Change is difficult. Even the most potent firms with the best resources can fail because they cannot react effectively to sudden environmental changes, such as the emergence of the Internet. (Remember Blockbuster?) Or Web 2.0. (Remember Yahoo?) Why is this? Why are companies so slow to adapt? In today’s rapidly changing world, this is a …
You needed deep pockets if you wanted in on the IBM PC revolution. In 1982, at the beginning of PCMag, an IBM PC with a 10MB add-on hard drive and Multi-Tool Word, the first version of Microsoft Word, would have cost you over $15,000 inflation-adjusted. Businesses were able to recoup the cost through increased productivity. …
Gartner’s list includes “people-centric technologies” and “smart spaces” in its most comprehensive list of trends that CIOs, and other senior executives, should pay attention to this year. Here’s a look at what 2020 will bring. Gartner publishes a comprehensive list of trends that CIOs, senior executives, and other professionals should pay attention to every year. …
At the big Supercomputing 19 (SC19) show, Intel, Nvidia, and Cerebras discussed new architectures for faster machines. At this year’s big supercomputing conference, SC19(Opens in a new window), the top of the list of the fastest machines in the world is unchanged. Still, several new technologies are being discussed that portend the era of exascale computing–devices …
In the wrong hands, SCAMP’s sensor can process images in real-time at speeds of 100,000 frames per second. This could pose a threat to national security. The UK government used the National Security and Investment Act of 2021 to prevent a Chinese company from obtaining a license for vision sensor technology at the University of …
In early 1982, David Bunnell, newly appointed editor-in-chief and publisher of PC Magazine, flew to Seattle, Washington, to interview Bill Gates. At the time, Gates was a 26-year-old, fresh-faced co-founder and president of the little software company Microsoft. Bunnell wanted to know how Microsoft’s software contributed to the development of the IBM PC, which was launched less …
The new export controls aim to stop the Chinese government from obtaining advanced chip technology to power their supercomputers. The US has intensified its efforts to prevent the Chinese government from getting advanced computer chips used for military or surveillance purposes. On Friday, the Commerce Department announced(Opens in new window) new export controls that will prevent companies …
Gartner’s Top Strategic Trends, from AI Trust to Metaverse, focus on optimizing and scaling new technologies. Gartner, a research firm, releases an annual list of the ten most important technology trends it believes will be the biggest in the coming year. I am always curious about what Gartner thinks managers and CIOs should focus on. …
Happy 40th anniversary, PCMag! Times like these call for nostalgia and a look back at what we got right and wrong. I was the editor-in-chief of PC Magazine for 14 years. In the September 2001 issue, for the 20th anniversary of the IBM PC, I made some predictions(Opens in a new window) about technology and how I expected it to …
The human race may be getting closer to actually mining an asteroid. AstroForge, a startup, plans to demonstrate its asteroid refinement technology in space this April. The California startup is preparing to send its mining equipment for asteroids on board a SpaceX Falcon 9 launch. The aim is to validate the technology and conduct a …
