John Lewis seeks out innovation from technology startups
"The fundamental challenge for us is how technology can support us being an omni-channel retailer," said Sarah Venning, head of IT relationships, John Lewis. "We want to give customers the coherent and consistent John Lewis experience across whatever …
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Your grammar is irrelevant — how technology is influencing language
Love it or hate it, our interaction with our digital devices greatly influences the way we communicate. In fact, it has the potential to render the English language as we know it null and void given enough time. Take a moment to reflect on how you …
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Incredible Technology: How to Find Life on Mars
"To go and look for simple organisms, or not-so-simple organisms, that are living within that toxic, harsh environment we just think is a foolish investment of the technology at this time," Jack Mustard, a professor at Brown University and chairman of …
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Don't Get Left Behind: How to Stay Employed in a Technology-based World
All industries are touched by technology in some way and have and will continue to evolve. Manufacturing has advanced with 3-D technology, media has been impacted by video and social networking sites, and medicine by robotics and virtual reality.
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How Technology is Changing Academic Research
Maybe you've heard that technology is disrupting education. Even President Obama's top economic advisor recently went on record saying that the rise of Web-based learning will lower the costs and barriers to a good education and raise living standards …
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