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What Businesses Tackling Technical Debt Can Learn From the IRS
May 07, 2024

Where a business spends its money typically defines its strategy. And with the news last Thursday (May 2) that the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) is seeking more funding to continue scaling its digital transformation efforts as part of its Strategic Operating Plan, process modernizations designed to...

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Advanced Tech Adds Miles of Progress to Smart City Vision
April 26, 2024

The global smart cities landscape is evolving, driven by the fusion of urbanization and technological advancements. This transformative shift is underscored by the recent release of the “2024 Smart City Index,” a collaborative effort between the IMD World Competitiveness Center and the World Smart Sustainable...

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Making Sense of: How America’s CHIPS Act Fuels Domestic Innovation
April 26, 2024

American companies are outpacing European ones on innovation and technology. That’s what the head of Norway’s $1.6 trillion oil fund told the Financial Times Wednesday (April 24), and his comments came as just a day later, on Thursday (April 25), French President Emmanuel Macron urged...

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Advanced Tech Expands TV eCommerce Horizons
April 24, 2024

Gone are the days when watching TV was simply a passive pastime, a one-way street where viewers absorbed content without any direct interaction. In today’s digital age, the television screen has become a gateway to a world of commerce possibilities, ushering in the era of...

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Smart Devices Lock Doors to Secure Connected Homes
April 24, 2024

As the boundaries between physical and digital spaces blur, the traditional home security landscape is undergoing a digital shift, with smart devices assuming an increasingly pivotal role in safeguarding modern, connected homes. Against this backdrop, Resideo, a provider of home security systems, recently announced its...

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Digital Tools Go for Gold at Paris Summer Olympics
April 17, 2024

As the 100-day countdown to the 2024 Paris Olympic and Paralympic Games begins, anticipation is not just limited to the athletic feats but also the digital innovations poised to shape the spectator experience.  With consumers more connected than ever and a significant portion of the audience expected to be digital...

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Data-Driven Platforms Accelerate Education’s Digital Transformation
April 16, 2024

Despite the advancements in classroom technology and increased investments in K-12 education spurred by the pandemic, schools and districts continue to grapple with challenges such as achievement gaps, teacher shortages and chronic absenteeism.  Moreover, in the current landscape, schools and districts are also under pressure...

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From Mirrors to Bathrooms, Options for Connected Devices Grow
April 16, 2024

As PYMNTS recently reported, it may not be long before today’s self-guided household vacuum cleaners are replaced by advanced, AI-driven robots that make Roombas look like whisk brooms. This is just one example of how the next wave of technology might begin transforming our lives...

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Alibaba Offers Deep Cloud Discounts Amid AI Boom
April 08, 2024

Chinese conglomerate Alibaba is reportedly offering steep price cuts to its cloud customers. These markdowns — as high as 59% and aimed at customers from the U.S. to Singapore — come amid a leap in demand for cloud computing to support artificial intelligence (AI) projects, Bloomberg News reported Monday...