Innovation

Innovation generally refers to changing processes or creating more effective processes, products and ideas. For businesses, this could mean implementing new ideas, creating dynamic products or improving your existing services.

(source: business.gov.au)

Innovation
Who Will Use Self-Driving Cars?
October 18, 2019

Last week, Waymo, Alphabet’s autonomous vehicle business, announced that completely driverless Waymo cars are on the way – at least for customers in the suburbs of Phoenix. And this is not a one-off. Ford Motor Company recently chose Austin, Texas as the next city to...

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Chip Startup Says Sensors May Replace Buttons On Phones
October 18, 2019

Striving to eliminate smartphone buttons, chip industry veteran-led Sentons started to market its technology and says it is working with two makers of smartphones beyond an existing Asus Computer Inc contract. Sentons, which is led by engineer Jess Lee who sold his past firm to...

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Google’s Plan To Make Its Assistant Ubiquitous And Invisible
October 16, 2019

The cool weather was slow to show up in some parts of the U.S. this year (although the pumpkin spice-flavored goods showed up right on time). The biggest names in tech are rushing to various West Coast stages to tout their latest and greatest offerings,...

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Google Announces New Products For Smart Home Innovation
October 15, 2019

Google has announced new products for its Made by Google event, which include a new phone, earbuds and devices for the Google Nest brand, to help facilitate a smart home. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free...

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How Crowds Can Drive Digital Economy’s Success
October 14, 2019

As the digital economy grows,  you can bet that crowdsourcing will become an even bigger part of innovation and disruption, along with hiring and investment — all of which will serve to help build only new companies but vital digital infrastructure. Get the Full Story...

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Wearables That Read Your Mind
October 12, 2019

The fact that our connected devices are getting to know us pretty well is, by now, well-known. A phone that can unlock a hotel room door. A smartwatch that can call an Uber. A connected car that can not only help the driver find the closest burger joint, but...

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Goldman Sachs Puts Crowdsourcing To The ‘Shark Tank’ Test
October 10, 2019

Crowdsourcing is all the rage in the digital economy, and now Goldman Sachs is using that method in hopes of finding — and making big money from — the next hot startup. The move comes amid the expanded use of crowdsourcing for a variety of...

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Smart Home Wars Heat Up — Will Apple Catch Up?
October 03, 2019

The long-term battle for payments and commerce supremacy is hitting close to home — literally. And that battle is increasingly involving the heaviest of heavyweights in the digital economy, all of them striving to plant their flags in the emerging Internet of Things (IoT) ecosystem, and...

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Uber Offers Helicopter Rides For JFK Passengers
October 03, 2019

Ride-hailing app Uber said users will soon be able to fly to and from Lower Manhattan in New York and John F. Kennedy International Airport in a helicopter. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to...