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Mastercard pushes payments to the edge
The financial services company has overhauled its global payments atop public cloud and edge computing systems in pursuit of revenue growth in an API-driven, platform-fueled world.
L’Oréal supercharges ecommerce with digital tech
L’Oréal’s online sales soared during the pandemic, thanks to the promotional power of augmented reality technology, live-streaming services, and cloud software.
Estée Lauder proves the business value of augmented reality
The beauty company is well positioned for retail post-COVID thanks to an AR platform that lets consumers virtually ‘try on’ makeup and other products.
6 'crackpot' technologies that might transform IT
Next-horizon technologies have piqued some IT leaders’ interest in terms of the business value they may ultimately drive. Others remain skeptical of the high-risk payoff.
10 technologies that will disrupt business in 2021
From AI to serverless computing, these 10 disruptive technologies and trends are transforming the business landscape in the wake of the pandemic and beyond.
How Cargill IT is helping to solve the world's food problems
CIO Justin Kershaw describes what he looks for in his senior leaders and how the $114 billion agriculture company uses data from low-Earth orbit satellites and distributed ledger technology to bring transparency to the food supply...
4 promising AR/VR pilots in business
Augmented reality and virtual reality implementations are emerging across several sectors, thanks to their value in providing remote training and hands-free access to information.
How empathy drives IT innovation at Thermo Fisher Scientific
CIO Ryan Snyder shares his insights on IT’s expanding role in product development and the future of the CIO role.
The technology aboard the Mars rover Perseverance: An inside look
When it lands on the surface of Mars after a seventh-month journey, the newest rover will be powered by decades-old computing technology, early-stage machine learning, and a range of newer systems and software.
How RPA helps organizations deal with a global crisis
The coronavirus has caused priorities to shift. There is a new focus on automation tools that can be rapidly deployed to decrease costs, support the remote execution of business processes and build resilience.
MWAA brings facial recognition to the airline boarding process
The Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority is enabling paperless boarding via a biometric identity management system that uses facial recognition technology — no boarding pass or passport required.
Is AI ready to fly solo in your data center?
Server vendors, particularly Oracle, are pushing harder on automated, AI-driven server technologies. Are we ready to take our hands off the wheel?
Is RPA really an AI process or much less?
Does robotic process automation eliminate mundane tasks or just perpetuate a marginally productive process that should be redesigned in the first place?
7 tips for vetting the business value of emerging tech
Will a promising new technology be truly transformative or destructively disruptive? Only due diligence will reveal the truth.
Should you tell customers they're talking to AI?
When chatbots reach the level of always passing the Turing Test, and can flawlessly pass for human with every interaction, do you disclose to users that it's AI? That's the dilemma.
Bayer uses digital twins to reshape business strategy
Bayer Crop Science has created 'virtual factories' to provide dynamic digital representations of the equipment and processes for each of its nine North American corn seed manufacturing sites.
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