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“There’s a real recognition that digitization and transformation are not doing what you used to do in the physical world,” says Publicis Sapient CEO Nigel Vaz. “Digitizing that and translating that is essentially the journey of going from being a caterpillar to a butterfly. Real...

Nate Silver, founder of FiveThirtyEight, has said he’s likely leaving Disney amid a round of layoffs impacting his staff. Nate Silver gained fame for creating FiveThirtyEight, a political analysis website that attained a degree of success predicting political outcomes. The site...

Morocco is making a bid to become Europe’s primary source of green energy, thanks to abundant sunshine and undersea cables. Europe is racing toward its goal of transitioning to renewable energy, spurred by its efforts to end its dependence on Russian oil in the wake of that...

“Revenge startups” are the hottest new tech trend, as laid-off employees look to get even with the companies that let them go. According to The Wall Street Journal, many laid-off employees are founding startups that compete in the same space as the companies that laid them off....

Credit Suisse has reached an agreement to be purchased by rival UBS, ending its 167-year run as an independent institution. Credit Suisse developed a reputation for taking risks that many other banks wouldn’t. As The Wall Street Journal reports, the bank emerged from the 2008...

In today’s digital age, small businesses need to be able to keep up with the ever-changing environment in order to remain competitive. This is why many of them have turned to new hosting solutions that provide innovative ways for them to streamline their workflows and maximize...

Product management expert Adam Dorfman answers questions from SMX East about asking for, and responding to, reviews on Google and Facebook. Last month I spoke at SMX East about scaling online reputation management – specifically reviews. At the end of my presentation, “14 Tips to...

SEC commissioner Hester Peirce has publicly slammed her agency for being “hostile to crypto” and a “paternalistic and lazy regulator.” The SEC recently orchestrated a $30 million settlement with Kraken over its crypto-staking program. While the agency touted it as a win for...

Congress, in a political payoff to unions, have again introduced legislation to effectively make gig economy jobs like Uber, Lyft, DoorDash, etc. illegal. The difference this time is that since they now control the House, Senate, and the Presidency it could very well pass. The...

Consumer Reports has ranked the top automated driving systems, and Ford has come out on top, beating Tesla by a wide margin. Tesla is often in the news for its automated driving tech, and not always for the right reasons. To see which manufacturer is currently winning the battle...