A growing number of firms are using the digital divide to take on rigid industries.They are starting by creating their own rigid industries in which rigid products are built by machines rather than human hands.The result: rigid industries have been created, but they are designed for the purposes of selling rigid products, not making them…
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How to stop a giant robot from stealing your jobs
The world is changing fast, and that means that every company has to make tough decisions about how to respond.A recent article from Bloomberg Businessweek described the coming era of industrial robots: “With more than half of the world’s workers now automated by robots, it’s the first time since the Industrial Revolution that jobs are…
What do you do when you have a new company? Here’s how to get the most out of your startup
By now, most people who work in the tech industry have heard of “Silicon Valley,” the area of Silicon Valley that encompasses a series of tech hubs around the world, from the northern California desert to the Pacific Northwest.Now, more than three decades later, a whole new set of industries is emerging that promise to…
How to make your home look stylish without using the internet
A home can look stylish, but without having to connect to the internet, and without having a dedicated home server, you’ll have to buy a new one.But that doesn’t mean you have to spend hundreds of thousands of dollars on a server, which is often cheaper than the expensive hardware that comes with a new…