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According to Harvard, the Global Economy Is Doing Better Than Expected

The Global Small Business Blog

©iStock/thitivong Summary from Harvard Business Review: The economy is ending 2023 in better shape than expected. Most importantly, inflation is falling in much of the world and some central bankers have signaled likely interest rate cuts in 2024. But risks remain as higher interest rates work their way through markets. Geopolitics also looms large.

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IBM’s new watson large speech model brings generative AI to the phone 

IBM Services

Most everyone has heard of large language models, or LLMs, since generative AI has entered our daily lexicon through its amazing text and image generating capabilities, and its promise as a revolution in how enterprises handle core business functions. Now, more than ever, the thought of talking to AI through a chat interface or have it perform specific tasks for you, is a tangible reality.

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Unlock Global Business Expansion with Offshore BPO Company

Offshore India Data Entry

Expanding business operations internationally comes with immense data and document processing challenges. This is where partnering with an offshore BPO company unlocks immense value. Offshore BPO enables the outsourcing of data entry and document processing tasks to expert BPO company overseas, which powers efficient, cost-effective global growth. Outsourcing these tasks overseas to offshore BPO partner enables access to skilled talent pools, advanced infrastructure, and specialized expertise at

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Delivering responsible AI in the healthcare and life sciences industry

IBM Services

The COVID-19 pandemic revealed disturbing data about health inequity. In 2020, the National Institute for Health (NIH) published a report stating that Black Americans died from COVID-19 at higher rates than White Americans, even though they make up a smaller percentage of the population. According to the NIH, these disparities were due to limited access to care, inadequacies in public policy and a disproportionate burden of comorbidities, including cardiovascular disease, diabetes and lung disea

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How to Stay Competitive in the Evolving State of Martech

Marketing technology is essential for B2B marketers to stay competitive in a rapidly changing digital landscape — and with 53% of marketers experiencing legacy technology issues and limitations, they’re researching innovations to expand and refine their technology stacks. To help practitioners keep up with the rapidly evolving martech landscape, this special report will discuss: How practitioners are integrating technologies and systems to encourage information-sharing between departments and pr

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The Future of the Automotive Shopping Landscape Powered by Unified, Immersive, Frictionless Buying

Perficient Digital Transformation

One of my favorite memories as a kid was going to the car dealership with my dad and watching him beat up (figuratively, of course) the sales associate who was trying to sell him a new truck. The sales associate wanted one price; my father wanted a very different price. Round and round they went, spending hours and oxygen as they both attempted to get to a place where they felt good about the deal.

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Deep-sea mining technology: the potential job market and challenges

Airswift

Deep-sea mining is an emerging industrial activity in climate tech involving the extraction of minerals and metals from the ocean floor at depths ranging from 200 meters to 6,500 meters.

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From pharmacy of world, India moves to innovation in pharma

Zinnov

No longer is India just the ‘pharmacy of the world’, manufacturing and exporting bulk drugs and affordable generic medicines, it is also now rapidly emerging as a hub of pharma innovation and digitisation, as global pharma giants home in on India for their global capability centres (GCCs).

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Transformative Impact of Artificial Intelligence in Semiconductor Manufacturing

Infosys Consulting

Semiconductor manufacturing has been facing unprecedented challenges, struggling with the rapid transformation of technologies and ever-increasing demand for faster time to market while preserving cost effectiveness. The manufacturing domains are navigating a complex territory labeled by rapid scaling, intricate stacking methodologies, escalating process complexities, and the demand for expanded product portfolios.

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Future-Proofing Financial Services: Rule 3110 Updates Empower Brokers

Perficient Digital Transformation

The COVID-19 pandemic prompted several unprecedented shifts in society, notably impacting the workplace and necessitating the adoption of innovative technologies that facilitate collaboration and efficiency in a work-from-home (WFH) environment. For brokers, in the financial services sector, remote work became especially difficult due to the requirement for firms to register and supervise all home office “branches.

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Norway – Changes in tax rates and social security rates

Mercans

Change in personal deductions and minimum deductions for 2024 There is an increase in the personal allowance from NOK 79,600 to NOK 88,250. The government has also continued the upper limit for the minimum deductions at NOK 104,450 for salary and NOK 86,250 for pension respectively. The rates for the minimum deduction are also to remain unchanged at 46% for salary and 40% for pension.

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Global Hiring Guide for Startups

Grow your startup beyond borders and boundaries. Global expansion is the ultimate goal for many startup founders. However, to successfully enter new markets and grow internationally, you need a sound and scalable global recruitment strategy. In this eBook, you’ll discover how you can gain a competitive edge over your business rivals through the latest technology, harnessing global contractors, and using a global employment platform.

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Update $name of Existing Items using PowerShell

Perficient Digital Transformation

Welcome to our latest blog post where we dive into the realm of PowerShell scripting to empower you with the ability to efficiently update existing items. In today’s fast-paced digital landscape, the need to manage and modify data swiftly and accurately is more crucial than ever. Whether you’re a seasoned IT professional or just starting your journey into automation, PowerShell proves to be a formidable tool.

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The resurgence of space exploration refined for a sustainable future

Capgemini

Unveils the Final Tech Trend 2024: The Resurgence of Space Exploration Redefined for a Sustainable Future Pascal Brier Dec 26, 2023 Facebook Twitter Linkedin And this is the fifth and final tech trend for 2024 that I wanted to share with you. I was a very young boy when Armstrong and Aldrin landed on the moon. And for the first time in 50 years, we will send astronauts in lunar orbit in 2024 with NASA’s Artemis 2, potentially followed with a crewed lunar landing in 2025 with Artemis 3.

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Adobe AEMaaCS integration with OpenAI Assistants API

Perficient Digital Transformation

About the OpenAI Assistants API The OpenAI Assistants API allows you to build AI assistants within your own applications. An Assistant has instructions and can leverage models, tools, and knowledge to respond to user queries. The Assistants API is designed to help developers build powerful AI assistants capable of performing a variety of tasks. Different from OpenAI’s Chat Completions API, Assistants API is an agent framework.

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Navigating the ai hype wave

Capgemini

Navigating the AI Hype Wave: MIT’s Top 10 Articles of 2023 Unveil the Realities and Innovations Shaping the Future of Artificial Intelligence! Alex Bulat Dec 30, 2023 Facebook Twitter Linkedin Do Not Get Distracted around the Hype of AI ! 10 must read articles selected by MIT to grasp what happen in 2023. Which must read article would you add to the list or recommend me to read on AI?

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ABM Evolution: How Top Marketers Are Using Account-Based Strategies

In times of economic uncertainty, account-based strategies are essential. According to several business analysts and practitioners, ABM is a necessity for creating more predictable revenue. Research shows that nearly three-quarters of marketers (74%) already have the resources needed to build successful ABM programs.

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7 Reasons Why 2024 Will be the Year of XM Cloud

Perficient Digital Transformation

A year ago, Perficient’s Sitecore team’s primary focus was on helping clients make the transition to headless, Next.js and react. We wrote guides that listed considerations and created roadmaps to help clients lay out a path to take advantage of this architecture. We created tons of blog posts and other thought leadership talking about why this was a big deal , helping clients make sense of what it mean t to be headless and going through your headless options on Sitecore.

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Revolutionizing automotive harmony

Capgemini

Revolutionizing Automotive Harmony Alex Bulat Dec 26, 2023 Facebook Twitter Linkedin Human ingenuity combined with technology: How does a the new Volvo Cars XC30 model sound like? And could you make music with its sounds? Volvo and the team at Klevgrand gave it a go and they made it available to all of us to play around with. I love this kind of experimentation, technology and innovation is all about playing with it, experimenting and pushing the boundaries.

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A crash course of Next.js: Routing and Middleware (part 3)

Perficient Digital Transformation

This series is my Next.js study resume, and despite it’s keen to a vanilla Next.js, all the features are applicable with Sitecore SDK. It is similar to the guide I recently wrote about GraphQL and aims to reduce the learning curve for those switching to it from other tech stacks. In part 1 we covered some fundamentals of Next.js – rendering strategies along with the nuances of getStaticProps, getStaticPaths, getServerSideProps as well as data fetching.

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Remove all Sitecore Language Versions Except One Using Powershell

Perficient Digital Transformation

In the Sitecore CMS, we can add new versions of any item, and we can add as many versions as needed. There are 2 types of versions available in Sitecore Numbered version – versions of items in the same language Language version – versions of an item in a different language Problem In some cases, we may want to remove versions of an item or an entire node in all languages except one or a few languages.

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Top 7 Global Employment Challenges

The benefits of expanding internationally are endless, especially if you approach it the right way. However, there are pitfalls along the way that can slow down progress. Global expansion brings many opportunities for companies —business growth, brand-building in new markets, and access to diverse talent pools worldwide. However, international growth can come with challenges.