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  • Are the new ideas to stop climate change crazy or potential panaceas?

    Michelle R. Matisons Waste Management & Environmental

    What do reflective sand, water pumps, tiny flying robots and space umbrellas all have in common? They are all projects intended to stop climate change and the disastrous melting of Arctic ice. Now that climate change is more widely accepted, we have just as many solutions as we do concerned people. After all, the idea that the Arctic Ocean may be ice-free by 2030 is overwhelming, unimaginable and devastating to many people. But is there one magic bullet that can make all this warming disappear?

  • Marriott is getting into the room-sharing business, too

    Linchi Kwok Travel, Hospitality & Event Management

    Hotels have been trying very hard to stop the growth of Airbnb, but still, Airbnb has remained the supersized rival of hotels. Despite the fact that more destinations are now tightening up the regulations for short-term residential rentals, Airbnb turns out to be an even stronger competitor in the market. Guess what? When it is impossible to get rid of Airbnb, hotels are now entering the room-sharing business.

  • Millennials take ‘unplugging’ trend to new level

    Bambi Majumdar Travel, Hospitality & Event Management

    A 2017 survey found that 73 percent of social media users find it annoying when they see other people's vacation photos online. These people want authentic experiences shared and not the perfection of moments. As a result, more users are opting out of social sharing and looking to connect with the real world. We find that millennials are looking to unplug with a vengeance, even though they are a generation that sports the highest number of social profiles and knows only the "connected" world.

  • Facebook’s newest big features unveiled at developers’ conference

    Emma Fitzpatrick Marketing

    Were you worried people were really going to #DeleteFacebook? Well, let go of that fear because it looks like the company is in the clear. So far in 2018, Facebook has kept gaining, not losing, users. In Q1 2018, Facebook added 48 million daily users and 70 million monthly active users, a 3.28 percent growth from Q4 2017. "Despite facing important challenges, our community and business are off to a strong start in 2018," announced Mark Zuckerberg, Facebook founder and CEO. In the meantime, Facebook announced lots of changes at F8, its annual developers’ conference.

  • Can Blockchain bring back trust to the food industry?

    Bambi Majumdar Food & Beverage

    Four food companies from Australia and New Zealand recently formed a consortium with online retail giant Alibaba. They have announced the launch of a new food-tracking system that uses Blockchain technology. Using the technology widely known from cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin, the companies will offer improved supply-chain traceability and transparency. Blockchain’s immutable central ledger will help them build a trusted platform for cross-border trade. In the process, they stand to rebuild and enhance consumer confidence.

  • More data breaches discovered as healthcare stays in the crosshairs

    Scott E. Rupp Healthcare Administration

    It seems as though this song and dance never gets old; the same tune just keeps playing and playing. The chorus, in healthcare, continues to say the same thing — hackers are after health information and the number of incidents is increasing. According to a ​new analysis by Symantec, almost 40 percent of the hacker group Orangeworm's victims are organizations operating in healthcare. Of those, 17 percent of victims are based in the U.S., which is fairly significant.

  • Smarter mobile health for addiction recovery

    Christina Thielst Mental Healthcare

    Social and mobile health tools are making a significant impact on consumer health and wellness. They have played an important role in efforts to break care processes free from the confines of hospital and clinic walls and to activate consumers. Their engaging features support consumers in self-management activities, helping them to understand and act upon relevant information for better health.

  • Want to boost your brainpower? Check out this research

    Lisa Mulcahy Medical & Allied Healthcare

    Want to boost your capacity for memory retention, better learning, plus creative thinking and problem-solving? Sure you do! And the good news? The latest scientific research is making it easier to boost your brainpower than ever.

  • How technology is changing travel

    Bambi Majumdar Travel, Hospitality & Event Management

    ​New technologies are changing every industry, and that includes travel. More businesses are reinventing themselves with new and emerging tech, and we can expect increased speed and efficiency of traveling in the future.

  • Can AI actually make recruiting more ‘human’?

    Shawn Smajstrla Science & Technology

    In the news last week was a recruiter named Vera. What made Vera newsworthy is that she's a robot. A Russian startup developed Vera, and big-names like PepsiCo, Ikea and L'Oréal are listed among the 300 or so clients already using the artificially intelligent software to help vet for open positions.



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