Science and technology

1.Demand for Blockchain developers will explode Blockchain became a hot tech topic in 2017, thanks in no small part to  Bitcoin’s meteoric rise . But beyond digital currency, blockchain is a technology poised to revolutionize nearly every industry. In 2018, we’ll start to see the first attempts at this disruption through business-class blockchain platforms. Many of the legacy technology companies introduced their own blockchain platforms in 2017.  IBM is considered the leader , and they are already penning partnerships with banks, food distributors, and  government regulation agencies  to put blockchain to use. However, Microsoft, Oracle, and Amazon are close behind, and the battle for enterprise-level blockchain dominance is just heating up. What does this all mean for the software industry? Businesses in every industry are going to start building apps on blockchain platforms, which means the demand for blockchain developers is going to explode.  According to 2016 figures , th

Regardless of whether you’re a diehard tech fanatic, always after the latest devices, or a laid-back “average” consumer, if you’re like me, you can’t help but look forward to the tech developments and trends that lie ahead. After a year with surprisingly high sales for  smart speakers  and  virtual reality , as well as the debut of several new phones and tablets, I’ve spent the last several weeks looking ahead to the possible trends that will unfold in 2018. As a marketer, my perspective often turns to how we can use these new technologies and trends to better communicate and connect with our audiences, but general tech trends hold much more potential than that—they have the capacity to change how we live and interact with each other. So what will the biggest tech trends of 2018 be, and how will our lives change, accordingly? 1. AI permeation.  Artificial intelligence (AI), largely manifesting through machine learning algorithms, isn’t just getting better. It isn’t just getting