Imagine that you are a Chief Information Officer or an IT functional leader in a major enterprise. The COVID-19 global shutdown has given you a choice. You can cut costs across the board as best you can, or you can seize the day, and take the opportunity to make a step-change advance in the way you organize your IT workforce. This can help you reduce costs while strengthening your company’s di...

Engineers at the Fraunhofer Italia Innovation Engineering Center (IEC) in Bolzano, Italy, are developing software that would enable a robot assistant to help on construction sites. Based on the Husky A200 research platform, the mobile robot uses new navigational software to carry out autonomous logistics tasks.Robots are already moving into our homes and soon they may be helping to build them a...

Surging demand from coronavirus lockdowns and global weather issues have dented rice availability.Rice futures spiked to their highest level in nearly nine years after the global pandemic boosted shoppers’ demand for the grain.One measure of prices has soared 47% in the last two weeks to touch its highest level since November 2011, making rice one of the fastest-climbing major commodities in t...

Radio waves travel poorly through the water, which makes it difficult for divers or submersibles to wirelessly transmit information to the surface. Scientists are trying to change that, though, by developing an underwater version of Wi-Fi.Back in 2018, we heard how researchers at Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) had used lasers to transmit HD video throu...

Wave, the virtual concert company that facilitates live music in virtual settings, has raised $30 million in funding.Wave uses broadcast and gaming technology to create motion-captured performances of artists and turn them into animated characters in virtual worlds. The company also works with music labels, management companies, and independent artists to connect their rosters of talent with co...

Almost 90% of younger consumers want companies to acknowledge Covid-19.Unsurprisingly, brands putting out helpful, authentic messages are the ones that resonate most with Gen Z.Carlos MonteiroThe novel coronavirus pandemic has brought Gen Zers’ lives to a grinding halt: graduations canceled, first jobs delayed, proms held virtually. And on top of that comes the economic stress and worry that a...

Telehealth has helped expand access to care at a time when the pandemic has severely restricted patients’ ability to see their doctors. Actions taken by healthcare leaders today will determine if the full potential of telehealth is realized after the crisis has passed.COVID-19 has caused a massive acceleration in the use of telehealth. Consumer adoption has skyrocketed, from 11 percent of US c...

There's no doubt that 5G executed properly will provide Apple's next-gen iPhones with new capabilities and services from advanced AR apps and superior streaming services for Apple TV+, Apple Arcade and hopefully vastly improved FaceTime quality. Consumers just want to know that Apple will deliver a better wireless iPhone experience for faster downloads and new services. On the other hand, engin...

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