Author: Jeff Francis

Wal-Mart and Amazon are natural rivals—one, a brick-and-mortar behemoth, the other an e-commerce goliath; the fight now extends to the cloud. Read More

Quantum computers sound like science fiction, but are increasingly possible. If so, they'd change the entire field of computing forever. Read More

Microsoft missed some important boats—smartphones, mobile OS, cloud computing... But not AI—the company is poised to reclaim its prior glory. Read More

AI is upending industries right and left. The newest field under its microscope? Job hunting: Google makes it easier than ever. Read More

Neural networks, machine learning and artificial intelligence (AI) aren't just for computers any more — great big machines use them too. Read More

When Apple gets on board, you know it’s a big deal (or will quickly become a big deal). Apple is now all the way on board with AI. Read More

In the life of any new technology, the best businesses & clients always catch early, but not too early, growth — AI is that next big thing. Read More

Google's DeepMind taught a computer to think. AlphaGo just defeated the best player in the world in the world's most complex game. Read More

Google's new TPU 2.0 chip is purpose-built to train neural networks — the cloud-based AI service could change everything. Read More

Amazon's newest Alexa-powered Echo does more than just tell you stuff — it shows you stuff too. Take a gander at the Echo Show: Read More