There is a common misunderstanding about the coming automated economy that may destroy us all. Most people in business and finance (and most people, frankly) think that the new economy (of artificial intelligence and autonomous machines) is like the old economy: satisfying customers’ needs for products...
Executive recruiter Kathy Harris gives us an in-depth look at how to rise to the top levels of IT. If you're looking to advance your career in the direction of the CIO's seat, the first thing you need to do is learn what it really means...
There’s a lot of chat about the dangers to employment being driven by technology — with both blue and white collar work being threatened, according to a report from the University of Oxford. But how much of this is future hype, and how much short-term reality?...
MADISON – A bill that emerged from the Wisconsin Legislature’s closing surge will allow the state’s education agency to award small grants to high-school robotics teams, with the money used to pay for kits, supplies, contest fees and the like. It’s a modest amount of money...
Among some of the benefits: "Panda Fridays," improv classes, ski slope passes and a $30-a-month book allowance. Electronic health record giant Epic Systems has cracked Glassdoor's list of top 20 companies that provide their employees unique benefits and perks. Epic joined other well-known businesses in the field...
In a major turnabout, Exact Sciences Corp. is withdrawing from the massive Judge Doyle Square project south of Capitol Square and now intends to expand at the University Research Park on the West Side, company officials announced Monday. JDS Development, which had been spearheading the $200...
Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff and Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos have a few things in common. Both are super successful billionaires, are considered early pioneers in their respective fields, and have survived the dot-com crash on their way to building multi-billion dollar companies. Plus, they were both...
Is the CIO the right person to lead the digital business transformation? At Gartner’s Symposium/ITxpo in the heart of Walt Disney World this week, Gartner analysts repeatedly beat the drum that CIOs must seize the reins of digital business....
SAN FRANCISCO — Marco Zappacosta runs an Internet start-up called Thumbtack that matches plumbers, yoga instructors and other workers with jobs, putting him in the middle of what is called the “gig economy.” Now, that position has made him in demand with a group of...
ST.GERMAIN – Judged only by unemployment figures, Wisconsin looks prosperous compared to the nation as a whole. The statewide jobless rate of 3.9 percent in August was more than a percentage point less than the U.S. rate of 5.2 percent....