One of the biggest challenges innovation consultants and speakers face is the “tyranny of the installed base” — as legendary founder of Ziff-Davis, Bill Ziff, liked to put it. Retailers eagerly listen to innovation presentations or participate in interactive...