Innovation

Swartz routinely stunned grown-up programmers when he’d show up at conferences chaperoned by his mother. Knappenberger says, “Aaron rejected that term ‘prodigy’ because I guess he didn’t want to be seen as special, but it’s clear he had an incredible aptitude that enabled him to participate in communities with people who were 30 and 40 years old, and they weren’t slouches either. He saw the early Internet as a meritocracy where, if you can do the work, then you’re valued for your contribution no matter who you are.” … [Read more...] about A New Doc Explores The Bright Life And Sudden Death Of Aaron Swartz

Dhamodaraswamy Devadas, Chief Technology and Business Development Officer of Loyal Textiles Mills Limited, said the company felt the need to join the war against COVID-19 pandemic and designed reusable masks and PPE kits and fashion wear which have a triple protection technology from viruses and bacteria. … [Read more...] about Loyal Textile, RIL’s R|Elan launch reusable PPE, protective fashion wear

Apple’s newest spot is a seven-minute sequel to its award-winning 2019 ad “The Underdogs.” The previous short was like a mini-sitcom, chronicling the tribulations of a ragtag group of office workers, trying to engineer their big break out of anonymous middle management via an innovative pizza box design. … [Read more...] about This new Apple ad is an ode to our working-from home hellscape

Reflect and amplify internal voices Companies must reflect on how they have addressed employee concerns on inequality in the past. There are easy steps, such as looking back at exit interviews, complaints on Fishbowl, and reviews on Glassdoor. But digging deeper, leaders need to recognize times when they have slipped complaints under the rug. From there, they must listen to current employees by creating a trusted forum for dialogue and open critique to uncover areas where they are failing. This will help amplify the voices of employees who may have experienced systemic racism. … [Read more...] about How industries can deliver transformational change for Black professionals

A series of cameras in the cart, all of which use computer vision technology, helps the cart keep track of what the shopper is adding. However, the Dash Cart also sports a built-in scale, too, so customers can use it to buy goods that need to be weighed without the need to ring those items up at a cashier station. Other features of the cart include a coupon scanner. … [Read more...] about Amazon’s new smart grocery cart is just another step to a cashierless future