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Technology trends to thrive in the new normal
Every year around this time we make our annual digital transformation predictions for the coming year, but this time it’s different as we have not only witnessed a global pandemic disrupting lives and upending industries, but also a wave of digital transformation like never before. Businesses have fast-tracked their digitisation journey and operations by at …
2021 may see people using technology to thrive, not just survive
Technology saved humanity in 2020. Many may argue against it, but any semblance of normal life in 2020 was enabled by connected technologies. Much of the connected experience may be dialed back as people resume normal life in a post-vaccine world. Despite the nostalgia of a pre-Covid world, expect technology to remain dominant in …
Five technology insights to help retail adapt and thrive | Retail Voice
As the world continues to fundamentally shift, we brought tech vendors including Klarna and Taggstar together to discuss the future of this moving digital retail landscape and asked them to answer five of our burning questions. 1. How are retailers adapting to reach those consumers in this new world? “Businesses are looking for continuity and …
‘I choose to thrive’: the man fighting motor neurone disease with cyborg technology | Society
In November 2017, Peter B Scott-Morgan received the news that almost nothing can prepare you for – he was told he had just two years to live. Peter had been diagnosed with motor neurone disease (MND). It kills a third of those who have it within a year, rising to a half by the end …
CRISPR technology: Where female entrepreneurs thrive
Credit: Mammoth Biosciences Credit: Kayana Szymczak Catherine Feuillet (left) and Ponsi Trivisvavet Credit: Beam Therapeutics Credit: Caribou Biosciences It takes a minute to find online, but nestled in the cloud is a Google spreadsheet called “Women in CRISPR.” It’s got 10 columns, and no bells and whistles, but what’s remarkable about it is that it …
He Overcame Setbacks to Thrive in Information Technology
In late 2014, Darius Jones arrived at a computer training class in the Bronx soaking wet. He could not afford a MetroCard and had to walk in the rain. Five years later, he is thriving as an information technology analyst at Christian Louboutin, one of the world’s most exclusive luxury brands. “It’s been a huge …
Underdogs thrive, the Pac-12 survives and more in a chaotic Week 8
Lovie Smith has the look of a man who has lived a full life. A man doesn’t grow a beard with that many grays unless he has had some real highs (he coached in a Super Bowl) and lows (with Rex Grossman as his QB). Smith, Illinois’ coach, has seen some things — horrible things, …
Don’t let your health go up in smoke: 6 ways to navigate healthy eating at BBQs | Thrive
Now that barbecue season has arrived, it’s the perfect time to fire up the grill for some good eats. Seeing the wide array of finger-looking-good dishes at a backyard barbecue may tempt you to toss your healthy diet and go hog wild, but there are ways to navigate healthy eating at a barbecue. At a …
How technology changes leadership – Thrive Global
Are you ready to lead people through a technologically-changing business world? It’s not as daunting as it may sound. Trust in the people around us, and an acceptance of the need to constantly learn, are the key ingredients in navigating new technologies and innovations. Let me explain. A global survey of business leaders on the …
These 6 health-care stocks are ‘buys’ because they can thrive under either Trump or Biden
There’s plenty of uncertainty for the health-care industry and its investors. Half of U.S. states are now reporting rising coronavirus infections. And Joe Biden is beating President Trump in election polls, with the potential for Democrats taking both chambers of Congress. But even if the Democrats once again transform the U.S. health-care system, companies that …