Wearable tech, artificial intelligence, robotics, and big data are all lending their assistance to the goal of cheating death.
How AI Can Cut Costs and Help You Keep Your Competitive Edge
As marketplaces become more crowded and competitive, companies will need to look for every advantage to remain relevant and appealing. AI plays a big part in that.
Debunking AI Myths: The Importance of Creativity in AI
Context is everything when it comes to discussions about the future. The future can scare you or excite you, depending on what you know and understand about it. For every story about Google secretly spying on people through their Nest devices, there’s the announcement of an Amazon Go store where you can quickly grab needed […]
Think Diversity at Your Startup Will Improve as You Grow? Think Again
All too many founders assume that, as they grow their team roster, their diversity will naturally improve. In reality, companies build on what they have.
The Key to Mass Adoption of Wearables
With the power of true and relevant health data, wearable technology can go from being the Motorola Razr of healthcare to being its iPhone.
The Biggest Hacking Risk? Your Employees
If a blockchain can be hacked, no one is immune to the threat of cybercrime. And businesses are frequently exposed in unexpected ways.
Sun, Sand, and Software: Why Miami is Fired-Up for Tech
People who say Austin is the “next Silicon Valley” have obviously never been to Miami. Miami has its tropical climate, world-class art scene, and ample business crowd, technology companies have found a new home-sweet-home, leaving locals wondering what took so long? Perhaps still best known for the bright colors, sandy beaches, and Art Deco made […]
GIPHY Enters the Open Source Community with Celebrity Detector
Recognizing the growing trend toward providing resources to the open-source community, GIPHY, an online provider of GIFs and animated stickers, has launched “The GIPHY Celebrity Detector.” Developed by the GIPHY R&D team, the free platform is a neural network that uses deep learning model to detect more than 2,300 celebrity faces found on GIPHY, including […]
Why You Need a Mentor — Especially If You Hate Asking for Help
People who ask for help are weak. Right? Wrong. Humans like to feel secure, so we convince ourselves that we should appear strong without vulnerability or weakness. That’s just bad thinking. Too much self-reliance makes others think you don’t know what you’re doing. When you’re ready to acknowledge your need for help, the options can […]
FinTech Investors Tackle Student Debt: FutureFuel Receives $11.2 Million in Financing
Multigenerational debt holders with student debt are on the rise. There are now 44 million people in the U.S. who have $1.5 trillion in student loans. This debt not only impacts the person who owns it, but the student loan problem also has a far-reaching economic impact. Parents, youth, and even grandparents are struggling with the implications […]
An App that will Change how People Purchase Eyewear
One of the issues facing people who need a new pair of glasses is that the buyer often doesn’t have their prescription. Maybe the glasses buyer is purchasing eyewear online because they want several pair to trade-off and match their clothing — maybe the purchaser just broke the glasses they love or possibly they need […]
Fifteen Podcasts You Must Listen to in 2019
Radio “just ain’t” what it used to be. In the olden days, you’d turn the dial, try to avoid the whistles and pops, then land on a station that plays Hotel California every half an hour. Today, you can build your own music playlists, and you can also line up a stream of talk-radio-style podcasts […]
Can You Learn to Be Creative at Work?
Think about the most successful people in your office. Who always has the best ideas? Who knows just how to navigate difficult conversations? What do those people have in common? Chances are good that the best and brightest workers at your company are also the most creative ones. Contrary to popular belief, though, most creative […]
In Sales? How You Can Distinguish Bad Products from Good
A career in sales is supposed to be lucrative and fulfilling, not frustrating. Good salespeople consistently close deals and increase their earnings, developing wide networks of happy customers along the way. Why, then, do so many salespeople struggle to live out the professional success of their dreams? Drive, training, persistence, and empathy all impact sales […]
3 High-Tech Ways Companies Are Fighting Cybercrime Right Now
Cybercrime remains a critical concern for businesses, but it’s not always clear how to best defend against it. Too often, companies wait for something to happen and then scramble to repair the damage — reacting instead of preparing. By then, valuable resources have already been compromised. Instead, to ensure continued growth and robust security, leaders […]
15 Years Later, Reddit Could Be the Next Big Thing in Marketing
“Anyone here regret working in marketing?” A Reddit post asking this exact question is just a small piece of a growing pile of evidence: Marketers are finally infiltrating this under-the-brand-radar social media platform. And why wouldn’t they? Thousands of posts like this one spark lively online conversation among Reddit users, Redditors, every day, on a […]
How to Maximize ROI When Partnering With an Outsourced CMO
Until recently, outsourcing was a tactic, not a strategy. Manufacturers that needed to cut labor costs contracted with factories abroad. Restaurants that didn’t want to deal with delivery partnered with groups like Grubhub. But according to Deloitte’s 2018 Global Outsourcing survey, “disruptive” outsourcing is the new normal. The report found that, among surveyed organizations considering […]
How to Close the Gender Gap in STEM Patenting
A lack of diversity among product design teams has negatively impacted the experience women have with countless products. For instance, when seat belts were created, they were designed with the average man in mind. As a result, studies have shown that seat-belted women are 47 percent more likely to be seriously injured than seat-belted men […]
How Logistics Leaders Can Use AI Right Now
We may not have robots like C-3PO from “Star Wars” or Rosie from “The Jetsons,” but there’s no denying that the machines we do have are getting smarter. But are business leaders taking advantage of their capabilities? It’s easy to imagine adopting AI in some indefinite future, but the technology already has the capacity to […]
Your Auto Insurance Score Could Be Costing You, Say Insurance Says
If you’re like most Americans, you’ve probably got a ballpark idea of your credit score. Although you might not be able to recite your three-digit figure from memory, you know what to expect when lenders take a look. Say Insurance is betting, however, that you don’t know about another three-digit score with a similar impact […]