We’re living in an age of change, according to Conversion Capital Sole Founder and General Partner Christian Lawless. “These are unprecedented times, bringing about an enormous amount of change to trade, consumption and investment,” Lawless told PYMNTS CEO Karen Webster. Even in an age marked...
The days of major national events causing backlogs in commercial foodservice establishments and absolute messes in consumers’ home kitchens may soon be behind us. As new robotic solutions emerge to automate food preparation and production, turning out large quantities of delectable treats for big parties...
It being the July Fourth holiday weekend in America — what some Brits still call “that day” — we will be barbecuing and picnicking. On what? Brats and burgers? Veggie chicken nuggets? For those of legal age, why not wash whatever it is down with yummy,...
Today is Wednesday, June 8 and actor Matthew McConaughey stopped by the White House to make a tearful plea for stepping up gun control laws. Walmart Heir Rob Walton is buying the Denver Broncos for $4.65 billion and Securities and Exchange Commissioner Chairman Gary Gensler...
It’s Thursday, May 26 and it’s National Blueberry Cheesecake Day, so grab a slice and cozy up to this memo Bill Gates wrote 27 years ago today, outlining a strategy for Microsoft to dominate the internet. “The Internet Tidal Wave” signaled Microsoft’s pivot to focus...
Connected car data will lead to new applications and new customer experiences, according to Porsche Cars North America (PCNA). After hosting a competition in which it gave developers access to resources to test their ideas for data-driven technology services, the company spotlighted three different use...
Offering virtual service appointments as an alternative to in-person service calls at customers’ homes is boosting subscriber retention, ADT executives said Thursday (May 5) during the company’s quarterly earnings call. By cutting down on the number of times technicians drive to customers’ homes, virtual service...
From creating cars and footwear to imaging experiential new worlds inside the metaverse, product and software design teams have long operated using 2D tools, and without an effective form of online collaboration for distributed design teams doing this work. That’s made industrial design expensive and...
Platforms are not something new. Essentially, a platform business model is simply a way to connect two groups, whether it’s uniting buyers and sellers on an eCommerce platform or uniting riders and drivers through an app. That business model, though, has revolutionized many parts of...
