Analysis

The shock wave of the coronavirus is driving technological adoption in unanticipated ways around the globe, transforming societies and economies at a pace that would have seemed unimaginable just a few years ago. In particular, companies enabling communication and exchange of services and goods over distance have seen notable increases in adoption and usage.

With the economy expected to remain on rocky footing potentially beyond 2020 and COVID-19 quarantines and lockdowns ebbing and flowing on a rolling basis, new trends in consumer sentiment and behaviors are emerging globally. According to a new Future Consumer Index published by Ernst & Young, 42% of surveyed consumers believe that their shopping...

Brazil has been in the news for all the wrong reasons since the coronavirus began to ravage Latin America's largest country. At the heart of the controversy is President Jair Bolsonaro who has provoked a hail of criticism from health experts for his opposition to measures aimed at stifling the spread of the virus.

The advertising boycott on Facebook has resulted in a 12% dive in the stock price since Friday. A couple of weeks ago, Twitter has hidden one of Donald Trump’s tweets behind a “glorifying violence" warning and disabled that tweet's engaging options. "I don’t think that Facebook or internet platforms, in general,...

As the world is coming to grips with the implications of the coronavirus pandemic, the future of the freelancing industry is shrouded in uncertainty. Companies around the world have indeed begun to embrace more remote work, but it does not necessarily mean there will be more job opportunities for freelancers—at least in the short...

The success of the internet age is riding on the back of many breakthroughs. Besides advanced computer hardware, the software part is critical to the ultimate functioning of the technology industry. Admittedly, software publishers make up the backbone of the technology industry, especially the computing sector. According to a 2015 McKinsey report, the software industry...

Forest products are always on demand. This is true today as it will be in the future. Indeed, the growth of the global forestry industry depends on the demand for wood products. According to the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), the unceasing demand for wood and its products drives the investment in the forestry industry.

Technological advancement is behind the current positive trajectory of the healthcare industry. Previously, the most dominant health systems were hospital care and physician services. However, the availability of technology and changing preferences by the patient pool are enabling the rise of home healthcare as the most preferred health system. As of 2018, the global...

Since the turn of the 21st Century, technological innovation has been moving at breakneck speed. Artificial intelligence and its applications in all manner of industries are proving to be the most revolutionary so far. This article focuses on the artificial intelligence outlook and with a particular interest in what the future holds in terms of benefits and...

The number of people working online has been on the rise in the recent past. To put this into perspective; according to Statista’s data on most popular online activities as at November 2017, at least 22.6% of internet users in the United States were working remotely via the internet. Data such as 20.8% and...

The age of technological revolution is often being referred to as the “post-modern” era. This is an era where everything that is digitalized and technologically tagged is easily accepted and appreciated everywhere. This is the reason why the electronic voting or e-voting, including electronic voting machines (EVMs), was once expected to become the globally accepted and dominant form of...

Caracas, Venezuela (ViaNews) - Starting in August, the Venezuelan economy was in such difficult situation that its bank notes were illegally exported to Colombia, where they were reportedly bought by four times its face value. With these bank notes, Colombians were able to buy Venezuelan gasoline and other goods, much cheaper than their own. Hence, in Venezuela, there was...