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MarTech in 2024 Part II: Who will be the winners and losers in the consulting and research and advisory worlds?

With the AI train coming down the track fast, consultancies and analysts in the martech space need to consider and adjust the services they are offering. Anita Brearton on February 29, 2024 In the last article we looked at who would win and who would lose in the enterprise and vendor community in 2024 with … Continue reading MarTech in 2024 Part II: Who will be the winners and losers in the consulting and research and advisory worlds?

Amazon, one of the world’s largest employers, has called the National Labor Relations Board ‘unconstitutional’

Amazon, one of the world’s largest employers, has called the National Labor Relations Board ‘unconstitutional’ Amazon’s claims are similar to the ones made by Elon Musk’s SpaceX and grocery chain Trader Joe’s. Pranav Dixit   Sat, Feb 17, 2024 ASSOCIATED PRESS Amazon, a company that employs more than 1.54 million people, has claimed that the … Continue reading Amazon, one of the world’s largest employers, has called the National Labor Relations Board ‘unconstitutional’

What the world’s most impressive feats of gaming can teach nongamers about achievement

  By The Conversation January 12, 2024 After 13-year-old Willis Gibson became the first human to beat the original Nintendo version of Tetris, he dedicated his special win to his father, who died in December 2023. The Oklahoma teen beat the game by defeating level after level until he reached the “kill screen”—that is, the … Continue reading What the world’s most impressive feats of gaming can teach nongamers about achievement

Bracken Darrell reimagined some of the world’s biggest brands. Now he has plans to do it again

  By Nicole Gull McElroy Bracken Darrell likes starting over.  “This idea that you restart every day—that’s how I feel about everything,” he says. “You have a chance to reinvent things.”  It’s a mantra he’s intimately familiar with. Six months ago, Darrell became the new president and CEO of VF Corp., which owns brands including … Continue reading Bracken Darrell reimagined some of the world’s biggest brands. Now he has plans to do it again

Meta’s Horizon Worlds is opening to young teens in the US and Canada

Meta’s Horizon Worlds is opening to young teens in the US and Canada   Jon Fingas @jonfingas Months later than rumored, Meta’s Horizon Worlds is opening its doors to younger teens. The company is making its metaverse space accessible to teens aged 13 to 17 in the US and Canada in the weeks ahead. Unsurprisingly, … Continue reading Meta’s Horizon Worlds is opening to young teens in the US and Canada

UK surgeon named world’s first astronaut with a disability

UK surgeon named world’s first astronaut with a disability Decorated doctor and athlete John McFall lost his right leg after a motorcycle accident at age 19.     The European Space Agency Will Shanklin The European Space Agency on Wednesday selected the world’s first astronaut with a disability. John McFall, whose right leg was amputated … Continue reading UK surgeon named world’s first astronaut with a disability

Signal AI Intelligence Graph Makes Sense Of The World’s Unstructured Data

Signal AI Intelligence Graph Makes Sense Of The World’s Unstructured Data by Laurie Sullivan  @lauriesullivan, July 15, 2022 Signal AI, a global data insights company, this week announced the launch of its External Intelligence Graph, which provides a view into the relationships between a company and other real-world topics such as consumer trust. The nine-year old … Continue reading Signal AI Intelligence Graph Makes Sense Of The World’s Unstructured Data

More than 700 of the world’s largest public companies have net zero goals. Are they greenwashing?

By Adele Peters June 14, 2022 More than 700 large public companies around the world, from Amazon and Apple to oil companies like ExxonMobil, now have targets to reach net zero emissions. That’s a 68% increase from the number that had made pledges just two years ago. But their plans aren’t strong enough yet to … Continue reading More than 700 of the world’s largest public companies have net zero goals. Are they greenwashing?

‘World’s most sustainable’ office chair has 10 pounds of ocean plastic

By Mark Wilson April 19, 2022 Last year, the furniture company MillerKnoll debuted an eco-friendly makeover of its iconic Aeron task chair, incorporating over two pounds of recycled ocean plastic inside. Today, the office furniture brand Humanscale raises the bar in a big way, as it reveals its new Path task chair.       … Continue reading ‘World’s most sustainable’ office chair has 10 pounds of ocean plastic