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• What’s behind the hype about Customer Data Platforms?

  By akwyz on July 15, 2020 • ( 0 )

  

  The global market for customer data platforms is expected to rise dramatically over the next few years. The CDP Institute pegged industry revenue for 2019 at $1 billion and it expects the sector to reach at least $1.3 billion in 2020.

• Commission loses out in Apple-Ireland tax battle, announces tax abuse clampdown

  By akwyz on July 15, 2020 • ( 0 )

  

  US technology giant Apple did not unlawfully benefit from state aid as part of corporate tax rulings in Ireland, the general court of the EU said on Wednesday (15 July). The decision annuls the European Commission’s bid to claim €13 billion back in unlawful tax advantages.

• Microsoft has finally fixed three of Windows 10’s biggest problems

  By akwyz on July 15, 2020 • ( 0 )

  Windows 10 patches for July resolve some of the major bugs which have recently hit the operating system. The issues in question are serious problems with OneDrive, along with printer functionality being accidentally torpedoed (by a previous batch of Windows… Read More ›

• Deutsche Bahn invests one billion euros in new ICE Trains.

  By akwyz on July 15, 2020 • ( 0 )

  

  Deutsche Bahn invests one billion euros in new ICE Trains.Order goes to Siemens Mobility• Future investment in strong rail system • New ICE trains to initially run between NRW and Munich • DB mainline fleet to grow 20 percent in coming years.

• Going ‘Deep Green,’ Office Buildings Give Back to the Planet

  By akwyz on July 15, 2020 • ( 0 )

  

  As technology costs have declined, more developers are creating buildings that can benefit the Earth by tackling pollution and save money by producing their own power.

• Why marketing communicators need to see through greenwashing and how to start

  By akwyz on July 15, 2020 • ( 0 )

  

  This post is by Belinda Noble, co-founder of Communicators Declare and founder of BeNoble Communications. She has a Masters in Leadership and experience spanning journalism, PR and communications. One of the things I get asked most is how people can… Read More ›

• Transportation’s Evolution, From Electric Buses to Hyperloop

  By akwyz on July 15, 2020 • ( 0 )

  

  Planes, trains, cargo ships and autos are getting high-tech help in easing off the fuel pedal. It’s been 12 years since a Popular Science magazine cover asked the question we’d all been thinking: “Where’s my flying car?” Tesla CEO Elon… Read More ›

• The Equity-Diversity-Inclusion Industrial Complex Gets a Makeover

  By akwyz on July 15, 2020 • ( 0 )

  

  So diversity training doesn’t have a great track record of boosting Black employees into the executive suite. “I would advise companies to spend the money on something else,” says sociologist Frank Dobbin of Harvard University, who worked on the 2007… Read More ›

• Using UX Design to Build a Sustainable Future

  By akwyz on July 15, 2020 • ( 0 )

  

    Note: The following article was inspired by several sources, including the excellent book, ‘Designing for Sustainability, by Tim Frick, the SustainableUX conference, and ClimateAction.tech. I urge you to check them out. Overwhelming evidence points to the fact that we… Read More ›

• Why Sharing Good News Matters

  By akwyz on July 15, 2020 • ( 0 )

  

  Research shows us that even in normal times, constant exposure to negative news can have a heavy impact on our mental health . In the midst of an unprecedented health and humanitarian crisis like the COVID-19 pandemic, people are not… Read More ›