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The Returns Companies Are Getting From AI Investments

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Many AI-related projects were stuck in a research or pilot phase and were subsequently making little real impact on the operations of the business. Indeed, as recently as 2019, a survey from MIT Sloan and BCG found that around 70% of companies had seen no real return from their AI investments.

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Entrepreneurship Suffers When Well-Paid Jobs Are Plentiful

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A few years ago I wrote about innovation and entrepreneurship in Norway and Qatar. This subsequently makes working for established firms a more attractive option as by the time scientists and engineers are ready to create a startup they already have established a career for themselves. Positive or negative?

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Could Solar Power The Next Industrial Revolution?

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Indeed, in the Jobs of the Future index created by the consultancy firm Cognizant, roles such as “solar engineer” and “solar panel installer” feature heavily, with solar engineer jobs up around 368% in the past year. This growth has been driven by the tremendous technological strides made by solar power.

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The Path To EVs Might Not Be Smooth Sailing For Uber And Lyft

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This initiative aims to address the issue of tailpipe pollution by replacing traditional internal combustion engines with electric vehicles (EVs). Uber and Lyft have recently made commitments to achieve full electrification of their vehicle fleets in the United States by 2030.

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Are Ph.Ds Turning Their Back On Entrepreneurship?

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The paper shows that the rate of startup formation has been on the decline for companies run by PhDs in science and engineering since 1997, which is particularly worrying as this group is regarded as crucial in transferring knowledge from lab to market. of physicians operating as independent owners in 2019, versus 48.5%

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Things you have to know before you start your coworking marketplace

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According to Statista , there were around 22,4000 coworking spaces worldwide by the end of 2019. In the coming years, we will be seeing tremendous innovation in the field of building and running coworking rental marketplaces. Carefully plan your operations. In other words, they are just like Airbnb. Setting your own ad system.

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How The Coronavirus Is Transforming Innovation

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Many businesses have shut down, with many more having to drastically alter their operations to support social distancing or new patterns of consumer behavior. Tuck Business School’s Vijay Govindarajan underlines how important our ability to forget is to innovation. Unnecessary hurdles. “Much of that is by sheer necessity.