IT spending rises as banks balance legacy and innovation
Monday, April 13, 2026 by Russ Scritchfield
Financial institutions face rising IT budgets as they balance innovation, legacy and regulation, says Celent, a GlobalData company. Firms across banking, insurance, and capital markets are preparing for a year of measured technology investment, where the need to modernize core platforms meets the urgency to scale artificial intelligence and reinforce data governance. Wi...
Tech hiring slumps as Software Developer job postings fall
Monday, April 13, 2026 by Richard Harris
A noticeable downshift is emerging in the technology labor market as software developer job postings cool from prior highs. Employers are recalibrating hiring plans, focusing their open roles on business critical initiatives and slowing requisitions tied to speculative growth. While demand for skilled engineers remains significant in absolute terms, the pace of new post...
Not letting AI become you: The trap so many are falling into
Friday, October 24, 2025 by Richard Harris
I’ve always loved the movie Multiplicity with Michael Keaton. The clever idea of cloning yourself to get more done, or just to kick back while another version of you handles the work - was brilliantly portrayed. In the end, though, it drives home a simple truth: when you try to create another “you,” things rarely turn out the way you expect.
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Bitcoin buyers decline signals weakness in crypto-linked stocks
Tuesday, September 16, 2025 by Trey Abbe
A downturn in cryptocurrency prices has been followed by significant declines in the shares of companies that hold bitcoin or promote themselves as digital asset treasuries. Analysts say this trend reflects a broader cooling of investor sentiment that had driven these firms’ stocks to record highs earlier in the year.
One of the most prominent companies tied to...
Quantum AI tech foresights from GlobalData
Tuesday, November 21, 2023 by Richard Harris
Quantum AI emerges as the next big advancement in AI development, utilizing quantum mechanics to propel capabilities beyond current limits. With a notable 14% 3-year CAGR increase in patent filings from 2020 to 2022, quantum AI has vast influence and potential across industries, reveals the Tech Foresights model of GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company.
Qu...
VCs will fly to quality in 2023
Tuesday, January 24, 2023 by Richard Harris
Andrew Lau, CEO, and co-founder of Jellyfish discusses his predictions for VCs in 2023, including why the days of easy money and endless budgets will come to an end, how the doors are opening for startups to recruit talent that has long been out of reach, and that firms will be deploying heavily once more by the second half of 2023.
VCs will fly to qua...
Gaming website launches from Swifty
Wednesday, September 7, 2022 by Brittany Hainzinger
Swifty has soft-launched its gaming site. The site offers all major sporting events including pre-match and in-play bets across 90% of the global market and it will offer more than 200 casino games. Leveraging over 150 years of industry knowledge and experience gained by acquiring top international agents and traders to manage and grow the Swifty Gaming sportsbook and c...
NFT smart contract that pays NFT artists securely
Friday, February 25, 2022 by Austin Harris
Ethereum co-founder, Joseph Lubin’s blockchain incubator, ConsenSys Mesh has announced the NFT platform TreeTrunk.io at the celebrated ETH Denver developer conference. Launching in a beta release on the Polygon Mumbai testnet, TreeTrunk has introduced a new smart contract that, for the first time in the Ethereum ecosystem, collects and distributes royalty payments...
NFT Super Bowl prop bets
Friday, February 11, 2022 by Richard Harris
For publicity, bookies often provide odds (prop bets) for featured Super Bowl events that are predetermined, such as the halftime show and commercials.
Cryptocurrency and NFT Super Bowl prop bets
Odds for these "entertainment" events surrounding the game are set by oddsmakers despite the understanding that small groups of people who work on these pr...
Intuit acquires Mailchimp for $12B
Tuesday, September 14, 2021 by Austin Harris
Intuit has announced they are acquiring Mailchimp for approximately $12 billion in cash and stock advances. Mailchimp is a global customer engagement and marketing platform for growing small and mid-market businesses. The acquisition of Mailchimp will help Intuit advance its mission of powering prosperity around the world, and its strategy to become an AI-driven expert ...
5 app development tips to help you avoid disaster
Wednesday, November 28, 2018 by Joe Hanson
Mobile app development: it’s easy and straightforward in the lab, but once your app is deployed to the wild, all bets are off. You need to deliver seamless, fast experiences for users on low-powered devices, in any number of network environments.
When it comes to building mobile apps, uncontrollable user behavior can lead you down the path to death by 1000 pape...
IBM is buying Red Hat: What they want you to know
Monday, October 29, 2018 by Richard Harris
IBM announced plans to acquire Red Hat, the world’s leading provider of open source technology for approximately $34B.
According to Mergermarket data, this is the second-largest computer software deal ever recorded globally, which dates back to 1998.
As IBM’s most significant acquisition, and the most significant tech acquisition of 201...
Edge computing research reveals key nuances
Thursday, September 13, 2018 by Richard Harris
In early 2018, the AT&T Foundry launched an edge computing test zone in Palo Alto, CA to experiment with emerging applications upon this new network infrastructure paradigm. Edge computing is the act of moving storage and processing capabilities to the perimeter of the network - or geographically closer to the end-user. As next-gen applications require increasing pr...
UK bets big on 5G architecture
Wednesday, July 25, 2018 by Austin Harris
In a report named the Future Telecoms Infrastructure Review (FTIR), the UK government has expressed its intentions to become one of the forbearers of the new 5G technology architecture. Rolling out a plan to push forward plans that would transform the mobile network landscape of the UK and make it a technological leader in Europe.
In the FTIR, Jeremy Write, Secretary...
Game streaming and the live streaming movement according to LiveCamp
Friday, July 13, 2018 by Richard Harris
Betaworks launched their 4th accelerator program, LiveCamp, which is now accepting submissions. This year, Camp will focus on companies looking to advance the "live" participation gaming and streaming ecosystem.
Here's how it works. Betaworks will choose 5-10 companies to build into culturally significant brands, similar to what they've ...
New Blockchain API marketplace for devs
Friday, March 16, 2018 by Richard Harris
AIKON has unveiled a new protocol, the Open Rights Exchange (ORE) Protocol, that will enable a global API marketplace on the blockchain, creating a new “economic OS” for developers. Founded by serial entrepreneur and encryption software pioneer Stefan Roever, former political campaign manager and technology entrepreneur Marc Blinder, and seasoned global banking and Fint...
888 Poker: a new app for a new era
Friday, October 20, 2017 by Richard Harris
After a long time where mobile apps were the only option for real-money online gamblers with an Android device, Google have finally allowed gambling apps to be downloaded from the Google Play Store. This has opened up online casino gaming and poker to a huge new chunk of the internet population and provided a new, supported native app for existing gamblers on Android. O...
Helping tackle the Iranian drug addiction with an app
Friday, June 30, 2017 by Austin Harris
United for Iran, a Bay-Area NGO working to promote civil liberties and civil society in Iran, is announcing the release of Haami: a new android app that is designed to provide help for recovering from addiction.Haami, which means “ally,” is a mobile health application that will aid Iranians dealing with addiction by assisting them with dialing back compulsion and offeri...
Poker Night in America bets on KamaGames to make their mobile app
Wednesday, June 28, 2017 by Richard Harris
The KamaGames Group, have announced their partnership with Poker Night in America, the high stakes poker television show, that premieres every Monday & Sunday on CBS Sports Network in North America.The partnership will see the release of a standalone branded Poker Night in America app which will leverage the KamaGames technology platform and global liquidity of play...
KamaGames reports huge growth in their mobile casino games audience
Tuesday, June 6, 2017 by Richard Harris
In a year that has seen overall growth across the industry, as well as new entrants into the space, KamaGames has continued to grow through a combination of strategic partnerships, a strong recruitment drive, the launch of several new products and the expansion into a number of emerging markets.Daniel Kashti, Chief Marketing and Commercial Officer at KamaGames said “It’...
Digital transformation wave reaches the sports industry
Thursday, May 25, 2017 by Richard Harris
Built.io, a provider of digital transformation solutions, has announced the general availability of its Digital Fan Experience Platform, which allows sports franchises to reinvent how they connect with their fans - during game time and beyond.Now, sports franchises around the world have access to the same award-winning platform from Built.io that helped NBA teams like t...
Place your bets with some of these betting apps from the UK
Tuesday, May 16, 2017 by Richard Harris
A fully regulated and well-organized betting landscape in the UK has allowed betting operators to flourish and make important steps forward towards keeping up with the advancing mobile technology. One particular way which stands as the most prominent example and testament to UK sport betting dominance in recent years is via fully-fledged betting apps or mobile sites. UK...
Virtual reality gambling expected to grow 800 percent by 2021
Wednesday, January 25, 2017 by Paul Swaddle
How virtual reality will transport casino players and their friends to exciting locations for their online gambling experience.With the advances in technology and the corresponding growth in interest from major key players, VR is now in a position where the market can finally take off. Juniper released its study late last year into augmented reality across multi platfor...
The Future Looks Bright For Mobile Betting
Wednesday, September 21, 2016 by Richard Harris
Adoption and engagement of quickly advancing digital technology has fundamentally changed the structure and use of consumer markets across the Internet over the last 10 years, and this is particularly true in the world of sports betting apps for Android and responsively designed, web-hosted betting platforms.Along with flipping the percentage of PC Vs Mobile t...
CEO of Manage Mike Ng Discusses the Evolution of Mobile Advertising
Tuesday, May 31, 2016 by Richard Harris
We recently chatted with Mike Ng, CEO of Manage, to discuss the mobile advertising marketplace and the changes undergoing the industry.ADM: I understand Manage has been around for about 5 years as a mobile DSP. How has the company evolved over the years? Ng: When Manage was founded 5 years ago, we decided to focus primarily on mobile in-app marketing. We were one o...
Game Insight Bets Big on Windows 10 Game Publishing
Wednesday, August 5, 2015 by Stuart Parkerson
Global game developer Game Insight is planning to ride the wave of the Microsoft 10 release as it debuts four new titles alongside Microsoft’s launch of Windows 10, bringing its total lineup of games on the Windows platform to 15. These new games include Running Shadow, Paradise Island 2, The Tribez & Castlez and Maritime Kingdom. Running Shadow is the co...
Social Whales and How They Can Make or Break App Marketing and Monetization
Wednesday, March 19, 2014 by Richard Harris
There are no more savvy marketers than casinos and each casino has an entire department focusing just on their “Whales.” Just who are the casino whales? Customers who impact the bottom line, whose single bet dwarfs the total bets of 1,000s of regular casino customers each day. So what is a “Social Whale” as it relates to you an app developer? This is somewhat a dif...
The Future of PhoneGap
Saturday, December 28, 2013 by Marko Lehtimaki
Adobe, the
current owner of the popular HTML5 hybrid app framework PhoneGap, has
traditionally focused on the creation of multimedia and creativity software
products. In more recent years, Adobe has been betting heavily on HTML5. It
remains that creative professionals are Adobe’s bread and butter, and this
focus sometimes requires product decisions which might not ...
