70% of the Top 10 Billionaires Generated Their Wealth from the Tech Industry. Data researched by Trading platforms UK indicates that 70% of the top ten richest people amassed their wealth from the technology industry as of March 1, 2021. The top ten wealthiest individuals control a fortune of $1.14 trillion in total, with tech players accounting […]
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U.S. Smart City Initiatives
U.S. Smart City Initiatives Are Falling Short; New Report Calls for More Federal R&D and Coordination to Demonstrate and Deploy Artificial Intelligence Tools. The next wave of connected and intelligent technologies—sensors, 5G, and artificial intelligence (AI)—promises to improve the energy efficiency of urban systems. AI, in particular, can help cities save money, address infrastructure needs, […]
China’s Social Commerce Sales
China’s Social Commerce Sales to Soar by 36% to $363 Billion in 2021, Ten Times the U.S. Figure Though the U.S. social commerce market is growing at a rapid pace, China is not likely to lose its position of dominance in the near future. According to the research data analyzed and published by Finaria, the total social […]
The Presidential Inauguration
Non-Immigrant Kids Respond Differently When Immigrant Children Are Bullied
A recent study finds that, while youth think all bullying is bad, non-immigrant adolescents object less to bullying when the victim is an immigrant. However, the study found that the more contact immigrant and non-immigrant children had with each other, the more strongly they objected to bullying. “We know that bystanders can play a key […]
NBA Finals 2020 Viewership Drops 50%
The sports world is one of the most affected by the COVID-19 pandemic with many major sports all over the world coming to a complete halt. Even after many leagues returned it was clear that the “new normal” will have a significant effect on the entire sports world. With the pandemic throwing many sporting calendars […]
Travel with Virgin Limited in 2020
2020 has undoubtedly been a year like no other and sadly for many of us travel plans were squashed and much of the travel industry was put on hold. Through the global grounding of so many travelers we saw new trends emerge and as we start to look ahead to 2021, Virgin Limited Edition, the […]
All Good Just A Week Ago
If you’re feeling a little bit lonely as a single person during quarantine, there might be a perfect book for you. For both men and women, “All Good Just A Week Ago: Funny Dating Stories to Help You Keep Your Head in the Game” is chock-full of funny, relatable dating stories put together from interviews. […]
VEVA Sound X Quansic
VEVA Sound announced Tuesday that users of its platform are now able to register for an ISNI number for free. An ISNI is an International Standard Name Identifier, a number uniquely identifying an individual in the music industry. VEVA Sound verifies archived projects for clients. By partnering with Quansic, a leader in ISNI services, to […]
Antidepressant x COVID-19
Based on a trial from the University of Virginia School of Medicine, the antidepressant fluvoxamine appears to prevent COVID-19 infections from worsening, even keeping patients out of the hospital. The clinical trial was conducted by the Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. Fluvoxamine was compared with a placebo in 152 adult patients who […]