Technology has become a critical part of the sales process, and its importance continues to grow. Last year, holiday shoppers spent a record $126 billion online, a 16.5 percent increase from 2017, according to Adobe Analytics. Mobile devices helped drive these record sales, accounting for more than half of all traffic to retail websites and […]
Uber, Lyft and DoorDash threatened Thursday to spend $90 million on a California ballot measure if they can’t reach a deal with unions and lawmakers on legislation that would change the rights of their drivers and other so-called gig workers. “We remain focused on reaching a deal, and are confident about bringing this issue to
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The story of the IoT has, to date, revolved around individual organizations creating full-stack IoT applications operating in silos. These can loosely be thought of as smaller “Intranets of things” rather than a full-scale Internet of Things. However, we are now beginning to see the use of data exchange platforms (DEPs), which allow data
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Artificial Intelligence, Industry 4.0 and UBI | A future without work, or resigning to jobs without a future? We call it Industry 4.0, it would be the fourth industrial revolution, the first one where the focus will not be on the increase in people’s productivity for the amount of time, but rather the increase in general
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What do Dave Chapelle shows and a growing number of schools have in common? You can’t use your cell phone in either place. A growing number of entertainers, including Chapelle and musicians Jack White and John Mayer, prohibit the use of mobile devices during their performances. They want people to enjoy the moment, not just
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The pressure is on for businesses of all types and sizes to find ways to do things faster, better and more efficiently. From this comes a greater level of profitability, a competitive edge, and an ability to embrace sustainability-based values. Fortunately, rapidly advancing technology has made this achievable. Massive data sets can now be generated
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Time Dilation – About Time – Moving Clock In the field of science, one of the most interesting topics is the concept of general relativity. You know, the idea is that there are strange things near the speed of light. There are strange changes in the length of things, the strange transfer of wavelengths. And
A black supermoon will adorn the sky over the UK tomorrow night, providing the perfect conditions for stargazing. The event will see the moon “disappear” in the night sky, making it appear especially dark. While this darkness may sound eerie, it actually provides a great opportunity to see stars in the Milky Way – so
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Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro said Wednesday that Latin America’s Amazon countries will meet in September to discuss both protecting and developing the rainforest region, which has been hit by weeks of devastating fires. The Brazilian leader also escalated a deeply personal dispute with French President Emmanuel Macron, accusing him of portraying himself as “the one
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The term “transformative technologies” refers to technological forces of change so significant and powerful as to completely upend existing structures and mechanisms, in the process altering business, industry, and the current accepted means of production in fundamental ways. Disruptive by their very nature, transformative technologies change the status quo, with disruption often taking effect
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