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The Fight of The Two R’s: Robots v Redundancy

Tom Spencer

Here are 5 areas to watch: Transportation: Self-driving technology is already being deployed , albeit on a small scale. The technology will eventually allow ride-hailing companies like Lyft and Uber to dispense with human drivers, which will reduce the cost of these services to consumers. 2017, May 10). Image: Pexels.

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18 of the Top 20 Tech Companies Are in the Western U.S. and Eastern China. Can Anywhere Else Catch Up?

Harvard Business

The contest is now shifting toward more-traditional industries, like transportation (Lyft and Uber, for example) and hospitality (Airbnb). Indeed, from 2011 to 2017, the GAFAM companies (Google/Alphabet, Amazon, Facebook, Apple, and Microsoft) acquired more than 65 leading-edge European technology companies.

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