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This weeks SPIE is designed to help. Its purpose is to lead the reader around the AI hype and hoopla, past the impenetrable bog of specialized terminology and the deep pit of unnecessary detail, to a basic understanding of AIs capabilities and limitations; as well as an appreciation for the reasons why AI researchers are starting to raise concern...

This issue profiles developing therapeutics using genome editing technology, impact of usage of CRISPR/Cas9 on agriculture and industrial biotechnology industries, rapid adoption and expansion of genome editing across therapeutic developments.

This report puts the risks, rewards, and ROI questions about Big Data and analytics into a clearer perspective; first, by contrasting BDA solutions with the ill-fated 1990s enterprise software suites; then, by highlighting the experience of early BDA adopters; and, finally, by suggesting how organizations that are still on the BDA sidelines, and th...

This Stratecast SPIE report discusses key capabilities and benefits of the Waze app, and analyzes those impacts.

This issue profiles securing industrial Internet for enhancing implementation of Internet of Things in industries, an intelligent packet-level network visibility solution, and a cost-effective encryption-as-a-service solution for securing cloud data.

This issue profiles using antioxidant-rich barley as a key ingredient for pita bread, water efficient crops to serve as biofuel feedstock, and a novel food thickener with probiotic characteristics.

This Stratecast report makes the case for why a truly comprehensive approach to retail analytics needs to transcend the rudimentary data points retailers have been settling for, up to now; and instead needs to support the end-to-end data requirements of retailer-as-enterprise; including executive management, store operations, store design and layou...

This issue profiles wide area network for Internet of Things, biofuel from algae that can drive renewable economy, and using moss for cancer treatment.

This report provides an analysis of the ongoing data usage growth challenge that all CSPs presently face. The report shows how the generation of billions of daily usage transactions is key to improving the customer experience and unlocking greater customer value.