“In 1994, after seeing an article citing Internet usage was growing by 2,300%, Jeff Bezos left a comfortable, high-paying job and started an online bookstore inside his rental house in suburban Seattle. His online bookselling company quickly morphed into the world’s largest online retailer with a $ 107 Bn revenue and $ 359 Bn market capitalization.”
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Activision Blizzard: It’s a New Era of Interactive Entertainment
One video game company is riding the wave of digital transformation to introduce its long-adored franchises to new audiences around the world.
Too lazy to get up and turn off the lights? Now you can do it from your smart phone
This post explores how Phillips is embracing the rise of IoT by building smart light bulbs that can be controlled from a mobile phone.
The ZocDoc will see you now…
In Boston, the average patient must wait 66 days to receive a simple physical exam. The growing demand for services in the setting of worsening physician shortages has created great difficulty in scheduling care. One man discovered this the hard way after a sudden injury, but is his solution the start of something even bigger?
Pill Popping Made Easy
Startup PillPack shows us how drug-dispensing robots and textable pharmacists can provide peace of mind at no extra cost to customers.
Drones to the rescue!
Imagine you’re a doctor in a rural village in Rwanda hoping to perform a blood transfusion for a pregnant woman in critical condition in order to save her life; however, you do not have the blood supply that would be necessary for you to properly treat your patient. The nearest hospital is several hours away by car, but you are certain that your patient would not survive more than a couple hours without the transfusion. What should you do?
Just ask a nurse to text Zipline for a blood delivery by drone!
Is Blockchain threat or opportunity for banks involved in supply chain finance? How does Standard Chartered Bank use the new technology?
Will banks benefit from Blockchain?
The new Thanksgiving weekend activity … “Spying Saturday”
Using smartphones as barcode scanners has created a showrooming phenomenon. How can traditional retailers catch up?
A change of heart: InfoBionic’s cheaper, better way to analyze heart arrhythmias
InfoBionic is using cheaper wireless technology and cloud computing to revolutionize the diagnosis of heart arrhythmias
HOW COSTANERA NORTE IS INCREASING HIGHWAY CAPACITY WITHOUT BUILDING NEW ROADS
How highway operators are increasing capacity, decreasing costs and increasing revenues at the same time.