Companies and institutions are coming together to develop smart cities as international meeting points and business hubs. Barcelona, New York, the Australian government or the EU for example have been using APIs to drive connected cities. Rudolf Giffinger, one of the world's leading experts in urban development, defines smart cities using six clearly separate criteria: economy, mobility, environment, administration, way of life and residents. Most cities in the world assess their characteristics as smart cities based on these values.
Virtual assistants are one of the most promising branches of artificial intelligence and the world of the Internet of Things. The relationship between human beings and machines has enormous potential, and one company that has successfully exploited it is Dialogflow.
If you are an API developer you are very likely to be interested in information about the legal framework for protecting the copyright on them. In this article for BBVAOpen4u, María Kovesdi offers several tips to help to navigate your way through the legislation.
APIs help online retailers to gain more insight into their customers so they can offer them products tailored to their needs at exactly the right time. This is partly possible thanks to the knowledge an API can give you. APIs are becoming the key to the success of an e-commerce business because they build more scalable platforms.
Incorporating solutions, tools and features that harness data analysis is becoming a must for innovative businesses. In this article we examine four of the many ideas that are in the market right now.
The speed at which fake news travels has endorsed application programming interfaces. The danger is there, but it's easier to avoid if we have the APIs under control.
In the world of retail, it is often difficult to stand out in an ever more saturated global market. This is why it is crucial to have the right tools to analyze payments, customers, competitors’ prices and to monitor products in the various marketplaces and online stores.
Open banking is the new paradigm in the financial world. However, although many companies in the sector are implementing this open banking, it is still greatly unknown by businesses in other sectors, who may find in open APIs (Application Programming Interface) multiple possibilities to improve their processes or customer experience.
