From loan officers to data analysts to financial advisers and the automation of the back end finance processes, automation is making an impact on the finance industry with greater advancements to come in the next decade. For an industry that is based on processing information, it is of little surprise that the finance industry faces ...

There is no disputing the fact that robots are having an impact on jobs, whether positively or negatively for humans. With the advancements in machine learning, it is no longer routine jobs that are being highlighted of being at risk of automation. Automation in high-paying jobs may not replace humans entirely, but can cut costs ...

When we think of automation in the workplace, the first jobs that come to mind of being most at threat are low paying, low-skilled jobs. While this is definitely true, advances in technology are starting to threaten high paying, higher skilled jobs. Due to the advancements in robotics, artificial intelligence and machine learning, there seem ...

Each year more and more companies launch smart home gadgets to make our lives easier and more secure, and 2015 was no different. With the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) starting on January 6, we can expect to see a large range of new products that will enable your smart home to get even smarter. However, ...

In an ever-changing world, it is no longer enough for companies to adapt their businesses and products to what their customers want. This is because most of the time customers do not know what they want until they get it and are now flabbergasted that they ever lived without said product. Companies need to think ...

Controlling of devices using our minds is often thought to be something saved for the movies or a development that only a future generation will get to enjoy. It may still be some time before we can switch on the coffee machine with our mind, but the work is underway, so who knows what the human ...

Since making its debut with the launch of iOS 8 in 2014, Apple Inc.’s HomeKit has been slow in gaining traction in the smart home market. Since announcing in June that Apple HomeKit devices would be going on sale, we have only seen a small number of compatible devices hit the market, but the list ...

The concept of the smart home may still be in the early stages, but we are already enjoying the benefits of smart thermostats and smart security systems, among others. Plenty of startups are working hard to stake their claim, but more and more established names, especially in the U.S. and China, are entering the smart ...

U.S. oil prices have been hit hard over the last 14 months. Despite this fact, most companies in the oil and gas industry will continue to invest the same amount or in some cases more in digital technologies. Over the next three to five years, 18 percent will likely be investing the same amount. Another 44 percent ...

Airlines aren’t the only ones getting smart about technology and the Internet of Things. When we think of how the internet of things (IoT) is having an impact on the transportation industry, our initial thoughts focus on how the airline industry is embracing IoT. While this is true with the likes of beacon technology, and ...