The transition to fully driverless cars is still several years away, but vehicle automation has already started to change the way we are thinking about transportation, and it is set to disrupt business models throughout the ...
Hi Tech & Innovation
Nov 6, 2015
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Crowd-funding platform Kickstarter on Monday officially made social good part of its business model by changing its US corporate status.
Business
Sep 21, 2015
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A federal judge granted class-action status Tuesday to a lawsuit in California against Uber over the payment of its drivers, upping the stakes for the ride-hailing company in the case.
Business
Sep 2, 2015
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"We can rebuild him. We have the technology." - The Six Million Dollar Man, 1973
Engineering
Aug 31, 2015
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The use of software that blocks online ads is expected to cost websites some $21.8 billion globally in 2015, a study showed Monday.
Internet
Aug 10, 2015
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Taxi service Uber's classification of drivers is being challenged in California, threatening the company's business model within the state.
Business
Aug 7, 2015
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People talk about 'data being the new oil', a natural resource that companies need to exploit and refine. But is this really true or are we in the realm of hype? Mohamed Zaki explains that, while many companies are already ...
Business
Jul 7, 2015
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Silicon Valley has created a new breed of American worker: neither employee nor contractor, indispensable to the company but free to work as much or as little as they please - with no real boss.
Business
Jun 20, 2015
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A California panel has ruled that a driver for cab service Uber is an employee—a decision with potentially major implications for a global startup which relies on independent contractors.
Business
Jun 17, 2015
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Research published today in the journal the International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment has called for an overhaul of the way mobile devices are manufactured and contracted, in order to stop the harmful effects on the ...
Environment
Jun 7, 2015
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