Plötzlich ist die Digitalisierung für Unionsfraktionschef Kauder „das Megathema der kommenden Jahre“. Dabei hatten sich CDU und CSU zwölf Jahre lang taub gestellt. Seltener Anblick in Deutschland: So sieht eine Glasfaserleitung aus. Artikel lesen
Januar 2018
The InsTech Power 100
Die meisten Unternehmen lassen Startups links liegen
Berlin, 31. Januar 2018 – Ob beim Thema Finanzen, in der Energiebranche, im Gesundheitswesen oder im Handel: Startups sind heute in allen Branchen aktiv. Sie sind innovativ, schnell, agil und frech – doch die große Mehrheit der Unternehmen lässt sie links liegen. Artikel lesen
Nun offiziell: Bundesrechnungshof zerpflückt Ex-Minister Alexander Dobrindt
Auf unser Drängen hin hat der Bundesrechnungshof einen Bericht veröffentlicht, der mit der Amtsführung von Alexander Dobrindt als Infrastrukturminister hart ins Gericht geht. Konsequenzen hat der rechtskonservative Polemiker aber kaum zu befürchten. Ein Kommentar. Artikel lesen
Merging AI and human minds could make the workforce smarter
Given the promise of AI technology, it’s possible our world could one day mimic the storyline from Blade Runner. Last year, Elon Musk, founder and CEO of Tesla, stated that “robots will be able to do everything better than us,” implying even CEOs like himself may be in danger of job loss. Artikel lesen
Amazon, JP Morgan and Berkshire Hathaway team up on health-care plan ‚free from profit-making‘
Amazon is diving into health care, teaming up with Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway and the New York bank JPMorgan Chase, to create a company that helps their U.S. employees find quality care „at a reasonable cost.“ Artikel lesen
Amazon, Berkshire Hathaway and JPMorgan Team Up to Disrupt Health Care
SEATTLE — Amazon, Berkshire Hathaway and JPMorgan Chase announced on Tuesday that they would form an independent health care company to serve their employees in the United States. Artikel lesen
„Die Leute merken nicht mehr, wie fragil das System ist“
Digitalisierung erleichtert das Leben – was aber ist, wenn alles mal zusammenbricht? Physiker Armin Grunwald warnt die nächste Bundesregierung davor, fundamentale Gefahren zu ignorieren. Artikel lesen
So digital-kompetent sind die Deutschen
Die Grafik bildet die Selbsteinschätzung der Befragten bzgl. folgender Digitalkompetenzen ab. Artikel lesen
Strava’s fitness tracker heat map reveals the location of military bases
Strava is the maker of a fitness-tracking app that uses a phone’s GPS to track when and where a user is exercising, with an aim of being a type of social network for athletes. Artikel lesen
Artificial Intelligence Sector Overview – Q4 2017
As we previously noted, interest in AI has exploded. Its applications can be found in virtually every industry from marketing to healthcare to finance. On our AI research platform, we have classified the companies in the sector into functional categories. Artikel lesen
Große Koalition ohne Gründergeist
Martin Schulz besucht im Mai 2017 das Start-up Sonnen in Berlin. Bild: dpa Rente, Soli, Familiennachzug: Worüber in den Koalitionsverhandlungen gerungen wird, geht an der Lebenswirklichkeit der Jungen weitgehend vorbei. Artikel lesen
The Follower Factory
Jessica Rychly, whose social identity was stolen by a Twitter bot when she was in high school. Artikel lesen
Banking Greatly Underestimates Speed and Scope of Digital Disruption
Nothing has impacted today’s consumer more than the power of the smartphone and digital technologies. The full impact of digital technologies has yet to be fully realized. Artikel lesen
Blockchain And The Internet Of Things: 4 Important Benefits Of Combining These Two Mega Trends
The Internet of Things (IoT) and blockchain are two topics which are causing a great deal of hype and excitement, not just in the technology circle but in the wider business world, too. Artikel lesen
Digitalisierung an meiner Schule – Ein Erfahrungsbericht
Das Ausmaß der Digitalisierung an meiner Schule lässt zu wünschen übrig. Unsere Computer sind um die zehn Jahre alt, und es werden Dinge erwartet, die man nicht erwarten sollte. Aber was kann dagegen getan werden? Ich bin 14 Jahre alt und gehe mittlerweile seit neuneinhalb Jahren in die Schule. Artikel lesen
Banking Greatly Underestimates Speed and Scope of Digital Disruption
Nothing has impacted today’s consumer more than the power of the smartphone and digital technologies. The full impact of digital technologies has yet to be fully realized. Artikel lesen
5 Reasons to Invest in an InsurTech Start-up
Investing in a start-up can feel like an investment in the future. This is especially true if the start-up is an InsurTech, with the combination of insurance and technology promising innovation and fancy new technologies at the same time. Artikel lesen
Ich weiß, was du heute tun wirst
Lassen sich Straftaten voraussehen – und dadurch verhindern? Die deutsche Polizei setzt große Hoffnungen in computergestützte Kriminalitätsvorhersagen. Doch die Zukunft ist noch weit entfernt. Wenig Zeit? Am Textende gibt’s eine Zusammenfassung. Artikel lesen
How Baidu will make money from its free autonomous car technology
The Chinese tech giant will offer off-the-shelf hardware to companies that are seeking straightforward ways to automate cars. The Chinese tech giant will offer off-the-shelf hardware to companies that are seeking straightforward ways to automate cars. Artikel lesen
This self-driving shuttle puts accessibility first
Jay Rogers stood a few feet from his company’s new, futuristic-looking shuttle bus, called the Accessible Olli. Artikel lesen
Klauen uns Computer die Jobs?
Noch läuft sie nicht ohne Menschen: Zwei Mitarbeiter von BMW programmieren eine Maschine in München. Bild: Getty Unternehmer und Politiker werfen auf dem Weltwirtschaftsforum die soziale Frage neu auf. Die Antworten sind bisher erschreckend dünn. Artikel lesen
How Fintech Is Targeting Millennials Using AI And Machine-Learning
Over the last several years, millennials have been upending the consumer market as companies scramble to find the best way to attract the world’s first group of digital natives, a wily lot who thrive on innovation, automation and all of the latest tech gadgets. Artikel lesen
IoT News of the week for Jan. 26, 2018
Awesome paper on hacking sensors and what it means: I love human ingenuity, not only for building things up, but also because we can figure out novel ways to take things apart. Unfortunately this poses security risks as we combine our physical and IT infrastructures. Artikel lesen
Why Artificial Intelligence Is The Future Of Accounting: Study
After decades stuck in research labs, artificial intelligence (AI) is ready for prime-time, transforming if not disrupting all the sectors of the economy that generate lots of data (big data), from tech to finance, communications, energy, healthcare, mobility or manufacturing. Artikel lesen
The world is changing. Here’s how companies must adapt
Although we have only seen the beginning, one thing is already clear: the Fourth Industrial Revolution is the greatest transformation human civilization has ever known. As far-reaching as the previous industrial revolutions were, they never set free such enormous transformative power. Artikel lesen
The next big breakthrough in robotics
While drones and driverless cars dominate the headlines, another breakthrough—robot dexterity—is likely to have an even greater impact in both business and everyday life. Artikel lesen
8 ways AI can help save the planet
It’s a historic moment for Artificial Intelligence (AI). All the pieces are coming together: big data, advances in hardware, emerging powerful AI algorithms, and an open source community for tools that reduces barriers to entry for industry and start-ups alike. Artikel lesen
Inequality has a major impact on a country’s wellbeing. Why?
I’ve been in South Africa and the US recently. From geography to development both countries are, of course, very different. But they do share some similarities. Take inequality, for example. Artikel lesen