7 Industries That Have Changed For The Better

7 Industries that Have Changed for the Better

Covid affected nearly all industries. Take industrial manufacturing, for instance. Almost half of all Asian factories reported everything from lacking raw materials to plummeting sales. Yet, despite this grim outlook, many turned themselves around and changed for the better. What helped some of those manufacturers ride the storm? Manufacturers riding out a storm must have […]

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How Blockchain Can Help Employees Get Back to the Office

With many of us itching to return to “business as usual,” health experts say contact tracing is critical, but privacy problems have stymied this effort. Adoption rates are often dismal in countries and regions with contact-tracing apps: In the U.S., for instance, individual states’ adoption rests at 1% to 10% (with some states striking down plans for an […]

Smart Ring Can Detect COVID-19 in “Asymptomatic cases”

Smart Ring Can Detect COVID-19 in “Asymptomatic cases”

We all know about the COVID-19 “Asymptomatic carriers”, researchers in California say some carriers actually have symptoms that are too subtle to notice. A new study finds wearable ring technology may hold the answer to detecting COVID-19 in people who may not know they’re sick. A team from the University of California-San Francisco and San Diego say […]

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How Remote Startups are Changing the Game for Everyone

Based on our history, we can see that unprecedented events have the potential to cause permanent mass changes. Remember the 9/11 attack? That attack changed the face of airport security forever. Suddenly, new transit rules were enforced and sophisticated surveillance gear became commonplace. Here is how remote startups are changing the game for everyone. Likewise, […]

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Virtual Dressing Room to Increase Sales During COVID-19

COVID-19 has changed the way people worldwide behave daily, and nowhere is this felt more keenly than in bricks-and-mortar retail. For decades, retailers have been trying various customer engagement strategies to bring people in and let them browse samples and linger to their heart’s content. But the pandemic has made nearly all those experiences risky […]

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How These 9 Startups are Thriving in the Covid-19 Economy

The year 2020 will forever be known as “devastating to all businesses,” but the year has been especially brutal to industries such as hospitality, travel, retail, and restaurants. However, companies in other sectors, such as health and technology, have taken off. Here is how nine startups are thriving in the Covid-19 economy. These 9 startup […]

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What COVID-19 Taught Us About Digital Transformation

COVID-19 is one of the most devastating crises in at least two past decades that has had ruinous business operations. It’s safe to say that COVID-19 has hit the economy harder than the 2008 financial crisis. COVID has also turned 2020 into a tragic year for the majority of businesses, except those that embraced digital […]

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Smart Technology at The Edge: Five Reasons this Transformation is Here to Stay

The COVID-19 pandemic has sped up much of the technology change that was already underway. People have found themselves working and learning at home, which is usually at “the edge” of computing networks operated by their employers and schools. While at home, many employees are also substantially increasing their consumption of entertainment content. The changes […]