The new superhero in the fight to find missing and exploited children is artificial intelligence. In 2016, there were 465,676 entries for missing children in the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s National Crime Information Center. And in an effort to find missing children, the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children and Intel Corp. recently formed a ...

The role of data that fuels artificial intelligence raises some ethical questions. Who owns the data collected from healthcare devices or the information gathered from a Fitbit? The technology industry is now trying to resolve the principles of collecting data and its democratization. “There’s a real big gap, and I think probably part of what ...

Data for the enterprise is now a currency of its own, yet many companies and institutions are still trying to navigate the moving of large volumes of data from on-premise to the cloud in an effort to capitalize on the value of data stored in many locations. “I think longer-term the economic advantage of using ...

When it comes to cloud, most industry insiders refer to the “Big Three”: Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure and the Google Cloud Platform. And as AWS leads the way for enterprise cloud, Google Cloud Executive Vice President Diane Green has made a commitment to put the pedal to the metal and smash some industry perceptions. “The ...

When an enterprise or a startup wants to build a cost-effective infrastructure and take advantage of the benefits of scale that the cloud provides, there are a number of factors to consider. The total cost of ownership will surprise you if you do not build correctly for scale and elasticity, according to Pedram Abrari (pictured), ...

Hyped as the next generation of mobility during last week’s Mobile World Congress, 5G represents the possibilities for many in the tech industry. But for telcos, the latest mobile technology means figuring out how to power the networks needed to make 5G and the Internet of Things a reality. “For me … the big story ...

In a groundbreaking move at VMware Inc., a subsidiary of Dell Technologies, the function of sustainability strategy is now part of the office of the Chief Technology Officer. What makes this move unique is that by using the technology department to drive sustainability throughout the organization, the three pillars of product, planet and people are ...

The fifth generation of cellular technology is a solution looking for a problem, if you ask Saar Gillai (pictured), startup advisor, angel investor and a Mobile World Congress veteran. Gillai, who led various areas of networking and cloud solutions at Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co., sees a bit of hype and a bit of reality in 5G ...

As much as Mobile World Congress is a cornerstone event for the mobile industry, the fanfare this year goes well beyond state-of-the-art mobile phones, apps and accessories. Next-generation 5G networks, which promise much faster wireless speeds, are getting a lot of attention this year as potential new applications beyond handsets, such as smart cities, smart stadiums, the ...

With the whole of the mobile industry showing off the latest devices in Barcelona for Mobile World Congress this week, this year’s event is promising a lot more than the predictable glam and sizzle of new phone handsets. “Mobile World Congress is changing as a show from phone to Internet of Things, artificial intelligence [and] autonomous vehicles,” SiliconANGLE ...