The best internet security suites allow you to protect all of your Windows PCs, Macs, iPhones and Android devices from malware, phishing attacks and other online threats. These premium software packages bundle in extra services you would normally have to purchase separately like a password manager, VPN, cloud backup software and identity theft protection. In…
Cash might be king but its kingdom looks more and more digital. It’s no wonder that money transfer and payment apps are so popular, making transfers easy and quick. Cash App stands out from the pack by letting users pay for purchases at select merchants, invest in stocks, and even trade Bitcoin in addition to…
Leland R. Beaumont is an independent wisdom researcher who is seeking real good. He is currently developing the Applied Wisdom curriculum on Wikiversity. This article is adapted from the previously published article Who owns the Productivity dividend? Let’s consider this simple story. Hans Schumacher is a kind man who has owned the family shoe business…
Rural America’s lower rate of broadband access is interfering with the adoption of cloud computing, a major factor in business innovation, according to a new study from Penn State and the National Science Foundation. “If you don’t have broadband, you can’t do cloud computing,” said Timothy Wojan, who co-authored the study and is a fellow…
US technology developer Reliable Robotics has completed flight tests intended to demonstrate that its autonomous systems can allow pilotless aircraft to operate safely in air-traffic-control-managed airspace. The start-up on 21 August said it performed the tests, which included three flights of its Cessna 208 Caravan, in Northern California in recent weeks. The work demonstrated that…
It’s not just a fast fashion problem. As the luxury market has consolidated and companies have listed on the stock exchange, pressure to increase revenues every year coupled with growing consumption has driven up production volumes. In luxury, handmade is here to stay Automation can help with speed as luxury starts to edge closer to…
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The possible uses of artificial intelligence (AI) have received much coverage lately. Now the risks of using AI to assist in the hiring process are in the spotlight since the EEOC just settled its first suit alleging discrimination in hiring through the use of AI. In the lawsuit the EEOC alleged that iTutorGroup programmed…
