Verizon homes in on digital content with Yahoo buy, dissent shrouds Privacy Shield

This week, Verizon bought Yahoo for $4.83 billion, ready to stake its claim in the online content and marketing industry. But experts are hesitant to applaud the deal, saying that...
CIOs play a part in Privacy Shield; “promiscuous” users change mobile security

This week, the U.S. and the European Union approved Privacy Shield. If you haven't already heard, it's the set of laws that replaces Safe Harbor, the overturned laws that governed the transfer of Europeans' data across the Atlantic. Privacy Shield has a similar aim to Safe Harbor, but it also has...
Enterprise augmented reality is a (Pokemon) Go

Pokemon Go is officially a phenomenon, with millions of users around the world linked in to its augmented reality interface. What does it mean for the future of augmented reality in the enterprise? In this week's Searchlight, Site Editor Fran Sales
Google’s computer vision offensive; the ‘Agile ERP’ philosophy

Search engine behemoth Google has already put in effort to build up its image and item recognition efforts, but this week the company made a big move: It acquired Moodstocks, a French startup that specializes image recognition based on machine learning. In
IT uncertainty in wake of Brexit vote; healthcare company goes 100% cloud

The news of the "Brexit" vote rocked the world. What does the United Kingdom's impending separation from the European Union mean for IT teams? One thing is certain -- we're in uncharted territory. In this week's Searchlight, Features Writer Jason Sparapani explores