by Susan Schreiner | Jul 26, 2021 | As Seen in i3 Magazine, Business, Innovation, Technology, Trends
Smart city initiatives promise to make cities more connected, efficient and sustainable. COVID-19 tested the resilience of cities. Over half of the world’s population today lives in urban centers, and that is expected to jump to 68% by 2050, per the UN. Smart cities...
by Susan Schreiner | Oct 1, 2020 | As Seen in i3 Magazine, Business, Fashion, Innovation, Trending, Trends
Because of the health crisis with COVID-19, retailers are starting to innovate and experiment. Acceptance of online shopping and curbside pickup has accelerated during the pandemic but how can retailers entice consumers back into stores? Retailers are deploying new...
by Susan Schreiner | Aug 19, 2019 | Business, Innovation, Technology, What's Hot
Shoppers today expect convenience, immediate gratification, first-rate customer assistance, easy checkout and a shared transactional cart across channels. Retailers are responding by leveraging artificial intelligence with sensors, automation, machine vision, beacons,...
by Susan Schreiner | Mar 27, 2018 | Business, Health, Technology, What's Hot
Cybersecurity risks are escalating, threatening businesses, governments and consumers. In a world that revolves around the internet, security breaches, hacked elections, hacked medical devices, cyberwarfare, cryptocurrency heists, and other cyber threats are just a...
by Susan Schreiner | Dec 4, 2017 | Business, Health, Technology, What's Hot
Words like “smart” and “connected” signal a profound shift in the relationship between consumers and the products they use every day, the way businesses operate and how cities will function. Soon everything will be connected, creating a fusion between the physical and...
by Susan Schreiner | Oct 22, 2017 | Business, Health, Technology, What's Hot
With the premiere of the first Star Wars movie, our perception of robots changed forever. Until 1977, people used to think about robots as machines that performed pre-programmed tasks with limited memory. With the premiere of the first Star Wars movie, our perception...