Category Archives: Business
Bot Wars: Why Big Tech Companies Want Apps To Talk Back To You
Can a new wave of chatbots from Facebook and Microsoft upend apps as we know them, or is that just wishful thinking?The rise of conversational “chatbots” begins with a claim you might initially dismiss as preposterous. “Bots are the new apps,” Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella declared during the company’s Build developers conference last month. “People-to-people conversations, people-to-digital assistants, people-to-bots, and even digital assistants-to-bots. That’s the world you’re going to get to see in the years to come.”
Source:: Fast Company
The Real Reason Women Are Leaving STEM Jobs
A new report finds that women believe their companies’ practices are unfair, and that they don’t value their contributions.A recent report revealed a surprising gender gap: women job hop more than men and it’s getting more pronounced. While the analysts at LinkedIn who did the study said that further research was needed to determine why (it’s not about balancing family and work, as most of the job hoppers weren’t parents yet) the Society of Women Engineers (SWE) may have a clue.
Source:: Fast Company
Champion UFC Fighter McGregor Stands up to his Boss with…a Poem?
When taking a stand against his employer, UFC champion Conor McGregor found a pen was mightier than his fists.
Source:: Entrepreneur
5 Reasons to Reimagine How You Offer Customer Support
In the new “era of the customer, innovative companies need to put users — and their experience — first.
Source:: Entrepreneur
