(Infographic) Is The Gig Economy Jumping The Shark ?
[Investing]
2019/09/10 10:40
What’s keeping the gig economy alive now that some companies are experiencing 500% turnover? Learn more about the fate of the gig economy courtesy of this infographic from Online Schools Center.Infographic : https://infographicjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/gig-economy-jumping-the-shark.jpg[infographicjournal]
(Patent) Google Files Patent for Using A.I. to Track a Baby’s Body and Eye Movements
[Tech]
2019/09/09 10:42
In a patent application published this week, Google indicated it’s looking into how artificial intelligence can be used to watch for abnormal behavior in babies.The system would consist of eye tracking and motion detection and could alert a parent if anything is out of the ordinary. Google’s hefty investment in artificial intelligence might be making its way to the crib.According to a patent...
(PDF) Deloitte - Customer-centric Digital Transformation
[Business]
2019/09/09 10:42
How can an organization keep customers—rather than technology—at the center of a transformation effort? This article, fifth in a series, explores the benefits of developing a proactive customer success capability. YES, technological advances are driving fundamental market shifts and a new wave of digital-driven disruption.1 But customers—increasingly seeking always-on, performance-based, and...
Porsche Increases Stake in Electric Car Maker Rimac Automobili to 15.5%
[Investing]
2019/09/09 10:42
Porsche AG is increasing its stake in Croatian electric vehicle components and hypercar company Rimac Automobili . The increased stake is the latest effort by Porsche to invest more into electric mobility, particularly in battery technology.It was just 14 months ago that Porsche took a 10% stake in Rimac. Now, the German automaker is pushing that to 15.5%, according to an announcement Friday.Po...
In the Race to Dominate 5G, China Sprints Ahead
[Business]
2019/09/09 10:42
The super-fast wireless technology is expected to revolutionize everything from driving to surgery. On either side of the brown river running through this misty mountain village, residents live in wooden huts without window panes. Chickens and cats mingle on the road.But this southwestern Chinese backwater has seen a glimpse of the future that even major U.S. cities such as Boston and Philadelp...
Jaden Smith’s Just Water Just Hit $100M Valuation
[Investing]
2019/09/09 10:42
Even if he was just a tween at the time, Jaden Smith wanted to make a difference. After seeing plastic water bottles littering the ocean and the planet, he decided to create a company that replaced all those single-use plastic bottles with something more sustainable. “I knew that it was going to be really hard to create, like, a new soda. And I knew that the recipe for water all over the world...
Is WeChat's Growth Over ?
[Business]
2019/09/09 10:41
Once upon a time, there were very few social networks in China. Renren was dying out, Weibo was getting kicked in the gut by WeChat which was growing double or triple digits. Fast-forward to 2019, these days are long gone. There is now a plethora of social Apps to choose from. Is WeChat still growing in this new Chinese Internet?The beginning of the end for WeChat?There are certainly some cloud...
I Eat My Face on a Selffee Printed Cookie
[Product]
2019/09/09 10:41
Want Your Face Printed On A Cookie? You're Not AloneA few years ago, David Weiss went through a bout of career self-reflection.He was working as a sales rep for a sweater wholesaler in New York City and found the work unfulfilling. So eventually, he did what so many of us dream of doing when a period of career stagnation comes along: he quit and travelled the world.“I had a year’s salary in t...
(Infographic) Can AI Think Ethically ?
[Business]
2019/09/09 10:41
By 2050, AI influenced driverless cars and mobility-as-a-service will grow to $7 trillion worldwide. The problem with expecting AI to think ethically is that it is programmed with human bias baked right in. Learn more about eliminating human bias from AI courtesy of this infographic from Cyber Security Degrees.Infographic : https://infographicjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/EthicalAI.png...