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January 18, 2020

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ICYMI

14 Tech Trends To Watch Closely In 2020

Unicorns buying unicorns. The $8T opportunity in wellness tech. Empathy in design. Killer robots. Here are the top tech trends poised to reshape industries in 2020.

Venture Capital Funding Report Q4 2019
PwC and CB Insights' Q4 2019 MoneyTree report highlights the latest trends in venture capital funding globally.

Here’s A List Of 81 Bankruptcies In The Retail Apocalypse And Why They Failed

A list of major retail bankruptcies from 2015 to today.

What Is 5G? Understanding The Next-Gen Wireless System Set To Enable Our Connected Future
The next generation of wireless technology will offer new consumer and business applications, with near real-time connectivity.

Foot In Mouth: 59 Quotes From Big Corporate Execs Who Laughed Off Disruption When It Hit
With the iPhone as a glaring example, and stretching through Amazon and e-commerce and more recently blockchain and bitcoin, many innovations have initially been met with derision by big company CEOs. History often proved them wrong.

Paging Dr. Robot: How Robotics Is Changing The Face Of Medicine
Can robotics transform the medical industry? While there are plenty of medicine-focused robotics apps in development, the long-term outlook for their use remains to be seen.

Source: Open Bionics

What Is Blockchain Technology?
Few people understand what it is, but Wall Street banks, IT organizations, and consultants are buzzing about blockchain technology.

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Visa Acquires Plaid: A Review Of The Financial Data & Infrastructure Market
Visa’s acquisition of Plaid is a bet on customer financial data as an on-ramp to a growing global financial ecosystem. We look at financing and market trends in the space.

CORE INTELLIGENCE

Inside Google’s Ambitions To Become The Go-To Vendor For Healthcare IT
In part 3 of our series on how Google is using AI to take over the hospital, we look at how the tech giant's cloud services will impact health IT and patient data analysis.

CORE INTELLIGENCE

The Future Of Payments: B2B Payments Are Moving Past Checks
Businesses are increasingly paying each other via a mix of electronic payment methods and moving beyond antiquated paper checks.

CORE INTELLIGENCE

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