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Featured Articles » The Massive Changes of 2016 Granted, it is hard to top the result of the U.S. Presidential Election where we ended up with the first true political outsider as a President in my lifetime. Bu in the tech segment we had a number of changes that alone would have stood out as massive, but collectively are nearly beyond imagination. As we enjoy our eggnog and try to hide from our intoxicated relatives this week, let's look back on the big changes of 2016. » The Myths and Legends of Artificial Intelligence Artificial intelligence, or AI, is the hot and trending topic everyone's been talking about these days. Industries like healthcare, manufacturing, transportation and customer service are already seeing the benefits of embracing this type of technology and what it can do to make better, more efficient processes. By 2020, 85 percent of customer interactions will be managed without a human. » Autonomous Vehicles Gain Powerful Ally: The US Government Safety and lack of federal regulations seem to have a monopoly on the hampering growth of self-driving cars. The safety of self-driving vehicles has remained a controversial subject since some semi-autonomous vehicles have already been involved in road crashes. » Online Games Shifting From Your Desktop to Your Pocket Pokemon Go, and its incredible popularity, touched on something that may be the future of mobile gaming, and entertainment in general, namely interaction with our surroundings. There is a wide variety of technologies coming our way that are designed to augment our gaming experience. » Satellite-filled Sky for New Apps & Broadband in 2017 and Beyond Once an exotic tool for governments and the Fortune 500, satellites are now beaming back increasing amounts of information for the Internet of Things (IoT) as well as providing more imagery of what is happening on the Earth. Faster and more prolific broadband networks such as OneWeb are in the pipeline and will deliver many more options for bandwidth in the future, regardless of where you may be. » Russian Cyberattacks Usher in New Age of Tech Espionage The alleged Russian election hacks signal a new age of technological espionage on a global scale. Featured Resources » Colocation: The Essential Buyer's Guide » Risk to Consumers, Public Safety and National Security » The New Help Desk: TeamSupport Enables Businesses to Better Understand Their Customers Advertise With Us General advertising Info: Click here    Become a TechZone360 columnist! Become a TechZone360 columnist! Want to contribute your expertise to a growing audience of communications technology professionals? Become a writer, blogger or columnist for the TechZone360 Web site and this newsletter. Contact Erik Linask at elinask@tmcnet.com for details. FOLLOW TECHZONE360   FEATURED MAGAZINES FEATURED EVENTS

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