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8 Tech ‘megatrends’ that are about to change business
Network World

Here are the eight ‘megatrends’ that will have a crucial impact on the way businesses operate. Aside from the current big names like artificial intelligence, virtual and augmented reality - it is predicted that blockchain, drones, robots and 3D printing will have a multiplier effect on one another. Read more

BMW just revealed a self-correcting motorcycle you can ride without a helmet
Mashable

Self-driving cars is old news. BMW have recently unveiled a self-correcting motorcycle, the BMW Motorrad, to celebrate the company’s 100th anniversary. In line with technological advancements and the future, BMW have created a motorcycle that blends both the analog and digital experience. With such advanced safety features, the biker does not require any protective gear, even a helmet, as the self-balancing allows the prevention of impending danger. Bikers will also be provided with an AR headset, “the visor”, to show speed, navigation and rear mirrors. Read more

Virtual Reality Helping Handicapped To Recover
Software Focus

A recent study conducted by Duke University found that over a 12-month period, they were able to help eight patients with paralysed limbs, regain their sensitivity of their legs. Through a complicated experiment, researchers used virtual reality, EEGs and exoskeletons feedback to re-establish neurological connections in the lower limbs. Not only did the eight patients regain lost movement functions, but were also able to gain some muscle mass. Read more

The combination of human and artificial intelligence will define humanity’s future
TechCrunch

In the earlier years, all humans had to depend on was their own intelligence, but with evolving time, artificial intelligence was born. Using our natural intelligence and the external extensions of intelligence, the development of tools of creation such as robotics and synthetic biology was progressively built over the last millennium, which has literally allowed us to program our existence in any way imagined. It is the combination of both human and artificial intelligence that will define the future - we have progressed from players to makers of the game. Read more