Information technology (IT) is the use of computers to create, process, store, retrieve, and exchange all kinds of data and information. IT forms part of information and communications technology (ICT). An information technology system (IT system) is generally an information system, a communications system, or, more specifically speaking, a computer system — including all hardware, software, and peripheral equipment — operated by a limited group of IT users.
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Machine learning expert Anthony Goldbloom, assesses the extent to which robots will influence our working lives in the future in this insightful TED talk. By crowd-sourcing solutions to difficult problems using machine learning, Goldbloom has come to know that machines aren’t just for simple tasks like sorting mail anymore. In fact, machines are capable of…
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Having worked on augmented reality, mapping, wearable computing and natural user interfaces – principal scientist at Google Blaise Agüera y Arcas is more than equipped to deal with the subject at hand. In this captivating TED demo talk, he shows how perception and creativity are intimately connected, whereby situating us right on the edge of a new non-human frontier…
Bloomberg reveals how and why the development of a microprocessor is one of the riskiest, costliest, and most technically complex feats in business. While Intel rarely talks about how it creates a new chip, Bloomberg Businessweek managed to visit the Hillsboro factory in May when they were given the most extensive tour since President Obama visited in 2011….
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Entrepreneur Michael Bodekaer has a passion for building innovative technology companies that have the potential to change the world. In this captivating TED talk, he reveals how Virtual reality is no longer part of some distant future – and that it’s not just for gaming and entertainment anymore. To state his case, he demos an idea…
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Entrepreneur, inventor, author and the head of X (formerly Google X), Astro Teller is a man on a mission with ideas that could reshape our lives and help make the world a wonderful place through technology. In this amazing TED talk, he gives us an insider look into what is called the “moonshot factory,” where he…
As the Economist says, a pair of straight and gleaming teeth makes for a beautiful smile. But how many people who have undergone a little dental maintenance realize that they may have some of the first products of a new industrial revolution inside their mouths? Who would’ve though that if you combine 3D printing and…
