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MBA Grads With Startup Ambitions Attracted to Health Care, AI

Young entrepreneurs have been drawn to the health care industry in recent years for many reasons, explained Mark N. Vena, president and principal analyst at SmartTech Research in San Jose, Calif "The industry's vast potential for innovation and disruption offers young visionar...

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Are Gen AI Benefits Worth the Risk?

The business and content production worlds quickly embraced tools like ChatGPT and Dalle-E from OpenAI. But what exactly is generative AI, how does it operate, and why is it such a hot and controversial topic? ...

Musk Rolls Dice With Drastic Rebranding of Twitter

Companies typically change their branding to stay relevant in a dynamic market, attract new customers, and differentiate from competitors, explained Mark N. Vena, president and principal analyst at SmartTech Research in San Jose, Calif "Branding updates can also reflect a shif...

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Alienware Power Trio Suits Gamers and Work Go-Getters

It's not exactly a revelation to state that gaming tech solutions are often suitable for work-related activities due to their inherent features and functionalities ...

Explosive Growth Surges Threads to Lead in Twitter Alternative Sweepstakes

"Threads does have a bona fide 'work in progress' feeling, which could inhibit its broader adoption, particularly with highly popular influencers," observed Mark N. Vena, president and principal analyst with SmartTech Research in San Jose, Calif "The inability to edit posts an...

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The Smart Home Jury Is Still Out on Matter, AI Could Help

Since the first smart gadgets started to surface a few years ago, the fabled smart home of the future has been edging closer to being a realistic, everyday reality ...

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Will Apple’s Vision Pro Dent the Universe?

Apple finally drew back the curtain Monday on the Vision Pro headset at WWDC 2023, and the leadership team dedicated some serious time to explaining how the device functions and how to use it ...

One More Thing…Apple Unveils Vision Pro Mixed-Reality Headset at WWDC23

The long-anticipated product met expectations, noted Mark N. Vena, president and principal analyst at SmartTech Research in San Jose, Calif "This is a spatial computer that you wear on your head," he told TechNewsWorld....

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Qualcomm’s Gen AI: A Unique Opportunity Beyond Innovation

Qualcomm has aggressively developed and integrated generative AI capabilities across its extensive semiconductor line for the past few years. For those few people who have been entirely off the information grid, AI uses intelligent algorithms to produce new and original material, such as photographs, images, movies, and music, based on data already present...

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New HP and Sonos Devices Accentuate the Ultimate Home Office Workstation

Every six months or so, I re-evaluate the configuration of my home office workstation for improvements and enhancements. Admittedly, my specific requirements skew to the higher end of what the typical home office worker needs. I conduct a video podcast every week and need simultaneous and convenient access to both my MacBook Pro and Dell minitower ...

ChatGPT’s Arrival on iPhone Sparks Reprise of Privacy Concerns

OpenAI has stated that it takes privacy seriously and implements measures to safeguard user data, noted Mark N. Vena, president and principal analyst at SmartTech Research in San Jose, Calif "However, it's always a good idea to review the specific privacy policies and practice...

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AMD Could Rescue the Windows Thin and Light Laptop Market from Apple

Let's get something straight: if someone had time traveled to 1995 and told me that AMD might be able to "save" the laptop market from Apple with their chips in 2023, I would have immediately asked them how many drinks they had consumed ...

Telly Offers Half-Million Free 55-Inch 4K TVs, Advertisers To Pick Up Tab

"Telly is one of the more intriguing attempts to address the market of users who are willing to give up their data in exchange for a free TV," added Mark N. Vena, president and principal analyst at SmartTech Research, in San Jose, Calif "This could be attractive to a non-trivi...

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Calix Doubles Down on Genuine Industry Standards

Calix is a leading provider of broadband communication access systems and software that helps broadband service providers (BSPs) offer internet-related services to homeowners, renters, and businesses ...

Social Media Fueled the Run on Silicon Valley Bank: Study

Mark N. Vena, president and principal analyst at SmartTech Research in San Jose, Calif., acknowledged that there are certainly market vulnerabilities that exist when social media posts run amok and cause bank runs or even push stocks higher or lower However, he maintained that...

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Infineon’s New SEMPER X1 Tackles EV, Smart Car Latency Challenges

Infineon Technologies last week introduced the automotive industry’s first LPDDR Flash memory to support the development of new E/E (electrical and electronic) systems for semi-autonomous vehicles. Safe, dependable, and real-time code execution, which is essential for automotive zone and domain control, is provided by the Infineon SEMPER X1 LPDDR Flash solution...

Generative AI Is Here: Forrester Offers Tech Execs Tips on Next Steps

The use of "chat" in a generative AI like ChatGPT can also confuse execs who are nimrods to AI. "They confuse generative AI with simple chatbots commonly used for customer service on websites," observed Mark N. Vena, president and principal analyst with SmartTech Research in San Jose, Calif...

Investment Scams Skyrocket, Victims in US Fleeced for $4B in 2022

Investment scams have existed since the invention of currency. According to Mark N. Vena, CEO and principal analyst at SmartTech Research, the web makes investment scams particularly easy on the unsuspecting That happens because many individuals fail to research investments an...

Apple Launches 4.15% APY Savings Account for Cash-Weary Consumers

This is yet another building block in Apple's long-term marketing strategy to extend favorable "rewards" programs to help keep Apple customers firmly ensconced in its ecosystem by adding financing and credit element capability to its bag of marketing tools, suggested Mark N. Vena, CEO and principal analyst at SmartTech Research...

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Gen AI and AR/VR: Unintended Consequences, Unproven Mainstream Appeal

Over the past few months, I've been reading with increasing fascination the tech segment's obsession with high-profile apps like ChatGPT, the poster child of generative AI apps that have burst on the scene ...

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