Tech is booming even in the midst of a global pandemic. Many tech companies are achieving better-than-ever revenue and profits, sending tech stocks soaring. Salaries for tech executives and engineers are rising as well which creates a competitive marketplace for top talent. But this prosperity is not shared by all. In tech, women and people […]
Electronic gaming is a huge industry, larger even than music and film, and encompasses options and platforms for everyone: From casual games on smartphones, to visually realistic games on consoles and PCs, to massive online games and platforms leveraging data centers and clouds. It has inspired tremendous amounts of content on social media and streaming […]
We will kick off the Austin Forum Sci-Fi book club with Neil Stephenson’s “Snow Crash,” a novel that inspired many of the ideas and terms we use in technology today! While “Snow Crash” isn’t a new novel — it was nominated for the Arthur C. Clarke Award in 1994 — the ideas and lessons about […]
Why combine AI — the powerful, transformative technology that is changing almost every aspect of how we live, work, learn, and play — with whiskey? Well, for starters, there's a lot to be said about how both need to be used safely and responsibly, but both are also beloved by the events’ moderators, Austin Forum […]
Digital technology is ubiquitous and pervasive in our lives and society, with largely positive impacts on how we live, work, learn, and play. But there are some dangers, risks and concerns. As with any tool, we can use combinations of responsible design, education, personal behavior, and policies to mitigate these while maximizing benefit. We'll unpack […]
The concept of the Metaverse — and the associated technologies — are seeing a huge uptick in awareness, investment, and presence in “top tech trends” list, and with good reason. The Metaverse offers capabilities that transcend physical limitations and laws, and thus offers the potential for transforming how we communicate, play, work, learn, and more. […]
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Nonfungible tokens (otherwise known as NFTs) burst onto the tech scene in early 2021. In recent months, however, the high valuations of these assets have begun to diminish. Is this a temporary dip — or did we place too much hope on this shiny new object? Austin tech experts Tiana Laurence (author of "Blockchain […]
Technology advances play a role in accelerating essentially every part of the healthcare spectrum: from basic life sciences research to translational and clinical research, to clinical healthcare and hospital best practices, to individual digital health and population health education. The COVID pandemic has raised general societal awareness of contagion transmissibility, epidemic tracking, and vaccine development […]
Presented by ChickTech, ACT-W 2022: Boosting Tech with Diversity is a one-of-a-kind conference where talented women, non-binary people, and allies can build skills, grow their community, and accelerate their career paths. Join hundreds of fellow industry professionals and dozens of tech companies from August 30th – September 1st, 2022 for hands-on tech workshops, in-depth leadership […]
