Dan Rather is a star “Who’s giving $5 Billion to the US presidential campaign and what do they want for it?” – Dan Rather. “No one wins debates, except the networks. The U.S. presidential election will be nasty enough to gag a buzzard.” – Dan Rather. “What current journalism needs: context, background, perspective, tough questions.”… Read More South by Southwest: Dan Rather
Dozens of panels presented what was cutting edge in 2016. Companies including 6SensorLab, Admetsys, and Noninvasix. 6SensorLab described a device in development that could detect and report on the chemical composition of a sample of food called NIMA. Iskander Smit explained the research about the use of haptics placed on the human wrist. Body data… Read More South by Southwest 2016: Technology
Smart Cities Challenge Panel at SxSWi 2016 Seven Mayors and the U.S. DOT Secretary Fox #SXSW2016 #SXSWi2016 Austin chosen for the Smart City Challenge. The US DOT has chosen Austin for some transportation connection upgrades. At the Expo: DOT Connected Vehicles demo at SxSW Expo
Encryption Wars “We live in the Great Surveillance Society” – Amit Yoran. “Developers must take into account misuses of their technology” – Stewart Baker. “Britain: more cameras per capita, turning in computer mikes give grim meaning to Open Society.” – Amit Yoran. “Apple will ensure Iphone unhackable. In tech do we trust? Or are they… Read More South by Southwest 2016: Technology, Law, and Ethics
The South by Southwest Trade Show 2016 brought a variety of tech services together with demos, short presentations, and lots of freebies. Participants included Knowbility, demos of Hatsune Miku, NoMaps, New Trackers, NASA, VR demos, Dell Healthive, Gaping Void, UT Health, Texas Advanced Computing Center (TACC), the U.S. Department of Transportation, Grindr, costumed vendors, and… Read More South by Southwest Trade Show 2016: robots, apps, future tools
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