Inclusivity in Human Resource Processes

Ford Motor Company’s board voted recently to amend the company’s bylaws to adopt gender-neutral language throughout. This new taxonomy of position titles include using ‘chair’ in place of ‘chairman. This very interesting topic came to us from Corporate Secretary in their article, “The week in GRC: SEC exam chief to step down and Ford adopts…

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The Digital Future

The Internet of Things (IoT) refers to the billions of physical devices around the world that are now connected to the internet, all collecting and sharing data. IOT is making the world around us smarter and more responsive, merging the digital and physical universes. This interesting topic came to us from Business News Update in…

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Using Analytics with Big Data

More and more technology organizations are developing products for designing, implementing and deploying big data analytics models. Venture Beat brought this interesting topic to us in their article, “AI and big data analytics startup Noogata nets $12M.” Big data analytics helps businesses and organizations make better decisions by revealing information that would have otherwise been…

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Keeping Up With Emerging Technologies

Emerging technologies is becoming a common term these days. Though the term appears to be self-explanatory, there are many lists being created and shared that are selecting the technologies that should be getting attention by businesses. To keep up with the rapid innovation and disruption happening across all industries and stay ahead of their competition,…

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Where is the Transformation?

Digital transformation is the word of the year. Scholarly publishers have been changing, reinventing themselves before our eyes. How we create and consume information has changed along the way. The Scholarly Kitchen brought this interesting topic to us in their article, “Digital Transformation Requires Cultural Evolution.” Many of these changes are motivated by the pace…

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Data Governance and Cloud Computing

There is a mutual energy between data governance and cloud computing. The cloud has resources that enhance data governance, which is critical for many things, like regulatory compliance, risk mitigation and long term profitability of data assets. Inside Big Data brought this interesting topic to our attention in their article, “What Data Governance Means to…

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My Underwear Really Knows Me

Wearable technology just got more…well, interesting. This somewhat humorous information came to us from Linked In in their article, “Smart Underpants: A New “Brief”​ in Health Monitoring.” Underwear has changed over the years, but not until lately has it gotten smarter. Thanks to artificial intelligence (AI) innovations in the e-textile industry, smart underwear could become one of…

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Open Access in Academia

Open access is a broad international movement that seeks to grant free and open online access to academic information, such as publications and data. Open access is a publishing model for scholarly communication that makes research information available to readers at no cost, as opposed to the traditional subscription model. The Scholarly Kitchen brought this interesting topic to…

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Natural and Artificial Intelligence

The simplest definition of data science is the extraction of actionable insights from raw data. Artificial intelligence (AI) is the intelligence that is possessed by the machines. It is modeled after the natural intelligence that is possessed by animals and humans. AI and data science can be used interchangeably, but there are certain differences between the…

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Predictive Analytics and Shopping

Predictive analytics and artificial intelligence (AI) continue to impact our businesses and personal lives, mostly in a positive way. This interesting news came to us from Machine Learning Times in their article, “Walmart’s AI is Getting Smarter About Grocery Delivery.” The pandemic brought about a new demand – online grocery ordering, pickup and delivery. I…

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