Being in the modern world: One ID but 18 different people
Your ID doesn’t change, but you are not the same person throughout your day… Source: http://www.zdnet.com
Day: April 27, 2018
We found 24 cloud services your business definitely needs to try
When it comes to cloud services and software-as-a-service (SaaS), we’re all familiar with the usual players. But there’s a huge world of opportunity and available resources beyond Google, Dropbox, Salesforce, Amazon, and Microsoft. Source: http://www.zdnet.com
Another VLCC test completed in US Gulf
Test run for loading of super tankers comes as US crude exports hit a new record. Source: http://www.tradewindsnews.com
Sponsored Video: New shipper services for CMA CGM
Mathieu Friedberg, CMA CGM’s senior vice president of commercial and agency network, spoke with Senior Content Editor Alessandra Barrett in March 2018 about the launch of a new customer focus to their service offerings, and the value in moving beyond price as the sole differentiator between ocean carriers. TPM 2018 Conference,… Source: http://www.joc.com
Sources: T-Mobile-Sprint deal would value Sprint at about $24B; Deutsche Telekom will receive 42% stake and 69% voting interest in the combined company (Bloomberg)
Bloomberg: Sources: T-Mobile-Sprint deal would value Sprint at about $24B; Deutsche Telekom will receive 42% stake and 69% voting interest in the combined company — T-Mobile US Inc. and its German owners are advancing toward a deal that would value Sprint Corp. at about $24 billion, according to people with knowledge of the matter. Source: http://www.techmeme.com
In First, Doctors Treat Rare Genetic Disorder With an Injection In Utero
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Ars Technica: Three babies with a rare genetic disorder have been spared the worst effects of their condition thanks to an experimental injection they received in utero, researchers report this week in The New England Journal of Medicine. The success marks the first time a genetic disorder has been partially reversed by such a treatment prior to birth. The in utero injections treated…
More Than 1M Children Victims of Identity Fraud in 2017
Total fraud against kids amounted to $2.6 billion and more than $540 million in out-of-pocket costs to families, a new report finds. Source: http://www.darkreading.com
IDG Contributor Network: Make service excellence part of service management
Service management organizations are beginning to focus on improvements, principally on service delivery and the type of services that are being delivered. This is being driven by a shift in consumer demand from products to services to, now, value delivery. This is known as “value-as-a-service.” This one component – delivering value to an organization’s customer – is just a tiny part of providing excellent service. Despite all the efforts around…
US shippers explore LTL, rail due to US truckload tightness
With US truckload capacity tight, shippers are investigating any alternative method possible to get their freight off the docks. Photo credit: Shutterstock.com. Shippers struggling to find available capacity in the US truckload market due to the growing US economy and the electronic logging device (ELD) mandate are turning to intermodal and… Source: http://www.joc.com
Chinese online education platform Knowbox raises $100M Series C led by Yunfeng Capital (Keyan Lu/China Money Network)
Keyan Lu / China Money Network: Chinese online education platform Knowbox raises $100M Series C led by Yunfeng Capital — China’s K-12 online education platform Knowbox has raised US$100 million in a series C round led by Yunfeng Capital, the latest in a string of investments in China’s online education market. Source: http://www.techmeme.com