The app by Niantic and Nintendo has revolutionized planet Earth, and has several key features: gamification and the use of rewards, the revival of Pokémon as a commercial hook, the connection between the virtual and real world and the launch of an API.
Storing our data in the cloud creates confidence, because we think that it is the safest way to keep it. But it has been proven that, even though it usually does not happen, the cloud fails, resulting in the loss of our data, forever.
The advantages provided by "aaS" models have made them attractive for many online companies. Their flexibility makes them highly sought-after services by many different companies.
Linux keeps expanding in the open-source ecosystem with Fedora 24 – a stable operating system which aims to spearhead the progress of free software.
This open source distributed computing platform includes some interesting improvements for the community: it has become 10 times faster than Spark 16 and comes with a unified API for the development of multi-purpose applications that work with real time data as well as with batches and interactive queries.
It is not an easy task to innovate in the digital era. Once market movements have been identified, companies have to be brave enough to initiate transformation actions that at times cannibalize their own main business.
Anthemis invites startups to participate in an innovation program to enhance and launch its project during the 2016/2017 course. If you want to promote your idea, you can sign up before July 21.
The data in any Google Spreadsheets table can be transformed into a public URL to enable information to be extracted with a HTTP GET request with jQuery. From there they can be extracted and visualized with any JavaScript library.
The bitcoin-related services offered by CoinDesk, Bitpay and Coinbase include APIs for external developers to develop apps and financial products aimed at performing transactions and obtaining share prices.
The Technology Strategist at Microsoft, Pablo Junco, stresses the benefits of APIs and explains how Blockchain technology acts as a notary during transactions by removing the role of intermediary, and how it allows banks to get to know their customers better.
