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From the Magazine Security & Privacy

Me Tarzan, You Alexa

By  |  November 28, 2017, 4:37 PM  |  Techonomy Exclusive

Voice interfaces seem to be everywhere, and are evolving rapidly. But Alexa, Cortana, Google Assistant, and Siri point towards the future of AI, and an automated society.   More

Community Insights Healthcare

Soon You Won’t Need the Broken Healthcare System

By  |  June 6, 2017, 3:19 PM  |  Techonomy Exclusive

The tech giants are moving quickly to deliver healthcare. Amazon is hiring leaders to bring it into the pharmaceutical market, sending shivers through executives at Walgreens and CVS. Google and Facebook watch for early-warning signs of life-threatening depression. If you think of healthcare as consumer-driven, you can grasp the future the giants envision.   More

Security & Privacy

Hello Barbie Hijacked, as Techonomy 2016 Foreshadowed

By  |  March 2, 2017, 11:36 AM

At Techonomy 2016, panelists revealed shocking security risks associated with embedding the internet in children’s toys. The fear that these devices could be compromised appears to have been warranted. Over the past year, hackers have found a way to turn "Hello Barbie" into a listening device, and have held data ransom. Germany has even banned certain connected toys in their country.   More

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Why Ford’s Work with Amazon will Echo Widely

By  |  February 24, 2016, 5:18 PM 1 Comment  |  Techonomy Exclusive

Amazon's Echo ambient voice interface device is a breakthrough with growing implications for the future of computing. And the relationship developing between Amazon and Ford to add vehicle-related functions to Echo's cloud service is one more piece of evidence to show how vast Echo's potential could be. Soon you will be able simply to speak in your living room to turn on your car, set its heater for 72, or perform all sorts of other tasks relating to your vehicle.   More