The technology industry is comprised of companies that design, manufacture, or distribute electronic devices such as computers, computer-related equipment, computer services and software, scientific instruments, and electronic components and products
Advances in AI, machine learning, robotics, and other technologies have increased the pace of change tenfold. By 2025, we estimate that 50 billion devices will be connected to the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT), while 70 percent of manufacturers are expected to be using digital twins regularly (by 2022)
Read MoreThe technology industry is relatively young; its origins can be traced to the 1904 invention of the two-element electron tube. Developments such as the transistor followed integrated circuits in the 1950s and analog devices in 1960. Many of these inventions were a result of military research. The history of technology includes the history of invention, development, and innovation, as well as the history of engineering and applied science. Historians of technology have varied backgrounds including engineering, economic history, labor history, history of science, sociology, and social history
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