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CRETECH September 20, 2017
Tesla may be the best-known electric vehicle (EV) manufacturer, but its grip on the industry isn't certain. The Elon Musk-founded company has plenty of competition, including the Austrian startup Kreisel Electric GmbH – backed by former California governor Arnold Schwarzeneggar and his nephew. Having experienced sweeping success in the past two years, Kreisel is moving into a $12 million re...
CRETECH September 20, 2017
Don’t Make These 3 Lead Nurture Mistakes (And How to Avoid Them) September 20, 2017 · Steve Wayne Lead nurturing is important to gain new clients. It takes effort and strategic planning to determine how to interact with a lead enough, but not too much that it feels overwhelming for them. According to research by Gleanster Research, 50% of qualified leads aren’t ready to buy, which means lead ...
CRETECH September 20, 2017
SAM is the construction worker who never takes a break. SAM never gets sick. SAM can lay approximately 100,000 bricks in a single month. Just don’t ask SAM to do corners. Earlier this year, SAM—or a “semi-automated mason”—showed up at the construction site of Shenandoah University’s new 80,000-square-foot James R. Wilkins Jr. Athletics & Events Center in Winchester, Va. “It was i...
CRETECH September 19, 2017
NEW YORK (AP) — In filing for bankruptcy, Toys R Us joins a list of dozens of store chains that have done so already this year as online leader Amazon increasingly exerts its influence over a huge part of the retailing world. The toy chain, hobbled by $5 billion in debt and more intense competition, filed for protection from its creditors ahead of the key holiday season. Like so many retailers t...
CRETECH September 19, 2017
This summer, Amazon debuted a new program that made it easier for those on government assistance programs to join Prime at a reduced cost. Today, rival Walmart is announcing a change that will benefit that same demographic of low income shoppers. The retailer says it will allow customers using EBT benefits to use its Online Grocery Pickup service to pay for their groceries with their government be...
CRETECH September 19, 2017
There are as many opinions about jobs and artificial intelligence as there are people who have them. A Vanguard global economist recently said AI will replace 1in 2 . A new survey of  said most believe AI will outperform people at rote work like translating, surgery and transportation in 10 years. Fighting fire with fire, Google is offering a new . Marc Andreessen, founder at top venture capit...
CRETECH September 19, 2017
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CRETECH September 19, 2017
Blockchain: Changing the world, starting in New Jersey By James Barrood, NJTC, September 19, 2017 at 10:34 AM James Barrood of the New Jersey Tech Council.- (AARON HOUSTON) By now, you've probably heard that “blockchain will change the world.” Notwithstanding massive recent hype, it almost certainly will. And its impact will be even larger right here in New Jersey, because we're at t...
CRETECH September 19, 2017
Ikea is rolling out a new augmented reality (AR) application, called Ikea Place, according to Retail Dive. Ikea Place will be available at the end of September in Apple's App Store, and customers with Apple devices running iOS 11 will be able to use it to view how items would look in their home. The app scales products with 98% accuracy, and shoppers can move them virtually around a room. Mor...
CRETECH September 19, 2017
Cool cribs aren’t just for techies September 19, 20170 CommentsBy JLL Edge September 19, 2017 By: Alex Holton, Senior Vice President, LEED AP BD+C, JLL Our data for this is purely anecdotal, but San Francisco has perhaps the highest density of coolest office spaces of any city in America.  Just flip through any number of ‘Cool Spaces’ blogs and features or scroll through tech websites like ...