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IoT Disruptions in 3 Industries and What You Can Learn From Them

Tom Spencer

Internet of Business reports that farmers in the state of Victoria have been promised $15 million to help them deploy robotics, wireless networks, sensors, and analytic solutions to take advantage of the enormous potential of connected technologies. These systems can broaden operational efficiencies and improve public and road safety.

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Healthcare Paradigm Shift: Emphasis on Outpatient Care

Tom Spencer

Reduced fixed costs: Outpatient facilities cost less to build than a hospital and, with no overnight stays and limited operations on the weekends, operational costs are lower as well. His free moments are spent traveling and enjoying sporting events with his wife and daughter. Adding Telehealth Opportunities. Image: Pexels.

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An Ex-Consultant’s Jump into the Start Up World

Management Consulted

He co-founded MobileSuites, an app that puts travel concierge services and hotel information at your fingertips, and which you can (and should) find and sign-up for here. I ended up traveling on a few projects with my friend Basel, an analyst who started the same day that I did. I would say it happened a bit by accident. Absolutely.

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NSA Hacks Into SIM Card Makers Giving US and UK Criminals Access to Millions of Cell Phones

MishTalk

The hack was perpetrated by a joint unit consisting of operatives from the NSA and its British counterpart Government Communications Headquarters, or GCHQ. Among its clients are AT&T, T-Mobile, Verizon, Sprint and some 450 wireless network providers around the world. It’s unbelievable.

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Robot Truck Convoy Tests in Nevada; Driverless Trucks Before Cars, and Before the End of the Decade

MishTalk

The technology, developed by Peloton Tech, uses radar and a wireless link so that the following trucks travel at the same speed, braking simultaneously for safety, and doing so on an automated system that doesn''t have the delays of human reaction time. This is about moving cargo, not people.

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Amazon Unveils New Drone Prototype for 30-Minute Deliveries; Google Seeks Drone Deliveries by 2017

MishTalk

The drone can travel up to 15 miles at high speed. The FAA is expected to publish final rules for commercial drone operations early next year. Amazon has unveiled a new hybrid delivery drone that can fly both vertically, as a helicopter capable of landing in customers’ backyards, and horizontally like a conventional plane.

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3 Kinds of Jobs That Will Thrive as Automation Advances

Harvard Business

And it’s not just low skilled, manual labor that’s at risk — “knowledge” work like operational analytics and marketing is also being taken over by sophisticated artificial intelligence algorithms. But other changes are also afoot, changes that could allow the human dimension of work to become more important.