[CropX in CNCBC] How can the Internet of Things lead to smarter irrigation?
CropX CEO Isaac Bentwich explains how he uses big data analytics and an IoT approach to determine where water is needed in the crop fields Watch the video on...
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[Highcon in Labels & Labeling] Highcon appoints Americas sales director
Highcon has appointed Ron Kukla as its new sales director for the Americas to promote adoption of the company’s digital cutting and creasing technology in the region. Based in Knoxville, Tennessee, Kukla has spent the last 19 years at HP Indigo in various sales leadership roles including regional manager, director of strategic accounts and vice president of sales. Prior to joining Indigo in 1997, he worked was at A.B. Dick for 12 years. Read more on Labels &...
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What’s in the Cards? Tech-Forward Mobile Solutions Offer the Convenience of Paying by App
In our fast-changing digital world — where new mobile apps continue to transform the way we live, work, and play — FinTech is reshaping how we handle our money online and on the go. Take a look, just as an example, at peer-to-peer (P2P) money transfers and remittance, which are worth well over $1 trillion. Today, only a small part of those transactions – in the US, about $5 billion – are conducted via mobile. But mobile transaction volume is likely to grow exponentially in the coming years —driven by FinTech innovation — such that (according to some estimates) P2P transactions could conceivably jump to $86 billion in the US by 2018. With the future growth of FinTech intricately linked to mobile technologies, mobile payment solutions are an important piece of the puzzle. Here are some of the ways that mobile apps are already redefining and reinventing how our money is being shared, received, and transferred via mobile. All in the Family It’s become more convenient to repay people digitally using P2P payment services, than to pay using cash....
Read More[CNBC] Title III: Game-changer for start-ups?
Discussing new Title III regulations of the JOBS Act, which allow investing in start-ups, and the potential fallout, with Jon Medved, OurCrowd founder and CEO, and David Mandelbrot, Indiegogo...
Read More[HIL in the Wall Street Journal] Proton-Beam Therapy for Cancer Gets Renewed Attention
To see the explosive rise of proton-beam therapy, an expensive and controversial cancer treatment, look to the billboards of Belgium. Ion Beam Applications SA, the Belgian company that leads the global market for huge proton-beam machines, is selling so many systems lately that it needs to boost its 1,200-strong workforce by 400 workers. It launched a big recruitment drive across the country this year, featuring radio and newspaper spots along with dozens of billboards and posters. Read more on The Wall Street...
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