Texting has become ubiquitous around the world and people are becoming more and more engaged with their devices, while ignoring the world around them. This can have sometimes lighthearted and mildly annoying consequences as a woman discovered in 2011, when she walked...
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Digitalization has become a CEO priority
The 2016 Gartner CEO and senior business executive survey has found that in spite of a struggling global economy in early 2016, CEOs do not plan to significantly change their priorities. Growth is their top business priority (54%), customers are the second (31%) and...
All board members have to add value
Boards cannot afford to have directors around the table who aren’t delivering value. This is according to a new report based on the 2016 Global Board of Directors survey, released by Professor Boris Groysberg and Yo-Jud Cheng of Harvard Business School, Spencer...
How to Fix 8 Common Facebook Frustrations
We’ve all got annoying Facebook friends…you know, the ones who post about politics five times a day, or tag you in unflattering photos or won’t stop sending you Candy Crush invitations? And we've all been frustrated by autoplay videos and irrelevant ads. Fortunately,...
Study: Americans Expect Business Leaders to Use Social Media to Keep Them in the Loop
As the prominence of social media continues to grow, new statistics show that Americans expect their businesses to have a presence on these networks. More specifically, they want to see CEOs use social media to connect with their customers. The Global Street Fight...
Why you may want to wrap your car key in aluminum foil
Your car is always listening. Not for your voice, like the Amazon Echo or Siri, but for an electronic signal, such as the coded "unlock" signal from your electronic key fob. If it's a newer car model, you might not have to press any buttons; just approach your car and...
How to remain digitally relevant
By 2025, jobs which were common place in 2015 will no longer exist – and students graduating in 2016 will have obsolete qualifications for which there will no longer be a profession. Front-line military personnel will be replaced with robots; private bankers and...
These 9 Tricks May Change How You Use Your iPhone
Forget hammers and screwdrivers — iPhones are the most important tool of our times. But do you wield yours like a pro, or do your thumbs fumble its screen like an amateur? From apps that dash off reminders with a simple tap, to settings that make your battery stretch...
The Least Expensive Way to Buy a New iPhone SE
Is $399 still a bit too much for you to budget for a new iPhone SE? Thanks to a new in-store purchase promotion from Walmart, a $299 iPhone SE could be in your hands soon. Starting in April and running through the end of June, Walmart is offering a $100 price cut on...
Researchers build software that can predict your lifespan
Imagine if a computer could tell you how many days you had left. Would you really want to know? You might decide to live your life differently -- perhaps spending your money in other ways, or making your health a bigger priority. Whether you're ready to find out or...
White House Unveiling New Comparison Internet Service Labels
The Obama administration on Monday unveiled new labels for broadband and mobile Internet service, aimed at helping the nation's web users make price and service comparisons. The labels from the U.S. Federal Communications Commission are similar to federally required...
Update your phone, but only after you’ve given others a few days to test the waters
There’s a brand new reason to worry about updating your iPhone — if you’ve got one of the latest devices, anyway. People can worm their way into private photos and contacts stored within iPhone 6S and 6S Plus devices thanks to a glitch in iOS 9.3.1, the just-released...