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Billionaire philanthropist Bill Gates has many personal passions. Among them are the eradication of malaria, childhood healthcare, and—of course—education. Tuesday (Mar. 8), Gates offered some fresh thoughts on the future of schooling in an “Ask Me Anything” Q&A session on Reddit. A user posed the following question: Hello Mr. Gates, You have previously said that, through organizations like Khan Academy ... Read More »

When your inspection department reaches its capacity or the production line introduces a new component that requires new measurement tools, you have to decide whether you want to expand your in-house quality control or use contract metrologists. On the one hand, bolstering your capabilities in-house can reduce transportation and wait times. Transporting pieces off-site takes time and means you have ... Read More »

Ray Tomlinson, the inventor of email and the man who picked the @ symbol for addresses, has died aged 74. “A true technology pioneer, Ray was the man who brought us email in the early days of networked computers,” Raytheon spokesman Mike Doble said in a statement confirming his death. Doble said Tomlinson died on Saturday morning but he did ... Read More »

this is what happens when eight different exponential technologies all explode onto the scene at once. This blog (the 5th of 7) is a look at 3D printing. Future blogs will look at other tech areas. An expert might be reasonably good at predicting the growth of a single exponential technology (e.g. 3D Printing), but try to predict the future ... Read More »

Some of the biggest challenges growing enterprises face are the changes that happen along the way—this is especially true for those who get stuck in the “this is how we’ve always done it” mindset. Technology has definitely altered commerce forever, and those that have made adjustments by adopting the newest tech trends are more likely to end up leaps and ... Read More »

Is it almost reverse logic in some ways to call out ‘women in technology’ as an issue that needs addressing? Surely it should just be people in technology, some of whom are women, right? Speaking as a man married to a female professional software application developer who feels exactly this way, it’s kind of tough not to see women coder ... Read More »

Recent advances in technology have opened up vast new areas of communication, cooperation and even friction among nations in their pursuit of security, development and progress. Science and technology today transcend almost all areas of international affairs. The role of science and technology in international affairs is so intrinsic that it is rarely recognised as a separate entity and often ... Read More »

Last year, Abhinandan Balasubramanian quit his job at a London-based financial-technology company. The startup scene in his native India was booming, and he wanted in. The 25-year-old Mr. Balasubramanian moved to Mumbai and in December launched his own business there: Altflo, a global online marketplace for assets such as real estate and shares in investment funds. Basing Altflo in India ... Read More »

Business growth is typically the corporate leader’s primary purpose and priority in running a company. However, many business owners find that there are at least a few seasons in which their conversion rates come to a standstill. If this has been an issue for your company, it’s important to determine whether you are making costly mistakes that detract from your ... Read More »

There’s always something new theatre artistes bring to the table or stage, as you like it. This year h.g. ( Hansel and Gretel ) by Trickster-p, and the Corinne Maier-directed Past is Present , both brought to Bengaluru by Sandbox Collective, raised the bar by blending theatre and technology. h.g. was a performance installation, where the spectator walked through nine ... Read More »