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6c2e379d3391ecefe42e8357c45237b4 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/johnkoetsier/2018/05/03/build-your-own-alexa-soundhound-just-got-100m-from-tencent-to-give-every-brand-an-ai-driven-voice/ | Build Your Own Alexa: SoundHound Just Got $100M From Tencent To Give Every Brand An AI-driven Voice | Build Your Own Alexa: SoundHound Just Got $100M From Tencent To Give Every Brand An AI-driven Voice
Voice-first user interfaces made famous via Amazon's Alexa platform are the biggest revolution in computing since the mobile phone. Now "sound-to-meaning" startup SoundHound has received $100 million in new funding from ... |
c4c43097736ce2e4553f1d8b896b526c | https://www.forbes.com/sites/johnkoetsier/2018/06/14/amazon-prime-day-is-coming-heres-how-brands-and-retailers-can-win-on-and-off-amazon-com/ | Amazon Prime Day Is Coming. Here's How Brands And Retailers Can Win On (And Off) Amazon.com | Amazon Prime Day Is Coming. Here's How Brands And Retailers Can Win On (And Off) Amazon.com
Amazon Prime Day is about a month away. It's Black Friday in July, Christmas in the summer, and a massive orgasm of consumers consuming consumables.
But there's one big question for retailers.
How do you get your share of the bu... |
b555a3fa6d4e7182dee4a514d437227b | https://www.forbes.com/sites/johnkoetsier/2018/06/16/salesforce-chief-product-officer-only-15-of-companies-prepared-for-fourth-industrial-revolution/ | Salesforce Chief Product Officer: Only 15% Of Companies Prepared For Fourth Industrial Revolution | Salesforce Chief Product Officer: Only 15% Of Companies Prepared For Fourth Industrial Revolution
In the beginning was steam. Then electricity, and most recently computing. But the fourth industrial revolution, Salesforce chief product officer Bret Taylor says, is characterized by the rise of intelligence.
And only 15... |
fcf7ac58e0217c1e9a80b2c9e0c56296 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/johnkoetsier/2018/08/20/people-spent-85-billion-hours-in-whatsapp-in-the-past-3-months-versus-31-billion-in-facebook/?sh=769e08451725 | People Spent 85 Billion Hours In WhatsApp In The Past 3 Months (Versus 31 Billion In Facebook) | People Spent 85 Billion Hours In WhatsApp In The Past 3 Months (Versus 31 Billion In Facebook)
85 billion hours is a lot of time. It's 3.5 billion days, or over nine million years -- 9,582,650 years, to be exact. And it's 11.425 hours for every human being on the planet.
That's how long we've collectively spent in What... |
177988e4f9895d849fe7ba5fc7a22a4b | https://www.forbes.com/sites/johnkoetsier/2019/03/11/hope-for-brick-and-mortar-retail-68-of-shoppers-click-and-collect-or-buy-online-and-pick-up/ | 2000-Consumer Study: 68% Of Shoppers 'Click And Collect,' Or Buy Online And Pick Up In-Store | 2000-Consumer Study: 68% Of Shoppers 'Click And Collect,' Or Buy Online And Pick Up In-Store
Most of us are buying online and picking up items in a retail store repeatedly, according to a new study of 2,000 American adults. And 50 percent of us decide where to buy online simply because of that possibility so we can avo... |
89b2bc8db32f38490de3246cd2e905ce | https://www.forbes.com/sites/johnkoetsier/2019/05/31/55-of-americans-say-smartphones-spy-on-conversations-to-customize-ads/ | 55% Of Americans Say Smartphones Spy On Conversations To Customize Ads | 55% Of Americans Say Smartphones Spy On Conversations To Customize Ads
In the age of voice assistants like Siri, Alexa, and the Google Assistant, it's not hard to imagine that people think their phones are listening to them. They clearly are, at least when we want them to ... and need verbal answers from them.
But are ... |
ba2315ff990959f3ccad1e69ba82826c | https://www.forbes.com/sites/johnkoetsier/2019/06/12/private-social-discords-250m-users-are-already-where-facebook-wants-to-go/ | Private Social: Discord's 250M Users Are Already Where Facebook Wants To Go | Private Social: Discord's 250M Users Are Already Where Facebook Wants To Go
Voice and text messaging service Discord has 250 million users who send 315 million messages a day. Is its private social model just the future that Facebook, with its recent push for groups, group sharing, and more limited sharing in messages ... |
2b9521dbb5a78211fdb4b569d4e82ebf | https://www.forbes.com/sites/johnkoetsier/2019/09/23/apple-finally-gets-face-unlock-right-iphone-11-and-ios-13/ | Apple Finally Gets Face Unlock Right: iPhone 11 And iOS 13 | Apple Finally Gets Face Unlock Right: iPhone 11 And iOS 13
It finally just works.
Apple’s had facial recognition technology for unlocking its phones for two years now, since iPhone X. But as a two-year owner on several iPhone X’s (I named the most recent one “Unbroken” for a reason), the company’s Face ID technology wa... |
0316fedbab44d9478dfe2e3bb53151f7 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/johnkoetsier/2019/11/28/happy-thanksgiving-facebooks-down/ | Happy Thanksgiving! Facebook’s Down | Happy Thanksgiving! Facebook’s Down
Facebook and Instagram are down across much of the United States and Canada, with scattered outages across the rest of the world, according to DownDetector.
Perhaps the social network just wants you to be a bit more social today.
In real life, at least.
A screenshot from DownDetector... |
cee52ff6f13f42d122bdbfb31da8fd5c | https://www.forbes.com/sites/johnkoetsier/2020/01/07/ai-driven-electric-motorcycle-shows-self-driving-tech-is-about-more-than-autonomous-driving/?ss=consumertech | AI-Driven Electric Motorcycle Shows Self-Driving Tech Is About More Than Autonomous Driving | AI-Driven Electric Motorcycle Shows Self-Driving Tech Is About More Than Autonomous Driving
Damon Motorcycles unveiled its new electric motorcycle today at CES in Las Vegas, calling it “the world’s smartest, safest and most powerful electric motorcycle.”
My first thought: it can’t be both the most powerful and the safe... |
2e01702c98b72708f3f10d655ecc2e78 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/johnkoetsier/2020/02/05/ai-predicts-coronavirus-could-infect-25b-and-kill-53m-doctors-say-thats-not-credible-and-heres-why/ | AI Predicts Coronavirus Could Infect 2.5 Billion And Kill 53 Million. Doctors Say That’s Not Credible, And Here’s Why | AI Predicts Coronavirus Could Infect 2.5 Billion And Kill 53 Million. Doctors Say That’s Not Credible, And Here’s Why
An AI-powered simulation run by a technology executive says that Coronavirus could infect as many as 2.5 billion people within 45 days and kill as many as 52.9 million of them. Fortunately, however, con... |
7a1f349cf82b74a1aacf1d0f1bb1052e | https://www.forbes.com/sites/johnkoetsier/2020/03/20/technology-is-making-our-youth-stressed-lonely-narcissistic-and-digitally-obese/?sh=359c5e30ecc2 | Technology Is Making Our Youth Stressed, Lonely, Narcissistic And Digitally Obese | Technology Is Making Our Youth Stressed, Lonely, Narcissistic And Digitally Obese
Technology might be making us stressed, lonely and narcissistic.
It might also be the only hope we have in the next few months.
A study of over 2,000 young Americans just found that people who spend higher amounts of time online and on th... |
5a538828f8863a38769afad116a79208 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/johnkoetsier/2020/04/21/4-factors-boosting-mobile-fintech-in-the-coronavirus-era/?sh=4571c58c66a0 | Fintech And Coronavirus: US Stimulus Payments Boosted Mobile Banking Registrations 200% | Fintech And Coronavirus: US Stimulus Payments Boosted Mobile Banking Registrations 200%
Consumer use of mobile finance, banking and insurance apps jumped 71% in 2019. In 2020, however, they’ve gone from a vitamin to a vaccine.
In other words: from nice-to-have to essential.
A close-up of an American dollar bill Photo ... |
694f1f1bf4aaf45f4af0fdf6eba60eac | https://www.forbes.com/sites/johnkoetsier/2020/04/28/fortnite-facebook-youtube-welcome-to-the-new-ticketmaster-coronavirus-edition/ | Fortnite, Facebook, YouTube: Welcome To The New Ticketmaster, Coronavirus Edition | Fortnite, Facebook, YouTube: Welcome To The New Ticketmaster, Coronavirus Edition
Fortnite is showing the way. Facebook is opening the door. YouTube already has all the plumbing in place. Other platforms will join the party.
The future of concerts is in large social platforms, and the roadies of tomorrow will be coders... |
2bc0ca551bfc76ee0c04d3d86b66c390 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/johnkoetsier/2020/05/06/machine-first-world-getting-drones-robots-self-driving-cars-and-ai-driven-systems-to-work-together/?sh=288ad22b1899 | Machine-First World? Getting Drones, Robots, Self-Driving Cars, And AI-Driven Systems To Work Together | Machine-First World? Getting Drones, Robots, Self-Driving Cars, And AI-Driven Systems To Work Together
How do you disinfect a hospital from COVID-19 without putting any humans at risk? How do you get autonomous drones to help search and rescue teams find people who have gotten lost or had an accident while hiking?
In p... |
6e7c0817e40bf5caa4977035ab661a01 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/jonathanrupprecht/2018/12/21/gatwick-airport-drone-shutdown-counter-drone-technology-law/ | Ability To Stop Drone Attacks In U.S. Is Lacking, And It's The Legal Vision As Much As The Tech | Ability To Stop Drone Attacks In U.S. Is Lacking, And It's The Legal Vision As Much As The Tech
A passenger rolls away a sleeping aid as she sits with her luggage at London Gatwick Airport on... [+] Friday as flights started to resume following the closing of the airfield due to a drone incursion. (BEN STANSALL/AFP/Get... |
539778ba738ca5cad070acd6a603f49e | https://www.forbes.com/sites/jonathanrupprecht/2020/11/19/feds-charge-drone-pilot-for-mid-air-collision-with-helicopter/?sh=25f88b525ce8 | Feds Charge Drone Pilot For Mid-Air Collision With LAPD Helicopter | Feds Charge Drone Pilot For Mid-Air Collision With LAPD Helicopter
On Wednesday, a federal complaint was filed in the Central Federal District Court of California charging Andrew Hernandez with unsafe operation of an unmanned aircraft.
It alleges that around 12:35 a.m. a Los Angeles Police Department helicopter arrived... |
d89ac2a227e90c506849e9775436fd82 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/jonathansalembaskin/2013/02/12/marketing-playbook/ | Why Tesla's Elon Musk Should Consult The Communications Playbook | Why Tesla's Elon Musk Should Consult The Communications Playbook
After a story in the New York Times last week reported a failed attempt to drive a Tesla electric car from New York to Boston, the company’s founder and CEO Elon Musk yesterday took to social media and TV to claim 1) the results were due to user error, an... |
09a30c5ea1d0dab496ce1bc46c77bcfc | https://www.forbes.com/sites/jonathansalembaskin/2013/05/08/jj-corporate-image-campaign-fails-to-talk-the-walk/ | J&J Corporate Image Campaign Fails To Talk The Walk | J&J Corporate Image Campaign Fails To Talk The Walk
The company is running some serious heartwarming, slice of life feel-good TV and print this week, and plans to spend between $20 and $30 million telling us that Johnson & Johnson is "for all you love" (Forbes previewed it when it was announced at the company's... |
6c91b6b4501f2cc3d98d8d8693c7ae01 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/jonathansalembaskin/2013/05/09/amazon-earns-customer-loyalty-with-integrity-not-rewards/ | Amazon Earns Customer Loyalty With Integrity, Not Rewards | Amazon Earns Customer Loyalty With Integrity, Not Rewards
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I got an email a few days ago from Amazon, telling me the price of the book I'd ordered had dropped, so it was passing the savings on to me. I think it was all of $.16. But that small sum is why I'm a loyal customer.
I don't buy a lot, and I... |
8a34c2399f91c5dfe7ee51d08ae179e9 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/jonathansalembaskin/2013/08/06/the-real-reason-bezos-bought-the-washington-post-is-because-he-wanted-to/ | The Real Reason Bezos Bought The Washington Post Is Because He Wanted To | The Real Reason Bezos Bought The Washington Post Is Because He Wanted To
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As people riff about technology, politics, and other ulterior motives why Jeff Bezos just bought the Washington Post, I have an alternate viewpoint: Maybe he just wanted to. If I'm right, he's a great model for how you might d... |
40531280e27072d519ccb782948db038 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/jonathansalembaskin/2015/02/20/pg-can-still-create-a-great-ad/ | P&G Can Still Create A Great Ad | P&G Can Still Create A Great Ad
Although the company that literally wrote the book on CPG marketing has struggled to come up with a sequel, P&G can still create a great ad, as evidenced by its spots for Vicks DayQuil.
The commercials each feature a sick adult telling someone off-camera that they need to take a day off ... |
8462400cab98f9372b6a9957a4e689bc | https://www.forbes.com/sites/jonathansalembaskin/2016/01/28/csl-behring-innovates-new-combinations/ | CSL Behring Innovates New Combinations | CSL Behring Innovates New Combinations
Recombinant proteins are an innovative class of drugs in which DNA have been reprogrammed or recombined to treat diseases. CSL Behring has long been successful in innovating these technologies, and has done so by applying a similar recombinant approach to how it operates its R&D.
... |
01cbcfab153cf2accb2c364f40d1c1e8 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/jonathansalembaskin/2016/02/25/parc-stays-close-to-the-future/ | Xerox's PARC Stays Close To The Future | Xerox's PARC Stays Close To The Future
Xerox founded its PARC research center during the sales heyday of its eponymous paper copiers, and tasked it with inventing “the office of the future.” Its location in Palo Alto, far away from corporate headquarters in an Internet-less era of expensive toll calls, is often cited a... |
de2ec0bda77632b6ef661711068b4d80 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/jonathansalembaskin/2016/06/09/will-consumers-manage-their-electricity-use/ | Will Consumers Manage Their Electricity Use? | Will Consumers Manage Their Electricity Use?
A detailed customer report on energy usage (Image credit: Direct Energy)
Most people are about as engaged in their monthly electricity bills as they are in tracking the amount of air they breathe. Direct Energy is innovating changes to the ways energy is understood, as well ... |
4e0b5cb412d56a063fd059a1105a74f4 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/jonathansalembaskin/2016/06/20/cboe-acts-like-a-tech-oem/ | CBOE Acts Like A Tech Original Equipment Manufacturer | CBOE Acts Like A Tech Original Equipment Manufacturer
Vest's user-oriented design (Image credit: CBOE)
"Our proprietary options products are established and trusted in our industry. If you think of them as core technologies, we can adapt them for value-added use in a variety of other products,” said John Deters, Chief ... |
4fafd20c7b056b51dc42ecaac024ed3f | https://www.forbes.com/sites/jonathanwai/2020/12/15/standardized-tests-can-help-identify-students-most-likely-to-persist-in-college/?sh=685228f0ed3f | Standardized Tests Can Help Identify Students Most Likely To Persist In College | Standardized Tests Can Help Identify Students Most Likely To Persist In College
Young student watching education tutorials on laptop while sitting in library. Senior teacher ... [+] teaching math online while student watching her on laptop and taking notes. University students learning through a webinar on computer wit... |
d58a65580f5d8d7c201f6fdbcdced0f5 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/jonathanwai/2021/04/12/understanding-education-policy-failures-is-key-to-improving-future-policies-and-research/ | Understanding Education Policy Failures Is Key To Improving Future Policies And Research | Understanding Education Policy Failures Is Key To Improving Future Policies And Research
Tom Loveless is an education researcher, former teacher, and former senior fellow at the Brookings Institution who has been studying education policy for many years. In his new book Between the state and the schoolhouse: Understand... |
d6f826f33bda1b4bd48401e71d65199d | https://www.forbes.com/sites/jonathonkeats/2012/08/03/why-banksy-deserves-an-olympic-gold-more-than-usain-bolt/ | Why Banksy Deserves An Olympic Gold More Than Usain Bolt | Why Banksy Deserves An Olympic Gold More Than Usain Bolt
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The most iconic image of the Summer Olympics depicts a muscular javelin-thrower stepping back to hurl a missile. Despite the five-ring logo on his jersey, the image isn't exactly official. In fact, it would probably be whitewashed,... |
8a02a955e44296cbc24618421d46e9a0 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/jonathonkeats/2012/11/07/eric-hebborn-wants-to-teach-you-how-to-forge-art-got-a-pen-book-excerpt-2/ | Eric Hebborn Wants To Teach You How To Forge Art. Got A Pen? [Book Excerpt #2] | Eric Hebborn Wants To Teach You How To Forge Art. Got A Pen? [Book Excerpt #2]
Piranesi (Photo credit: Wikipedia via Zemanta)
When he wasn't busy faking the art of old masters and selling them to unsuspecting customers, Eric Hebborn liked to talk about a book he intended to write on the “serious grammar” of drawing. H... |
a412bcb93ff2a1156c6749a4cfe420c6 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/jonathonkeats/2012/12/28/the-true-impact-of-violence-on-childhood-why-every-american-ought-to-see-the-paintings-of-gottfried-helnwein/ | The True Impact of Violence On Childhood? Why Every American Ought To See The Paintings Of Gottfried Helnwein. | The True Impact of Violence On Childhood? Why Every American Ought To See The Paintings Of Gottfried Helnwein.
Night IV (Phoney Death II), 1990, by Gottfried Helnwein. Courtesy of the artist and Modernism Inc,... [+] San Francisco.
Two days after the Sandy Hook school massacre, a survival gear company called Black Drag... |
f494a9e3a8a2b29eeb76ca8b55dcd899 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/jonathonkeats/2014/01/23/yes-yoko-ono-is-a-great-artist-and-we-need-her-latest-show-now-more-than-ever/ | Yes, Yoko Ono Is A Great Artist (Here's Why We Need Her Latest Show Now More Than Ever) | Yes, Yoko Ono Is A Great Artist (Here's Why We Need Her Latest Show Now More Than Ever)
Yoko Ono, Play it By Trust 1966/2013. Installation view. War Is Over! (if you want it): Yoko Ono,... [+] Museum of Contemporary Art Australia, 2013. Photograph: Alex Davies, © the artist.
Chess originated as a war game. Long before ... |
29cc35fe8997a17bc4edbdff966623dc | https://www.forbes.com/sites/jonathonkeats/2015/09/21/do-these-nasa-commissioned-paintings-reveal-the-future-of-space-colonization/ | Do These NASA-Commissioned Paintings Reveal The Future Of Space Colonization? | Do These NASA-Commissioned Paintings Reveal The Future Of Space Colonization?
In the early 1970s, space exploration was ascendant. Men were on the Moon. Astronomy was in the news. For NASA , the most pressing question was how to ride the momentum. A Princeton physicist named Gerald O'Neill persuaded the agency that ... |
d84e6dff1ad029e474a4c2f94e1eb288 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/jonathonkeats/2016/05/25/american-cars-with-italian-flair-check-out-the-lincoln-indianapolis-and-chrysler-gilda/ | American Cars With Italian Flair? Remembering the Lincoln Indianapolis and Chrysler Gilda | American Cars With Italian Flair? Remembering the Lincoln Indianapolis and Chrysler Gilda
The chassis came from Dearborn, the inspiration from Indianapolis. But when Gian Paolo Boano exhibited his new concept for the Lincoln Continental at the 1955 Turin Auto Show, it was obvious that the styling wasn't American. Boano... |
65f0609c01a42bcb59c857d5e1ee7ff7 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/jonathonkeats/2019/11/11/pope_l/ | Famous For Crawling Up Broadway In A Superman Suit, Pope.L Brings His Politically-Charged Absurdist Art To MoMA | Famous For Crawling Up Broadway In A Superman Suit, Pope.L Brings His Politically-Charged Absurdist Art To MoMA
When the artist William Pope.L read an ad claiming that subscribing to the Wall Street Journal enriched the recipient, he decided to fully exploit the paper's mystical power by ingesting it. On several occasi... |
fe85b5ada7e5b9db05fc5f5253a605e3 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/jonathonkeats/2020/08/24/emotions/ | As The Pandemic Triggers Unprecedented Emotions, These Artists Are Discovering New Ways To Express Human Feelings | As The Pandemic Triggers Unprecedented Emotions, These Artists Are Discovering New Ways To Express Human Feelings
Back in the 1970s, two UC San Francisco psychologists sat in a room making faces every day. Paul Ekman and Wallace Friesen wanted to determine which emotions are communicated by different arrangements of th... |
ab84503592111328488020b29a992294 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/jonathonkeats/2021/03/29/think-edison-was-bright-this-lighting-design-exhibit-illuminates-the-forgotten-genius-of-peter-pfisterer/ | Think Edison Was Bright? This Lighting Design Exhibit Illuminates The Forgotten Genius Of Peter Pfisterer | Think Edison Was Bright? This Lighting Design Exhibit Illuminates The Forgotten Genius Of Peter Pfisterer
With the invention of an efficient incandescent light bulb in 1879, Thomas Edison made artificial illumination available to the masses. His innovation was so widely acclaimed that it came to symbolize a bright idea... |
9a30e758903132b7475bb13e9b1e99c0 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/jonathonkeats/2021/04/15/this-groundbreaking-exhibit-of-roy-lichtensteins-early-paintings-is-both-confounding-and-enlightening/ | This Groundbreaking Exhibit Of Roy Lichtenstein’s Early Paintings Shows The Melodrama That Made His Art Pop | This Groundbreaking Exhibit Of Roy Lichtenstein’s Early Paintings Shows The Melodrama That Made His Art Pop
When George Washington crossed the Delaware River to ambush enemy soldiers in the Battle of Trenton, nobody was on hand to portray his masterful tactical maneuver. The famous depiction hanging in the Metropolitan... |
ec48d416be955bb186d79588c328c9c8 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/jonathonkeats/2021/04/21/these-female-watercolorists-guardians-of-american-agriculture-proved-that-science-illustration-can-be-high-art/ | These Female Watercolorists, Guardians Of American Agriculture, Proved That Science Illustration Can Be High Art | These Female Watercolorists, Guardians Of American Agriculture, Proved That Science Illustration Can Be High Art
When Leonardo da Vinci painted The Last Supper, he provisioned Christ and his apostles with a meal fit for Renaissance nobility. Instead of limiting himself to a menu of bread and wine – or even the roasted ... |
6f243cb58bef9491d918d23cc68f6b60 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/jonathonkeats/2021/04/29/a-new-exhibit-about-breathing-offers-a-surprisingly-fresh-perspective-on-timely-issues-ranging-from-covid-to-blm/?sh=6fcf359b43b5 | A New Exhibit About Breathing Offers A Surprisingly Fresh Perspective On Timely Issues Ranging From COVID To BLM | A New Exhibit About Breathing Offers A Surprisingly Fresh Perspective On Timely Issues Ranging From COVID To BLM
When the New Mexico Museum of Art started to organize an exhibition called Breath Taking, George Floyd was still working as a nightclub security guard, and the coronavirus now known as COVID-19 hadn’t yet be... |
6937bda90cef76b544705333820790ca | https://www.forbes.com/sites/jonbird1/2018/09/20/a-slew-of-new-alexa-devices-expands-amazons-echo-system/ | A Slew Of New Alexa Devices Expands Amazon's 'Echo-System' | A Slew Of New Alexa Devices Expands Amazon's 'Echo-System'
Not so long ago, Amazon’s Echo was simply an intelligent, voice-controlled speaker, anchored to a room in your home. With today’s announcement of more than a dozen new devices, plus an Echo chip, it’s moving way beyond that. Amazon is creating what you might ca... |
7b65a8db3be7689a33b29ab38ae87268 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/jonbird1/2018/11/18/alibabas-new-retail-revolution-what-is-it-and-is-it-genuinely-new/ | Alibaba's 'New Retail' Revolution: What Is It, And Is It Genuinely New? | Alibaba's 'New Retail' Revolution: What Is It, And Is It Genuinely New?
I am sitting with a group in Robot.He, Alibaba’s robot-driven restaurant, inside its Hema supermarket (now called Freshippo) in Shanghai, China. A robot waiter glides silently up beside our table, twirls elegantly, and flips open its lid, deliverin... |
6e7c9e5a86fab225c3758cf52aaa7037 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/jonbruner/2011/05/26/volkswagen-ad-gets-better-the-more-you-watch-it-results-from-the-affectiva-smile-tracker/ | Volkswagen Ad Gets Better the More You Watch It: Results from the Affectiva Smile Tracker | Volkswagen Ad Gets Better the More You Watch It: Results from the Affectiva Smile Tracker
The following analysis is by Rana el Kaliouby, a researcher at the MIT Media Lab and co-founder of Affectiva. Try Affectiva's smile analysis technology yourself by using your webcam, see a graphical breakdown of results, and read ... |
8cfbabd97292c29f82bc86afe944a57f | https://www.forbes.com/sites/jonbruner/2011/07/20/is-facebook-swallowing-up-the-internets-data/ | Is Facebook Swallowing Up the Internet's Data? | Is Facebook Swallowing Up the Internet's Data?
As marketers and other Web site owners move their efforts to Facebook, they give up control over the... [+] valuable data that their users leave behind.
This article appears in the August 8, 2011 issue of Forbes Magazine. See the accompanying graphics.
The data that we thr... |
4041862c53d2aea5d5fa86bd003612fe | https://www.forbes.com/sites/jonbruner/2012/04/20/five-steps-for-making-data-driven-decisions/ | Five Steps For Making Data-Driven Decisions | Five Steps For Making Data-Driven Decisions
Data-driven decisionmaking requires careful coordination between analysts and stakeholders, says... [+] Aryng CEO Piyanka Jain. (Photo credit: s_w_ellis)
Piyanka Jain was head of business analytics at PayPal North America until last year and now runs Aryng, which conducts ana... |
ac69015ff8cd8093e684c700576ee8d5 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/jonbruner/2012/06/15/americas-friendliest-places-for-starting-a-business/ | America's Friendliest Places for Starting a Business | America's Friendliest Places for Starting a Business
Idaho, Texas, Oklahoma and Utah have the friendliest business environments in the United States, according to a survey from the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation and services directory Thumbtack. All four of those states won "A+" grades overall for low taxes, regulato... |
09d7bb72e7e0f2194bcccdf895e2c291 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/jonentine/2012/12/11/greenpeace-hysteria-campaign-scares-chinese-into-retreat-on-nutrition-enhancing-gmo-golden-rice/ | Greenpeace Hysteria Campaign Scares Chinese into Retreat on Nutrition-Enhancing GMO 'Golden Rice' | Greenpeace Hysteria Campaign Scares Chinese into Retreat on Nutrition-Enhancing GMO 'Golden Rice'
Greenpeace is willing to sacrifice children's health, especially in the developing world, for brazenly ideological ends, reports Jon Entine of the Genetic Literacy Project.
In late summer, the Asian arm of Greenpeace issue... |
28982a3a647c4d91557da0af6f777355 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/jonentine/2013/04/11/science-collapse-disorder-the-real-story-behind-neonics-and-mass-bee-deaths/ | Science Collapse Disorder -- The Real Story Behind Neonics And Mass Bee Deaths | Science Collapse Disorder -- The Real Story Behind Neonics And Mass Bee Deaths
Colony Collapse Disorder—it sounds catastrophic and frightening. The Genetic Literacy Project’s Jon Entine separates fact from fiction.
It’s estimated that over the past five years, some 30 percent of bees in the United States have either ... |
d48dc798262116b9fb494c4b7cb07400 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/jonentine/2013/04/30/the-politics-of-bees-turns-science-on-its-head-europe-bans-neonics-while-local-beekeepers-scientists-say-action-is-precipitous/ | The Politics of Bees Turns Science on its Head -- Europe Bans Neonics While Local Beekeepers, Scientists Say Action is Precipitous | The Politics of Bees Turns Science on its Head -- Europe Bans Neonics While Local Beekeepers, Scientists Say Action is Precipitous
As Jon Entine of the Genetic Literacy Project reports, in a move it says will protect bees, the European Commission announced on Monday that it would impose a two-year ban on neonicotinoid ... |
c52f693e21c99d0ccf43de22e2e79fbb | https://www.forbes.com/sites/jonentine/2013/08/29/are-gmos-safe-global-independent-science-organizations-weigh-in/ | Are GMOs Safe? Global Independent Science Organizations Weigh In | Are GMOs Safe? Global Independent Science Organizations Weigh In
What have world's top independent science organizations concluded about the safety of GMOs? The Genetic Literacy Project has released an infographic on crop biotechnology safety.
Many anti-GMO activists and even some mainstream commentators claim there is... |
2bd98c17625df74555637893352d1749 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/jonentine/2014/06/24/zombie-retracted-seralini-gmo-maize-rat-study-republished-to-hostile-scientist-reactions/ | Zombie Retracted Séralini GMO Maize Rat Study Republished To Hostile Scientist Reactions | Zombie Retracted Séralini GMO Maize Rat Study Republished To Hostile Scientist Reactions
The new rat corn study by Gilles-Éric Séralini looks a lot like the old retracted one, according to a detailed analysis by the Genetic Literacy Project. Independent scientists who have reviewed it—unlike the prior study, this was r... |
4f5f670556792bc88b9fe7d0ad2d3ac9 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/jonfortenbury/2014/10/23/study-finds-potential-link-between-air-pollution-exposure-and-autism/?ss=pharma-healthcare | Study Suggests Link Between Air Pollution Exposure And Autism | Study Suggests Link Between Air Pollution Exposure And Autism
Preliminary research out of the University of Pittsburgh found that children with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) were 1.4 to two times more likely to have been exposed to higher levels of air pollution during pregnancy and the first two years of life than c... |
dbe9ae6c32486b1700764261a1938107 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/jonhartley/2014/08/18/after-new-keynesian-economics/ | After New Keynesian Economics | After New Keynesian Economics
A number of economists have recently been debating what is wrong with macroeconomic modelling today. The University of Chicago's John Cochrane, Oxford’s Simon Wren-Lewis, Berkeley’s Brad DeLong, and Bloomberg’s Noah Smith have all weighed in. Interestingly, the debate begins with discussio... |
e11729c74d5b8cee8fd54623cf3c63b5 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/jonhartley/2015/02/02/frances-75-supertax-failure-a-blow-to-pikettys-economics/?sh=3a5943485df2 | Hollande's 75% 'Supertax' Failure A Blow To Piketty's Economics | Hollande's 75% 'Supertax' Failure A Blow To Piketty's Economics
France has said goodbye to its infamous 75% income tax on individuals earning more than 1 million euros this past weekend, returning to a top marginal income tax rate of 45%. The change, effective February 1, is a blow to the French Socialist party’s signa... |
5cbff090423e0af56ebeed722eba51ac | https://www.forbes.com/sites/jonhartley/2015/05/12/jeb-bushs-strong-economic-record-of-tax-cuts-speaks-for-itself/ | Jeb Bush's Strong Economic Record Of Tax Cuts Speaks For Itself | Jeb Bush's Strong Economic Record Of Tax Cuts Speaks For Itself
As more candidates enter the 2016 Republican primary race, some controversy has erupted over former Florida Governor Jeb Bush's unique unwillingness to sign Grover Norquist's Americans For Tax Reform anti-tax pledge.
While many critics focus on the hypothe... |
b2b2492c5e3967d70109957d49778ac4 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/jonhartley/2015/08/09/democrats-vs-uber-and-the-sharing-economy/ | Democrats Vs. Uber, 'The Sharing Economy' and 4% Growth | Democrats Vs. Uber, 'The Sharing Economy' and 4% Growth
While the car service app Uber Technologies faces continued government roadblocks to doing business around the world, Democratic candidates for President like Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders have spoken out forcefully against Uber, insisting that the company sh... |
e89b7705fc1f2da1c7fee79c78c756b9 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/jonhartley/2016/05/18/new-obama-overtime-regulations-could-harm-tech-startups-and-small-businesses/?utm_source=followingimmediate&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=20160518 | New Obama Overtime Regulations Could Harm Tech Startups And Small Businesses | New Obama Overtime Regulations Could Harm Tech Startups And Small Businesses
This piece is co-authored by Jon Hartley and Liya Palagashvili.
U.S. Secretary of Labor Thomas Perez (Photo Credit: Lonnie Tague, United States Department of... [+] Justice)
The Department of Labor has just finalized their new overtime regulat... |
ae57d34008aa1502b9ab6d6bbda2c6d7 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/jonisweet/2018/08/28/15-travel-books-that-will-change-the-way-you-see-the-world/?sh=11a2e3d13db7 | 15 Travel Books That Will Change The Way You See The World | 15 Travel Books That Will Change The Way You See The World
Travel books can change the way you explore the world. Credit: Shutterstock
The success of any great travel book can be measured not in awards, but in miles. The sheer distances they take our imaginations, and the miles they inspire us to hike, drive and fly—th... |
3c0e4722b5548a1648d2f971d8016ce0 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/jonisweet/2019/08/23/the-best-luxury-villas-in-ubud/ | The Best Luxury Villas In Ubud | The Best Luxury Villas In Ubud
This story was written in collaboration with Forbes Finds. Forbes Finds covers products and experiences we think you’ll love. Featured products are independently selected and linked to for your convenience. If you buy something using a link on this page, Forbes may receive a small share o... |
dc30ebeca491709ba6d4290e91a999a1 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/jonisweet/2019/12/04/pantone-color-of-the-year-2020-classic-blue-travel-destinations-around-the-world/ | Pantone Color Of The Year 2020: Classic Blue Travel Destinations Around The World | Pantone Color Of The Year 2020: Classic Blue Travel Destinations Around The World
India's "Blue City," Jodhpur, is one of nine amazing travel destinations that celebrate Pantone's ... [+] Color of the Year 2020, Classic Blue. Getty
Pantone’s 2020 Color of the Year is here, and it’s the most travel-friendly hue yet: Cl... |
9af21ec88cad6766ddf06165c11cfba2 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/jonisweet/2020/09/30/ranked-20-best-cities-for-vegans-and-vegetarians-in-the-us/ | Ranked: 20 Best Cities For Vegans And Vegetarians In The U.S. | Ranked: 20 Best Cities For Vegans And Vegetarians In The U.S.
Portland, Oregon, is the best city for vegetarians and vegans in the U.S. getty
The numbers don’t lie: The West Coast is the best place in the country for vegetarians. It’s home to five of the top 20 cities for vegetarians and vegans in the U.S., according ... |
549d03f2731343a0eb47a1dcf8010943 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/jonlpritchettandedtiryakian/2020/06/05/the-cat-and-mouse-valuing-sports-franchises-in-the-time-of-covid-19/ | Cat And Mouse: Valuing Sports Franchises In The Time Of COVID-19 | Cat And Mouse: Valuing Sports Franchises In The Time Of COVID-19
CHARLOTTE, NC - DECEMBER 29: Carolina Panthers Running Back Christian McCaffrey (22) is introduced ... [+] during a game between the Carolina Panthers and the New Orleans Saints on December 29, 2019 at the Bank of American Stadium in Charlotte, NC. (Photo... |
a19aaa1b2872cc768aae0765810f6f3b | https://www.forbes.com/sites/jonmarino/2019/11/07/uber-sized-losses-cloud-softbanks-vision/ | Uber-Sized Losses Cloud Softbank’s Vision | Uber-Sized Losses Cloud Softbank’s Vision
SoftBank Group Corp. Chairman and CEO Masayoshi Son delivers a speech during the SoftBank Academia ... [+] Special Lecture in Tokyo on October 22 , 2015. AFP PHOTO / KAZUHIRO NOGI (Photo credit should read KAZUHIRO NOGI/AFP via Getty Images) AFP via Getty Images
Masayoshi Son’... |
75e21fe5c6c2d057f54f87d56d399638 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/jonmarkman/2013/05/20/2013-shaping-up-like-1995/ | 2013 Shaping Up Like 1995 | 2013 Shaping Up Like 1995
Independent investors have been a little shocked by the persistence and magnitude of the U.S. equity market's advance in 2013, and have been worried that it is unstable and largely unprecedented.
Bears are arguing that 2013 most resembles 1987, which started super-strong but was undercut in la... |
a9d4f7e272a4f3d2b9a93163b6c6faab | https://www.forbes.com/sites/jonmarkman/2016/01/03/robotic-mules-are-noisy-wall-climbing-cars/ | Robotic Mules Are Noisy, Wall Climbing Cars | Robotic Mules Are Noisy, Wall Climbing Cars
This is Change Log — my semi-weekly observations and links on the intersection of tech, commerce, health, culture and markets
The U.S. Marine Corps announced that Boston Dynamics’ scary gas-powered robotic mule is being put out to pasture because it’s too noisy for military o... |
f179054d97390e426b79797121dffb4f | https://www.forbes.com/sites/jonmarkman/2016/08/06/carmakers-embrace-mobility-as-a-service/ | Carmakers Embrace Mobility As A Service | Carmakers Embrace Mobility As A Service
The future of selling cars is bleak. At least that’s what the leading car makers seem to believe, because they are frantically gobbling up alternative mobility businesses.
The latest move came as Daimler AG, the company that owns Mercedes-Benz, bought 60% of Hailo. As the clever ... |
a4dbb0b0568b7aa680b1fa27cec83142 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/jonmarkman/2017/02/21/go-big-with-these-two-artificial-intelligence-stocks/ | Go Big With These Two Artificial Intelligence Stocks | Go Big With These Two Artificial Intelligence Stocks
AI plays a critical role in the future of automobiles. The best way to invest in the AI revolution today is through big companies with scale and a proven capacity to bring lab work to life.
Nvdia (NVDA) invested $2 billion in a deep-learning AI chip when most of its ... |
8ca38cfc9fe5eae80128adcdae14c926 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/jonmarkman/2017/06/05/amazon-using-ai-big-data-to-accelerate-profits/ | Amazon Using AI, Big Data To Accelerate Profits | Amazon Using AI, Big Data To Accelerate Profits
LG Electronics’ vice president David VanderWaal and Amazon Echo vice president Mike George present... [+] the LG Smart InstaView Door-in-Door Refrigerator to CES 2017 attendees at the LG Electronics press conference on Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2017, in Las Vegas. (Jack Dempsey/... |
cda27906ae5dcc5651bcce0f8dafeba2 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/jonmarkman/2018/10/31/security-robot-works-at-intersection-of-ai-and-crime/ | Security Robot Works At Intersection Of AI And Crime | Security Robot Works At Intersection Of AI And Crime
The future of policing is five feet tall and weighs about 400 pounds. Don’t worry, it’s not what you think.
Knightscope calls its a fully autonomous data security machine. It is meant to augment security and law enforcement with the tools of modern information techno... |
a14299706a40842bb88652fe1c2ff5e7 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/jonmarkman/2019/02/25/netflix-harnesses-big-data-to-profit-from-your-tastes/ | Netflix Harnesses Big Data To Profit From Your Tastes | Netflix Harnesses Big Data To Profit From Your Tastes
“Bird Box,” a thriller starring Sandra Bullock, sucked in 45 million Netflix viewers in a week. “Bandersnatch,” part of Netflix’s “Black Mirror” franchise, set new standards for interaction.
Netflix is quietly transforming the entertainment industry with data.
The h... |
ecd8d50889d39809c2ce43e295c7b696 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/jonmarkman/2019/04/29/disney-streaming-deal-will-blow-up-the-cable-universe/ | Disney Streaming Deal Will Blow Up The Cable Universe | Disney Streaming Deal Will Blow Up The Cable Universe
It’s official. The streaming wars have begun. All of the big players have drawn battle lines.
Disney announced April 11 that its Plus service will arrive in November with a formidable arsenal of existing TV shows and movies, the promise of exclusive content, and a d... |
4da264e609a219182efe5404fb3f89d5 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/jonmarkman/2019/04/30/governments-using-software-camera-advances-to-spy-on-citizens-nonstop/ | Governments Using Software, Camera Advances To Spy On Citizens Nonstop | Governments Using Software, Camera Advances To Spy On Citizens Nonstop
The European Parliament voted last week to start using the latest biometric systems to track every man, woman and child in the EU … and some non-EU citizens, too.
The Common Identity Repository, according to the press release, is a new, searchable d... |
abd6efbd7d3629dc2d6aebcf857a04a7 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/jonmarkman/2019/04/30/mcdonalds-new-happy-meal-is-a-data-sandwich-with-a-side-of-analytics/ | McDonald's New Happy Meal Is A Data Sandwich With A Side Of Analytics | McDonald's New Happy Meal Is A Data Sandwich With A Side Of Analytics
For decades, data scientists have promised better sales and bigger profits by tailoring customer experiences.
McDonald’s announced last month it was acquiring Dynamic Yield, a company that makes personalization software. The rumored $300 million deal... |
e6aae42a18e7ce5e7f0b74644546c118 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/jonmarkman/2019/05/31/tesla-makes-a-great-car-but-dont-buy-the-stock-until-this-happens/?sh=10619cd959ae | Tesla Makes A Great Car, But Don't Buy The Stock Until This Happens | Tesla Makes A Great Car, But Don't Buy The Stock Until This Happens
Tesla is suddenly in a heap of trouble. The company is burning through cash and short-sellers are circling like a pack of hungry vultures.
CNBC reported that Morgan Stanley, the venerable investment research and brokerage firm, believes shares could tr... |
7bd2737a78e19b05c71e8df8b300a926 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/jonmarkman/2019/08/28/face-it-biometrics-to-be-big-in-cybersecurity/ | Face It -- Biometrics To Be Big In Cybersecurity | Face It -- Biometrics To Be Big In Cybersecurity
Weak, reused and often forgotten passwords. These are the root cause of expensive data breaches, soaring cybersecurity bills and lost opportunity. The good news? A solution is coming.
Alphabet announced August 12 that logging into websites and applications is about to ... |
faf47130421e97f5d4497279b3e0fe30 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/jonmarkman/2019/08/29/this-is-how-5g-may-save-your-life/ | This Is How 5G May Save Your Life | This Is How 5G May Save Your Life
Faster networks might be the difference between life and death.
That’s not hyperbole. Nor is it the declaration of a teenager desperately refreshing their social media pages, hoping to gain more “likes” on their posts.
Faster connectivity could revolutionize industries we might not hav... |
07e79d6c9bd2da5271c874245e26cfdc | https://www.forbes.com/sites/jonmarkman/2019/11/24/this-is-why-the-big-intel-rally-may-be-a-mirage/?utm_source=CloudQuant&utm_campaign=nlp&utm_content=MachineLearning | This Is Why The Big Intel Rally May Be A Mirage | This Is Why The Big Intel Rally May Be A Mirage
Investors really want to believe Intel is finally putting its failures in the rearview mirror.
The Santa Clara, Calif., company reported better-than-expected financial results Oct. 24. Shares of the semiconductor giant promptly surged 8% as managers raised guidance for th... |
ec032df057ac41c1f73d45ac6d452926 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/jonmarkman/2020/02/28/ibms-recovery-becoming-cloudier/ | IBM’s Recovery Becoming Cloudier | IBM’s Recovery Becoming Cloudier
Amazon.com and Microsoft reported spectacular profits in January, boosted by continued growth in their public cloud businesses. Now IBM wants to play more in the cloud, too.
The Armonk, N.Y., company announced in early February that current CEO Ginni Rometty will be replaced by Arvind K... |
2e9d2b0c66d8d64b6bdd2b438b87ebe6 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/jonmarkman/2020/03/28/coronavirus-quarantine-could-change-consumer-habits--for-good/ | Coronavirus Quarantine Could Change Consumer Habits … For Good | Coronavirus Quarantine Could Change Consumer Habits … For Good
The world’s business model has changed overnight: We’ve been cooped up, self-isolated, working from home or simply left with nowhere to go as businesses shutter.
As people prepare for this shut-down, supplies are flying off the shelves faster than most reta... |
0571617fb5f4cd565cfb3d62730bcecd | https://www.forbes.com/sites/jonmarkman/2020/04/28/rfid-tiny-wonders-behind-friction-free-grocery-shopping/ | RFID: Tiny Wonders Behind Friction-Free Grocery Shopping | RFID: Tiny Wonders Behind Friction-Free Grocery Shopping
How cool would it be if you could get what you need from the local grocery store and just leave? No dealing with cashiers. No fuss.
Amazon.com has been fiddling with the idea since 2015. Now, it’s ready to open a grocery store in Seattle that promises the conveni... |
1cf761effee4fcbbec4f57a0360f48eb | https://www.forbes.com/sites/jonmarkman/2020/05/24/pandemic-rings-death-knell-for-paper-cash/ | Pandemic Rings Death Knell For Paper Cash | Pandemic Rings Death Knell For Paper Cash
Restaurants and retailers all over the country have stopped accepting cash. And you can blame COVID-19 for this rapid shift away from paper to plastic.
Techcrunch reported that Google is experimenting with a debit card. Ultimately, it could make cash obsolete for more than a bi... |
6f6c0a5afa34e910da2ec6fcbe440d1b | https://www.forbes.com/sites/jonmarks/2019/08/07/after-44-years-billie-jean-king-remains-queen-of-womens-tennis-and-the-wtt/ | After 44 Years, Billie Jean King Remains Queen Of Women's Tennis And The WTT | After 44 Years, Billie Jean King Remains Queen Of Women's Tennis And The WTT
World Team Tennis co-founder and minority owner Billie Jean King presented her foundation's ... [+] scholarship award at the ESPYs July 10 in Los Angeles The 75-year-old King remains at the forefront of the women's movement. (Photo by Kevin Wi... |
c86db2169cd40f18e5bdc4fe90b8d945 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/jonmatonis/2012/03/06/virtual-currencies-and-roach-motels/ | Virtual Currencies and Roach Motels | Virtual Currencies and Roach Motels
Image via Black Flag
According to Google's Eric Schmidt at the recent Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, the company once considered issuing its own digital currency for use and circulation across its expanding global platform. After reviewing various proposals for the proposed Goog... |
09c9a8a9d46944a403148688c9d71dcf | https://www.forbes.com/sites/jonmatonis/2012/03/12/brainwallet-the-ultimate-in-mobile-money/ | Brainwallet: The Ultimate in Mobile Money | Brainwallet: The Ultimate in Mobile Money
For as much as I am fascinated by the societal and political implications of bitcoin, I must admit that I am equally fascinated by the implications of Brainwallet. Quite simply, a brainwallet, or thoughtcoin, refers to the concept of storing bitcoin in one's own mind by memoriz... |
dbd4864595731fecb0b14a17e36b508e | https://www.forbes.com/sites/jonmatonis/2012/04/10/virtual-currency-exchange-first-meta-closes-466000-funding-round/ | Virtual Currency Exchange First Meta Closes $466,000 Funding Round | Virtual Currency Exchange First Meta Closes $466,000 Funding Round
In a little-discussed announcement, First Meta took in nearly half-a-million dollars for the expansion of its multi-world virtual currency exchange. Singapore-based First Meta is unique in that they have consistently provided a two-way exchange service ... |
8ae8d37a5605f8e1e211c2be4a477b52 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/jonmatonis/2012/06/13/why-apple-is-afraid-of-bitcoin/ | Why Apple Is Afraid Of Bitcoin | Why Apple Is Afraid Of Bitcoin
When you finally grasp the magnitude of Apple’s play in the payments business, it becomes clear that potential competitors will be shunned from the platform. As Daniel Terdiman suggests in CNET, "New Apple features may leave fresh app roadkill in their wake as Apple is likely to undercut ... |
eee41103fb904c131ad8f3c3464957c1 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/jonmatonis/2012/09/04/argentina-begins-tracking-all-credit-cards/ | Argentina Begins Tracking All Credit Cards | Argentina Begins Tracking All Credit Cards
In an eerie glimpse of what a cashless society enables, the government of Argentina has taken the drastic step of mandating banks to report every credit card purchase to the tax authorities, AFIP. Also introduced on Friday, another measure adds a 15 percent tax surcharge every... |
44410b822b3b29dbb62a2560d0151c00 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/jonmatonis/2012/09/29/credit-card-processors-discriminate-against-medical-marijuana/ | Credit Card Processors Discriminate Against Medical Marijuana | Credit Card Processors Discriminate Against Medical Marijuana
Medical Marijuana shop in Denver, Colorado
The medical marijuana industry is under siege. Legal in 17 States and the District of Columbia, the marijuana dispensaries are not recognized as legal operations under federal law. Aside from the constant threat of ... |
81b8bc7295ce8cf2361f6cb70a7d3630 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/jonmatonis/2013/05/24/top-10-bitcoin-merchant-sites/ | Top 10 Bitcoin Merchant Sites | Top 10 Bitcoin Merchant Sites
If you're involved in Bitcoin, you have no doubt been asked the question "So, who accepts bitcoin?" True, it is the quintessential chicken and egg paradox, but that is not unexpected for the world's first decentralized cryptocurrency lacking a political authority.
Commodity money and quasi... |
218b29c5e5cca5f7369751944e4af901 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/jonmatonis/2013/05/28/u-s-authorities-close-another-digital-currency-exchange/ | U.S. Shuts Currency Exchange Allegedly Tied To $6B In Money Laundering | U.S. Shuts Currency Exchange Allegedly Tied To $6B In Money Laundering
In conjunction with Costa Rican authorities and Spanish police, U.S. law enforcement participated in a joint operation on Friday to arrest the founder of Liberty Reserve S. A., a private digital currency exchange service based in Costa Rica.
U.S. au... |
6e731792bf268dd895cd7ce193c6d74e | https://www.forbes.com/sites/jonobacon/2017/10/30/henry-rollins-on-the-importance-of-vinyl-for-listening-to-and-understanding-music/ | Henry Rollins on the Importance of Vinyl for Listening to and Understanding Music | Henry Rollins on the Importance of Vinyl for Listening to and Understanding Music
Henry Rollins is something of a renaissance man. Carving out a successful music career with the genre-defining hardcore punk band Black Flag and later Rollins Band, he didn't stop there. He has since fronted his own show on MTV, had a rec... |
b02ddd38604597298565274aae75efb9 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/jonobacon/2019/08/05/weaving-open-core-that-works/ | Weaving Open Core That Works | Weaving Open Core That Works
The history of open source has seen many different approaches to balancing an open source project and generating revenue. Dual licensing, proprietary update systems, membership dues, soliciting donations, selling professional services, crowdfunding, and other approaches have all been tested... |
90d50db9f17a3dd01211f2999efdeb9e | https://www.forbes.com/sites/jonpicoult/2020/05/13/5-ways-to-leverage-the-lockdown-and-improve-your-customer-experience/?sh=27a6773143ac | 5 Ways To Leverage The Lockdown And Improve The Customer Experience | 5 Ways To Leverage The Lockdown And Improve The Customer Experience
How can your company come out stronger on the other side of the COVID-19 crisis?
That’s the key question many business leaders are asking themselves, and the answer lies in what you choose to do today.
On a personal level, people are trying to make the... |
6ec9b39b203b09c7b842afe3eb7d37e9 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/jonpicoult/2021/04/01/when-efficiency-is-the-enemy--how-great-companies-create-engaging-customer-experiences/?sh=353d76ba5e01 | When Efficiency Is The Enemy: How Great Companies Create Engaging Customer Experiences | When Efficiency Is The Enemy: How Great Companies Create Engaging Customer Experiences
Close up of barista pouring milk into cappuccino, Oakland, California, USA getty
Businesses large and small have an obsession with operational efficiency. It’s hard to walk the halls of an organization these days without bumping i... |
1eb9f2a2cf39f16df92fe790bdd47e80 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/jonspringer/2014/03/14/tim-gochers-commitment-to-nepal-via-charity-and-private-equity/ | Tim Gocher's Commitment To Nepal Via Charity And Private Equity | Tim Gocher's Commitment To Nepal Via Charity And Private Equity
In this interview, Tim Gocher discusses running the first Nepal-only international private equity fund, his 11-year-old Nepal dedicated charity and lends his uniquely candid and clear voice to the broader global issues of development and impact investing.
... |
5e418073b26fa737fabe5f8f7ce312d8 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/jonspringer/2014/10/02/investors-see-positive-signs-for-pakistans-democracy/ | Investors See Positive Signs For Pakistan's Democracy | Investors See Positive Signs For Pakistan's Democracy
A stock market that has about tripled in value in the last four years is not usually the first thing that comes to mind when global investors and business people think of Pakistan. The stock market has made great strides and some still consider it significantly chea... |
85094186d85d76aedf4c6af890678a54 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/jonspringer/2014/11/22/the-brave-journalists-asia-report-to-end-impunity/ | Asia: Journalists Killed, Jailed And Otherwise Intimidated With Governments Complicit | Asia: Journalists Killed, Jailed And Otherwise Intimidated With Governments Complicit
The United Nations made November 2 of this year the first annual International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists (#EndImpunity on Twitter). The UN, the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ), the International Federat... |
a368e7e5a552725fbd18cafea482e552 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/jonspringer/2015/02/25/day-829-three-southgobi-executives-pardoned-from-prison-sentences-by-mongolias-president/ | Day 829: Three SouthGobi Executives Pardoned From Prison Sentences By Mongolia's President | Day 829: Three SouthGobi Executives Pardoned From Prison Sentences By Mongolia's President
American Justin Kapla and Filipinos Hilarion Cajucom Jr. and Cristobal David should be able to be reunited with family and friends in their home countries for the first time in nearly three years within a few days.
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