When an employee at Mattel came up with the idea for the Bratz dolls, the Barbie company claimed the rights to that idea. But whoever owned that idea, the bigger company was in a better position to outlast the smaller upstart in the lengthy court… Read More »Litigation Barbie and the Case of Idea Ownership with Orly Lobel
If you look up anything starting with “Hey Siri,” “Okay Google,” or “Hey Alexa,” you’re using voice technology. And the AI that runs that tech is trying to be more human-user-friendly. We talk to Vinnie Schoenfelder, the CTO at CapTech, about how Natural Language Processing,… Read More »Hey Siri! Be More Human with Vinnie Schoenfelder
Going to the doctor for something routine, can be expensive and time consuming – especially when you move and can’t take your medical records with you. But what if you could? And what if you could supplement that data with that DNA test you just… Read More »Connected Healthcare with Paddy Padmanabhan
Millennials are a driving force in the US, being targeted and catered to using technology previously unavailable to previous generations. But what is it like for that generation in another major player in the global economy – China? Enter Zak Dychtwald, founding CEO of the… Read More »Young America vs Young China with Zak Dychtwald
We’re more than halfway through Q1 in a growing economy, so how are Small and Medium businesses stacking up? We talk to Jim Glassman, Senior Economist for JP Morgan Chase, about their new outlook survey. We also get an update on the latest from SpaceX… Read More »SpaceX Launch and an Economic Pulse Check with Jim Glassman
With more severe droughts, record breaking heat waves, and catastrophic hurricanes becoming the norm, professor and economist Amir Jina, examined the economic impacts of these changing conditions. We breakdown the study, find out which areas would be hit the hardest financially, and what action, and… Read More »An Inconvenient Price Tag with Amir Jina
Does your productivity suffer when you have a bad manager? Samuel Culbert, author of “Good People, Bad Managers: How Work Culture Corrupts Good Intentions” breaks down the flaws of human managers, and what non-C-level employees should remember during their workweek. Links:
The “cell phone free” dinner table and “screen time allowance” are becoming increasingly popular as ways to combat digital addiction. We talk to Colby Zintl of Common Sense Media about platforms targeting kids, what apps and drugs have in common, and the brewing backlash from… Read More »Fear and Loathing in the Living Room with Colby Zintl
When you have a podcast, or blog, or other digital content, how do you get noticed when there are so many others doing something similar? We talk to Derek Thompson, a senior editor at The Atlantic and author of “Hit Makers: How to Succeed in… Read More »How to Make a Hit with Derek Thompson
Waymo sued Uber over alleged stolen technology and have been fighting it out in court for nearly a year. We talk to Mike Swift from MLex Digital Insights about the settlement, and what’s next for self driving car technology. Links:
