What Does the World of AI & Blockchain Look Like in 5 Years

When you think about the future world led by AI and blockchain, you might envision a scenario where artificial intelligence takes over. But consider the more likely future where exponential technologies help power the world economy and amplify the limits of what humans can achieve. While the technologies are in their infancy today, they are rapidly maturing and converging. To avoid being left behind, organizations must start thinking about how digital disruption will reshape markets and fundamentally impact traditional business models.

FACE ID IS THE FUTURE OF APPLE SECURITY

With more than 588 million customers around the world, Apple has a lot of responsibility on its shoulders. Not only to create innovative and futuristic products to help users connect and create on a more advanced level, but to protect them and their data from entering into the wrong hands. Apple has always considered security one of its biggest strengths, regularly adding functionality and protections to its iOS and macOS operating systems, but how does it compare to the rest of the industry? And with Facebook under ire for sharing user data with political consultancies, what more can Apple do to keep its users safe from harm? Today, we’re delving deeper into Apple’s security, and bringing you the latest developments in the company’s ongoing ight against hackers and ‘bad actors’.

The best smart bulbs

Who would have thought that an online bookshop would end up winning the AI game? Google and Apple are playing catch up, but Amazon’s Alexa is way out in front. The company’s almighty retail presence,and its ability to sustain deep price cuts, has helped make Alexa unstoppable. Once the Echo is settled in your home,though,what exactly do you use it for? Form any of us, Alexa is little more than an interactive replacement for the radio. Yet there’s a lot more that your always-listening, ever-ready assistant can do.Here’s a guide to some of the clever ways you can customize the Echo and make the most of its extensive capabilities.

The name game 
Out of the box, your virtual assistant is called Alexa–but opening vowels can be problematic for some stammerers, and there’s plenty of scope for confusion if you have a child or pet with a similar name. Happily ,while Google, Apple and Microsoft are quite precious about what you call their assistants, Amazon gives you options: instead of addressing your Echo as“Alexa”, you can choose to say“Echo”, “Amazon”or–for Star Trek fans– “Computer”. To change this setting, open the Alexa smartphone app, click Settings and tap on the device whose wake word you want to change. Click Edit on the wake word line and choose from the drop-down list. We’re using “Alexa” throughout this feature, but obviously if you’ve chosen a different name then swap it as appropriate.