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Flatline… Subscriptions Will Be The Death Of Tech Jobs

Posted on April 27, 2016 by Chris Niccolls

When does a buzzword become a technology? It’s hard exactly, but “Subscription” is a great example. It started as a simple idea. Software sales groups spend a lot of time and money chasing after customers. They want customers to buy … Continue reading →

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The Robot Revolution On Speed: Too Late To Turn Back!

Posted on April 4, 2016 by Chris Niccolls

Tongues have been wagging about the rise of the robots. Robots taking over manufacturing, robots acting as home companions and robots taking our jobs. A lot of digital ink has been spilled on the subject.  You know what? Just about … Continue reading →

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Uber Orders 100,000 Robot Cars!

Posted on March 24, 2016 by Chris Niccolls

Did they or didn’t they? Everyone wants to know if the rumor is true. Did UBER order 100,000 Mercedes-Benz type-S cars? If they did, UBER could provide a “driverless” taxi  service AND  set a new low price for car and … Continue reading →

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How The Outsourcing Engine Will Change The World

Posted on January 25, 2016 by Chris Niccolls

In our last blog, we looked into how robots and learning machines are positioned to take over professional jobs: doctors, lawyers, and corporate MBA jobs. Advances in learning systems allow robots to learn the same way humans do, by reading … Continue reading →

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Will Corporations Still Need MBA’s?

Posted on January 9, 2016 by Chris Niccolls

Automation is all around us. Technologies that displace human have become pervasive, and so SUCCESSFUL, that we barely notice them. Parking meters were part of the urban landscape for nearly a century, with downtown areas packed these mechanical marvels. Today a … Continue reading →

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Tesla’s Robot Car Leaps Forward!

Posted on October 18, 2015 by Chris Niccolls

Everyone’s getting on board with robotic cars. Now Tesla has joined in by providing new and existing cars (all models since the 2014 S) with nearly full robotic features. Just as we discussed in earlier blogs, car manufacturers have been … Continue reading →

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Robot Reviews: Robots in Writing And Publishing

Posted on June 29, 2015 by Chris Niccolls

The world is about to go through a period of unprecedented change and great disruption. Macro-Disrupters” are churning through the workforce, but have not yet reached a Tipping Point (to borrow from Malcolm Gladwell), where we “the big change” becomes … Continue reading →

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