The European Championship is one of the biggest tournaments in football, with tens of millions watching the finals on television and tens of thousands flocking to stadia to watch the action live. The last time the Euros were hosted in England back in 1996, nearly 80,000 fans packed into the old Wembley Stadium to watch Germany beat the Czech Republic …
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Many UK workers want to learn new digital skills, such as coding, and use them to advance their careers and help their organization in its digital transformation efforts. This is according to a report from low-code firm Mendix, based on a poll of 250 full-time workers, which states that almost three-quarters (72 percent) want to learn new digital skills, and …
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Covid-19 has accelerated the dominance of online customer engagement both in practice and in preference. Eerie scenes of empty high streets are the corollary of huge spikes in the number of people transferring much of their consumer behavior online. And this looks likely to be a shift that’s here to stay: for example, ForgeRock research showed that in the UK, …
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Much about contemporary culture plays up clashes between opposites. Examples ranging from the innocuous (coffee vs tea) to the contentions political and social debates, each has a role in how we perceive others. Going to extremes becomes all too easy. Meeting in the middle has its advantages. In the world of software, one such clash is around the cultures surrounding …
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An increasing number of companies worldwide have come to realize that cybersecurity is an important factor in the running of a successful business. Cybersecurity Ventures expects global cybercrime costs to grow by 15 percent per year over the next five years, reaching $10.5 annually by 2025, up from $3 trillion in 2015. As a result of this knowledge, companies have …
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In an increasingly customer-centric world, the ability to capture and use customer data to communicate effectively, shape products and solutions, and orchestrate the buying experience is becoming increasingly important. Research from McKinsey prior to the global pandemic showed that organizations that leverage customer data outperform peers by 85 percent in sales growth and more than 25 percent in gross margin. …
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President Joseph Biden wasted little time pushing an ambitious climate agenda to overhaul American energy policies, invest in green jobs and reduce American reliance on fossil fuels. Since taking office in January, he paused offshore drilling licenses and pledged to rejoin the Paris Agreement to limit global warming. The president still needs the support of a divided U.S. Congress, but …
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Although we’re coming up on a year of pandemic lockdowns, developer teams are still navigating the new landscape for proper product delivery, feedback, and collaboration. At the same time, we’ve had to keep growing our teams remotely and attempt a semblance of normalcy for hiring processes and effective onboarding. With some of the tech giants planning to remain fully …
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The UK has been working from home for over a year, and now with the success of the vaccine rollout, organizations are looking to head back into the office. Over 66 percent of business leaders are planning on reimagining the previous working model, by offering hybrid solutions for employees to work in the office and remotely. Navigating this new hybrid …
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There is a pressing need around the world to prioritize the optimization of food production systems by reducing inputs, maximizing yields and profits, and ultimately, minimizing greenhouse gas emissions. Coronavirus pandemic aside, balancing the timely movement of food has always been a complex issue for global supply chains, which stems from a mix of short expiration windows for dairy, meat, …
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