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

Tom Spencer

While robots were predicted and have led to significant productivity gains, there are at the same time a number of drawbacks (Taylor, 2019). This begs the question, why do we favour productivity and efficiency if the new technology is simultaneously kicking workers out of jobs and diminishing the user experience? Image: Pexels.

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Why Financial Statements Don’t Work for Digital Companies

Harvard Business

On February 13, 2018, the New York Times reported that Uber is planning an IPO. For an industrial company dealing with physical assets and goods, the balance sheet presents a reasonable picture of productive assets and the income statement provides a reasonable approximation of expenses required to create shareholder value.

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Success with the Internet of Things Requires More Than Chasing the Cool Factor

Harvard Business

Gartner recently estimated that through 2018 “80% of IoT implementations will squander transformational opportunities” and fail to monetize IoT data. IoT solutions tend to span information technology (IT), operational technology (OT), and core business functions. Insight Center. Crossing the Digital Divide.

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