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Virtual Assistants Join The Corporate Finance Team

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“The Office of Finance is now ready to adopt this technology, in a market ripe for disruption, with cloud enablement at the forefront of innovation.”. billion market by 2026 as demand grows from small and medium-sized businesses, too. Polaris Market Research says intelligent virtual assistant technology is expected to be a $21.5

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Amazon Sizzles, CX Border Fizzles And Humans Win One Against The Machines 

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“As new technology advances bring innovation, we need to be careful that the impact of this is progressive and does not create barriers…”. Not a bad tally when the transaction count is slated to hit as much as 43 million transactions in 2026, up from 39 million transactions at the end of last year.

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Ericsson Says 5G Uptake Is Accelerating; COVID Highlights Need For Connectivity

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However, by 2026, Ericsson said the 5G subscription number is now expected to exceed 3.5 will catch up and overtake China in the race to roll out high-speed mobile technology, forecasting that North America will account for 80 percent of global 5G subscriptions by 2026. billion users, accounting for about a 40 percent market share.

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What Are Smart Cities?

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Thanks to innovative technology, smart cities are already a reality — and they continue to expand and become more refined. Innovation platform Amsterdam Smart City was created to develop solutions for a wide range of metropolitan issues. Get a data-driven look at the startups and industry players developing smart city technologies.

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Amazon Vs. Alibaba: How The E-Commerce Giants Stack Up In The Fight To Go Global

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Research from Morgan Stanley projects the online retail market will explode from $15B in 2016 to $200B in 2026. Alibaba has said Gamepind is the ideal marketing and promotional platform for merchants to engage with mobile shoppers and casual gamers in a truly innovative manner. This is after an already exponential jump from $3.9B