When it comes to buzzwords, ‘machine learning’ is practically a senior citizen, first coined 59 years ago by American computer scientist Arthur Samuel. So why the nearly six-decade deep freeze? The idea of machines that could achieve “deep learning” and build their algorithms based on previous ones was quite simply not possible because computers weren’t
When’s the last time you considered what kind of a trail you’re leaving behind online? It’s called your digital footprint, and it includes the emails you send, websites you visit, and everything you’ve ever typed into an online form. The bigger your digital footprint, the easier it is to track you online. Search engines and
Success doesn’t come quickly when you decide to take on the role of a full-time freelancer. Even if you’re one of the most talented professionals in your field of skill, relaying that talent to others, particularly those with needs that match your abilities, can be a painstaking, time-consuming process. All sorts of people are shifting
Credit card companies want you, and they’re willing to pay extravagantly for your business. If you’re above a certain age, you remember the credit card industry for the Big Three: Visa, MasterCard, and American Express. They gave you lines of credit, they charge you interest rates, you paid your balance, and the cycle went on.
If you’ve never purchased an item online before, you are in the extreme minority. In 2017, a study on the online retail habits of US consumers showed that 40% of Americans with the Internet purchase items online at least a few times a month, with 20% saying they do the same on a weekly basis.
Computer cloud storage has come a long way in just the past few years. Ever-increasing hard drive sizes became largely irrelevant thanks to the development of cloud computing, which connects individual computers to storage on a vast central server. If you’ve ever used Google’s Gmail application, you’ve made use of cloud storage. Google maintains large