More than any generation on record, Gen Z wants financial security. The generation now entering the workforce is sober, industrious and driven by money. They are also socially awkward and timid about taking the reins.Sean McKeon was 11 years old when the 2008 financial crisis shot anxiety through his life in Hudson, Ohio. He remembers his father coming home stressed after the Federal Deposit In...

What if we could generate novel molecules to target any disease, overnight, ready for clinical trials? Imagine leveraging machine learning to accomplish with 50 people what the pharmaceutical industry can barely do with an army of 5,000. It’s a multibillion-dollar opportunity that can help billions.The worldwide pharmaceutical market, one of the slowest monolithic industries to adapt, surpasse...

The most well-known cryptocurrency among Americans is Bitcoin.Cryptocurrency — a form of digital or virtual money that is generally designed to be decentralized, secure, and in many cases, anonymous — is popular amongst Americans. A vast majority (79%) of Americans are familiar with at least one kind of cryptocurrency, according to new data from YouGov Omnibus.By far, the most well-known cryp...

Nubia wants to be one of the first companies to ride that wave, and the Alpha smartwatch gives us a taste of what that future will look like.With Samsung promising flexible screen phones as early as November this year, it only begs to wonder if fancy folding gadgets will become mainstream in the next couple of years. The Alpha is absolutely radically different. Built with the silhouette of an A...

The media and entertainment industry has a long history of embracing disruptive innovations, from the printing press to the personal computer. But the rapid shift from physical to digital over the past decade or so has been truly revolutionary. In general, physical media has suffered a great deal. Printed newspapers and magazines have migrated to online versions, while DVDs and CDs have been su...

Gone are the days when you have to be so frustratingly delicate with your digital devices! Designed to be touched and shaken, this twist on the USB disk provides modern innovations that make file access quicker, safer, and easier than ever.Only slightly larger than a traditional USB, the One-Step drive features an OLED touch-sensitive screen that performs a variety of tasks on its own. Users ca...

Jeff Bezos, the most innovative leader on earth. What sets apart the superstars of innovation? Not just creativity and genius ideas. Nikola Tesla may have been more brilliant than Thomas Edison, but Edison had huge successes that changed the world, and Tesla died penniless. What Edison had that Tesla didn't is what professors Jeff Dyer of Brigham Young University and Nathan Furr of INSEAD busin...

BMW Intelligent Personal Assistant may be the cold, distant German Siri of our dreams. BMW is readying a digital voice assistant that is familiar with your car’s operations and can learn your preferences over time. Slated for release in a basic version in March 2019, BMW’s Intelligent Personal Assistant will be available for cars using the manufacturer’s new OS, BMW Operating System 7.0., BM...

Leaders in the automotive-supply sector are mastering six elements of successful digital transformation—and reaping the rewards.Digital disruption is hitting the automotive sector hard, though the effects are still only just playing out. From the growth of electric vehicles to shared-mobility business models to self-driving cars, automotive companies are scrambling to catch each new wave.The l...