The novel coronavirus, formally known as COVID-19, quickly spread throughout the world and has changed our daily lives and the way we interact. As cities shut down and people engage in social distancing, our tech has become essential to connect with others at a time of isolation. The impact will be long-lasting: Several nations have
With billions of people around the world self-isolating at home, Facebook’s mission—to give people the power to build community and bring the world closer together—has more meaning and power than ever before. Before the COVID-19 outbreak, I saw Facebook as an important part of connecting people who couldn’t meet in person. Now many are turning
The 72-practice Community Care Physicians medical group turns to patient engagement technology to improve its no-show rate, send COVID-related newsletters to patients and remind them of their telehealth appointments during the pandemic. READ THE REST OF THE ARTICLE FROM THE ORIGINAL SOURCE HERE
1. How COVID-19 is impacting the globe Confirmed coronavirus cases are at more than 3.75 million worldwide, according to Johns Hopkins University. More than 263,000 people have died from the virus, while over 1.2 million have recovered. 2. US jobless claims rise by another 3.2 million The US Labor Department’s weekly jobless claim showed initial claims for unemployment benefits
The COVID-19 crisis is being defined by four distinct consumer behavior segments, according to the first edition of the EY Future Consumer Index, a survey of 4,859 people tracking consumer sentiment and behavior across the US, Canada, the UK, France and Germany.1 These are "Cut deep," "Stay calm, carry on," "Save and stockpile" and "Hibernate and spend". Consumers that fall into the
From analytics and AI to 5G and Wi-Fi 6, here's all the enterprise tech that took center stage at CES 2020. At CES 2020 in Las Vegas, TechRepublic's Bill Detwiler spoke with CNET and CBS News' Dan Patterson about the various technologies featured at the electronics show. The following is an edited transcript of the
Ready, reset, reinvent: the emerging trends in business, tech and design In brief Capitalism is evolving. People are becoming increasingly conscious and hyper-aware of how their purchases affect others and Earth’s resources. Growth for profit alone will fade away as people demand products and services that are personally meaningful and socially and environmentally beneficial. 5G
Look for blockchain to mature, artificial intelligence and machine learning to improve cybersecurity, and edge computing to see higher adoption rates. Those are some of the insights gleaned from experts who took part in a recent IDG TECH(talk) Twitter chat. If blockchain felt more like hype than reality in 2019, prepare for that to change.
Are you aligned with the frantic adoption rate of new digital technologies? Does your business have a strong foundation for SMAC (social, mobile, analytics, and cloud) to incorporate the latest tech trends that’ll drive the post-digital wave? Do you have a digitally mature workforce to offer customized products and services that adapt to the constantly
CES 2020 is the first tech show of the new decade, and it’s already setting the tone for the next 10 years. The usual product announcements were pushed aside by a flood of innovative, and sometimes strange, technologies. We rode an electric bike that glides across water, used a laptop that looks like a Moleskin
