Back in 2012 I argued that there would soon be mobile wallet wars. In 2014, I speculated that there would be mobile wallet wars but that it was early days. In 2020, I still noted that mobile wallets were pretty awful. Today, it is clear that the mobile wallet is the core of the customer relationship and competitive … Read more
A no-confidence vote triggered by a dispute over the French budget has led to the collapse of the country’s government. Camilla Locatelli writes that France’s fiscal challenges offer important lessons for the rest of Europe. On 4 December, the French government collapsed after Prime Minister Michel Barnier lost a vote of no confidence. The vote … Read more
A CEO is arrested for turning satellite receivers into DDoS attack weapons, and we journey into the world of bossware and “affective computing” and explore how AI is learning to read our emotions – is this the future of work, or a recipe for dystopia? All this and more is discussed in the latest edition … Read more
By Lewis Nibbelin, Contributing Writer, Triple-I Natural catastrophe perils’ rising frequency and severity may be impossible to fully abate, but Nationwide Property & Casualty Insurance Co. President and CEO Mark Berven believes modern building codes could dramatically reduce their costly destructiveness. In a recent article for PropertyCasualty360, Berven wrote that inconsistent building codes create alarming … Read more
Bluesky, the exclusive microblogging social media platform featuring Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey on its board of directors, has taken a big leap toward connecting its invite-only community with the broader public. Now, you can easily follow individual Bluesky users through RSS feeds in Inoreader. Here’s everything you need to know: How to follow a Bluesky … Read more
