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Forget Tanks, The Army’s Most Powerful Weapon Will Be AI
There is an ongoing co-evolution between indispensable human cognition and decision-making and AI-enabled autonomy. Envision a scenario wherein dismounted infantry soldiers are taking heavy enemy fire while clearing buildings amid intense urban combat — when an overhead drone detects small groups of enemy fighters hidden nearby, between walls, preparing to ambush. As the armed soldier’s […]
How technology is leading millennials away from brick and mortar stores
As retailers in Asean continue to evolve their operations to support a more joined-up commerce strategy and capture millennial sales, they must provide a modern, engaging customer experience for the uncompromising modern shopper. Lionel BONAVENTURE / AFP THE retail industry in the Asean (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) region has undergone massive disruption over the […]
The Year Of First Party Data
Sir Martin Sorrell lays out 4 lessons for marketers to succeed in a new era of advertising. After three decades of unprecedented success at WPP, Sir Martin Sorrell knows a thing or two about driving businesses toward long-term growth. At Think Platforms India 2019 — a two-part event in Delhi and Mumbai focused on successful […]
Microsoft CEO: ‘Tech shifts are easier to deal with than business model shifts’
The chief executive of Microsoft has admitted the revamp of the organization’s business model and culture has been harder to implement than its evolving technology. Satya Nadella, who took on the top role in 2014, said Microsoft has found it easier to adapt to a “first-class worldview of where the industry is going” than to […]
How people are ‘ghosting’ their employers
From faking their own deaths to hiring people to talk to their bosses for them, vanishing from the office without a trace is now a common method of workers quitting. But it’s risky. Yuichiro Okazaki and Toshiyuki Niino are great at quitting. In the last 18 months, they’ve resigned from at least 1,500 jobs. But […]
Changing remuneration models: Is it leading to better client-agency relationships? (Marketing Interactive)
According to a Global Agency Remuneration 2018 report by the World Federation of Advertisers (WFA) and The Observatory International, majority of the companies believe that a different approach to the way they pay their agency partners will improve the client-agency relationship. 71% of the respondents in the research said that changing the current agency remuneration […]
1B+ Market Map: The World’s 310 Unicorn Companies In One Infographic (CBInsights)
This map highlights which markets boast the most private companies with billion-dollar valuations. There are 310 private companies around the world valued at $1B+ as of 1/23/2019. These companies are collectively worth as much as $1,052B and have raised a combined total of nearly $257B. Last year, 112 new companies joined the global unicorn club […]