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Machine-translation efforts at Microsoft are contributing an app for Skype that enables real-time conversations that break down language barriers. 
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We’re now exploring what fully self-driving vehicles would look like by building some prototypes; they’ll be designed to operate safely and autonomously without requiring human intervention. They won’t have a steering wheel, accelerator pedal, or brake pedal… because they don’t need them. Our software and sensors do all the work. The vehicles will be very basic—we want to learn from them and adapt them as quickly as possible—but they will take you where you want to go at the push of a button. And that's an important step toward improving road safety and transforming mobility for millions of people.
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Google has done it: a true self-driving car. Not a production car that they retrofitted with technology but one designed and built from scratch. Wow. See the video, impressive - even though the design is questionable the technology is overwhelming. This really make a huge leap to demonstrate what future transportation systems may be like. Think of a mini office or entertainment on wheels. Kind of like a train or a plane, you become a passenger. Businesses should look at this carefully as it paves the way for revolution in the supply chain - non wonder this comes out of military projects looking to make the supply of armies more efficient and less costly. When will we see a retailer - a grocer for example - embrace this technology to deliver groceries at your door? Amazon?
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All about what connected consumers can expect from their cars, now and in the future: information, choices, communication.
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Air Force says archaic systems aid cyber security of Minuteman missiles.
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I have not seen the 60minutes report but this post raises an important question for anyone interested in digital transformation: how to future-proof your solutions? It is of great importance. Will my data be readable 40 years from now? If so how? Will cloud computing and SaaS provide a solution, migrating and evolving the data over time as the application changes.
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The pace of technology-fueled business innovation is accelerating, and enterprise architects can take a leading role by helping their firms identify opportunities for shrewd investment.
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still relevant insight in 2014.
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Facebook is radically changing the way technology is being built with its Open Compute Project. Here's a tour of some of the amazing new gadgets from OCP. Via jean lievens
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A good review of the open compute project from Facebook. Lots of links to follow. WHY THIS IS IMPORTANT Everything is moving to the cloud and the OCP open source designs are the basis for servers and equipments that run cloud data centers. This is bound to increase innovation speed and reduce cost. It may also lead the way for other open sourcing of hardware projects and solutions.
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Detailed story behind the skype translator solution that Microsoft just demoed. Full of insights it is not a technical paper however. Nor does it bring insight on how this technology can be used but in business settings, this will be a revolution. In canada and Quebec in particular, many meetings are held in english because a single person does not speak french. This tech would remove this common denominator requirement.
As with anything, this may be more appropriate initially for informal conversation than detailed, highly technical and specialized topics, which is the case in most business settings. So I assume this to be a nice ice breaker but not a real solution in business in the near term.
Nevertheless, any strategic plan that looks beyond the 3-5 year horizon should definitely assume this will become viable, whether it is from Microsoft, Google or others.