Technology
Small businesses that spend more on technology grow faster: Xero data
Australian small businesses that increase their investment in technology grow their revenue and create jobs faster than other businesses, according to data from Xero Small Business Insights. The new research shows technology investment is directly associated with business growth. However, according to the research, Xero subscribers in Australia spend less than 1 per cent of …
Set Emission Targets, Leave the Industry to Chose Technology to Achieve it: Maruti Suzuki
Maruti Suzuki India, which has a 50 per cent in the domestic passenger vehicle segment , sought a single nodal ministry to regulate the Indian automobile sector instead of multiple ministries. PTI Updated:September 9, 2019, 10:01 AM IST Image for representational purpose. The country’s largest carmaker Maruti Suzuki India suggested the government to set targets …
New technologies are transforming care for dementia patients
Improving the ways in which we treat dementia can cause widespread benefits throughout the health care sector. FIONA TUNG/THE VARSITY Dementia is taking a serious toll on Canada’s aging population: roughly 76,000 people are diagnosed with the condition every year. It is estimated that the number of Canadians living with dementia may even double over …
Collaboration, technology, aid success of specialized academic instruction | Needles Desert Star
NEEDLES — Technology-aided collaboration is bringing some measure of erudition to seventh and eighth grade students of Katie Keller’s specialized academic instruction at Needles Middle School. The courses are for special needs students, Keller explained. “Trying to help the students discover how they learn and providing alternative methods of learning for them. Some of them …
‘The Mary Poppins of technology’: Library tech expert crafting innovation | Family
Don’t expect Morgan Simmons to come floating out of the clouds holding an umbrella like Mary Poppins. The library tech expert can help you learn how to use cloud technology, however. It’s his ability to troubleshoot that has the Rev. Matt Deal likening Simmons to Disney’s popular nanny. “He is the Mary Poppins of technology. …
Marijuana’s Growth in US Drives Breathalyzer Test Technology
American police have long used breathalyzer equipment to test the blood alcohol level of drivers. Now, with more states legalizing the use of marijuana, similar devices are being developed to measure other drug levels in a person’s system. Unlike alcohol breathalyzers, police have had no devices for measuring marijuana levels during traffic stops. Current methods …
Swiffer. Blackberry. Dasani. Meet the man who named your favorite products | Technology
Have you ever wondered how the BlackBerry smartphone got its name? Or how about the Swiffer mop, or the Impossible burger? Just ask David Placek. For three decades, his company, Lexicon Branding, has been hired by the likes of Intel, Apple, Procter & Gamble and Coca-Cola, to help name hundreds of products and launch corporate rebranding …
‘The Good Jobs Strategy’ and Precarious Faculty Employment
The Good Jobs Strategy: How the Smartest Companies Invest in Employees to Lower Costs and Boost Profits by Zeynep Ton Published in January of 2014. Why do three-quarters of professors in the U.S. work without the protections of job security and academic freedom that come with being on the tenure track? What are the reasons …
Newsviews: Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago’s only tech focused university
The engineer dubbed ‘the father of the cell phone’ and the man who invented Amazon’s Alexa share a Chicago connection. Both graduated from the Illinois Institute of Technology located in Chicago’s Bronzeville neighborhood. WATCH: Newsviews Part 1 The city’s only tech-focused university is working to make the south side campus a hub of innovation and …
ISRO locates Vikram lander’s position, trying to establish communication- Technology News, Firstpost
tech2 News StaffSep 08, 2019 22:19:51 IST Update: ISRO chief K Sivan has confirmed that the lander suffered a hard landing. The extent of the damage is currently being evaluated. After a disappointing disconnect from the Vikram Lander early on Saturday, in a major breakthrough, the Indian space agency has been able to locate the …
