Once upon a time, a kid who’d been handed the keys to the family car only stopped accelerating when a stop sign or red light approached, the vehicle ran out of gas, a speed trap appeared in the distance, or they hit the governor. Today, technology allows parents to pry into their kids’ lives like […]
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The Pentagon Is Building a Dream Team of Tech-Savvy Soldiers
For years the Army has tried to recruit talent from Silicon Valley. A new initiative aims to nurture the rising technologists within its own ranks, too. https://media.wired.com/photos/5b317e76440082328b06c9c9/master/pass/ChrisLynch-DDS-Biz-601059584.jpg
THE DIGITAL REMITTANCE REPORT: How tech-savvy challengers are pushing the industry toward a digital-first future
BII Cross-border, peer-to-peer money transfers — better known as remittances — are an integral part of societies around the world, especially in developing markets where receiving funds could mean the difference between life and death for families and community who remain behind. This has resulted in a massive global remittance market, which totaled $ 575 billion in […]
How to Be a Tech-Savvy Leader
OZY and JPMorgan Chase have partnered to take a deeper look at how businesses can impact society for the better. Enjoy the rest of our special series here. Digitization is one of those things that polarizes people — inducing either wide-eyed excitement or frozen-hearted fear. But, whether you’re an early adopter or cautious follower, optimist […]
Smarter than the average Grizzly: Tech-savvy bear removes memory card from camera trap (VIDEO)
Published time: 2 Nov, 2017 02:06 A Himalayan bear, apparently fed up with its pictures being taken by an automated camera in a Russian national park, ended up dismantling the rig and ripping out its memory card. The Himalayan black bear was recorded by two camera traps in the “Land of the Leopard” national park […]
Sci-fi author Rob Reid targets book at the tech-savvy crowd via Medium
Marketing a new science fiction book isn’t what it used to be. Rob Reid, founder of Listen.com and the Rhapsody music service, is touting his new book After On by taking advantage of Medium’s digital content subscription service. Reid’s book has a traditional physical publisher in Random House, but it is aimed at the tech crowd, […]