Omer Ismail, the head of Goldman Sachs' consumer business, is decamping to Walmart to take charge of the US retail chain's up-and-coming fintech startup.The news of Ismail's departure was reported by Bloomberg on Sunday. He is taking one of his top lieutenants, David Stark, with him to the new...
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Atlanta has emerged as a budding startup hub with a list of newly minted unicorns and growing venture capital interest in recent years. The city's allure has even attracted the likes of home rental giant Airbnb, which...
Although on the face of it, SMEs and big businesses seem worlds apart, there are many valuable lessons that small businesses can learn from their larger counterparts. Their perspective and learnings can be highly relevant, especially in...
One of Oxford University's laboratories involved in Covid-19 research has fallen victim to a cyber attack.
A spokesperson confirmed the attack to Forbes, revealing that the Division of Structural Biology, known as 'Strubi', had been hit with a cyber...
Earlier this year, we projected that 2021 would be the year of quantum computing for drug discovery, positing the idea that this is one of only a few areas where there is big ROI to offset the work required...
Powerful mathematical model utilizes brain signal data collected from an electrical implant in patientsEpilepsy is one of the most common neurological conditions, affecting more than 65 million people worldwide. For those dealing with epilepsy, the approach of...
Image credit: Thomas Barwick | Getty ImagesConfidence is one of your most important qualities as a leader. If you exhibit confidence, the rest of your team will have more faith in your decisions. They’ll be more likely to respect you...
Investment bank JPMorgan Chase has been testing blockchain payments between satellites in earth orbit, executives told Reuters on Wednesday.“The idea was to explore payments in a fully decentralized way,” Umar Farooq, CEO of the bank’s blockchain arm, Onyx, said. The blockchain team worked with Danish company GOMspace, which rents out...
Researchers have developed a data transfer system that pairs high-frequency silicon chips with a polymer cable as thin a strand of hair. Image: courtesy of the researchers, edited by MIT NewsResearchers have developed a data transfer system that can transmit information 10 times faster than a USB. The...
V2X tech is critical to the enhancement of existing smart traffic management services
Smart traffic management systems are forecast to save cities $277bn, by reducing emissions and congestion globally by 2025, according to new research.
The study from Juniper...
