Spurring Investments And Innovation In Agriculture – TechCrunch
Brian MilneCrunch Network Contributor Brian Milne is a freelance writer and former senior reporter/editor for McClatchy Newspapers, advocating sustainable water technologies and precision agriculture. More posts by this contributor: How to join the network The federal government is often criticized by Silicon Valley for being…
What Type Of Company Should You Follow When Betting On Ad-Tech? – Seeking Alpha
Summary The ad-tech marketplace is primed for massive growth in the next few years. This has attracted players of all sizes targeting different business segments. The small players are facing a serious challenge in trying to gain market share from thriving giants. A few of…
The US Open Serves More Mobile Fans With Help From IBM and Snapchat – Wall Street Journal (blog)
IBM’s analytics and data technology help power mobile apps at the US Open The Wall Street Journal Like many media companies, when it comes to digital consumption, the U.S. Open has found that more than half of its audience consumes content using mobile devices. So this…
Smart factory productivity boosts of 20% are achievable, new video shows – M2M Now (press release) (blog)
28 August, 2015 at 12:30 PM Posted by: Marek Maroszek A new video from factory shop floor management experts Forcam packs powerful insights into the benefits of Industry 4.0. It shows how their pioneering Forcam Force software will help manufacturers achieve shop floor transparency and…
Vote Now in the 2015 Streaming Media Readers’ Choice Awards – StreamingMedia.com
Vote Now in the 2015 Streaming Media Readers’ Choice Awards It’s time to make your voice heard in our 9th annual Readers’ Choice Awards, the only awards where the end users choose the winners Page 1 Voting is now open for the 2015 Streaming Media…
‘Star Wars’ BB-8 droid to be sold as working robot – Toronto Sun
GLENDALE, Calif. — If it weren’t for someone willing to entertain a new idea, the new Star Wars droid, BB-8, wouldn’t be rolling into living rooms this holiday season. The robot — which looks like a mechanical head on a spinning ball — was the…
Briefs: Kabillion, SIRO, Vubiq, Alcatel-Lucent – CED
Kabillion today announced it has secured distribution deals with DISH Network L.L.C. and Hulu for animated properties that originally aired in the U.S, on the Kabillion network. These new partnerships mark Kabillion’s first distribution agreements with DISH and Hulu making the new distributor’s content immediately…
Vancouver’s high-tech hurdle: Attracting top-level talent – The Globe and Mail
From left: Version One Ventures CEO and founder Boris Wertz, BuildDirect president and CEO Jeff Booth, Vision Critical founder and president of corporate innovation Andrew Reid, Hootsuite CEO and founder Ryan Holmes, Shoes.com chairman and co-founder Roger Hardy, Plentyoffish CEO and founder Markus Frind, and…