Small City, Big Opportunity

Starting your own business is a risky and often exhausting proposal, but the payoff at the end remains the ultimate lure for entrepreneurs. In an article for Founder Institute, Joe Garza writes that to boost your odds of success, consider a smaller town than the usual players to launch your business. While New York and...

Augmented Reality Makes Its Way to the Battlefield

Augmented reality is changing the way U.S. soldiers view the battlefield. Video recently released by a branch of the U.S. Army’s research division demonstrates a new heads-up display in simulated action. As soldiers infiltrate a building, they’re fed real-time intelligence that shows them the shortest path to a target and potential threats. The AR feed...

Amazon Plans to Transform the Food Industry with Whole Foods Purchase

Amazon’s recent purchase of Whole Foods opens up all types of questions, not least of which are the operational logistics behind the merger. Amazon stakes much of its reputation in its rapid delivery and shipping services and the Whole Foods acquisition represents new opportunities for the supply chain world. In an editorial piece, Jeff Berman,...

Programmers use Computer Science Skills to Assist the Military

Careers in coding and programming might bring to mind stereotypical offices in Silicon Valley, but one team of coders have a far different — and more dangerous — location. The Defense Digital Service is a 27-person civilian unit providing much-needed digital assistance to the U.S. military in Afghanistan. The team rotates through one- or two-year...

Stores Adapt Virtual Reality to Prepare for Major Shopping Holiday

Black Friday madness only happens one day a year, but new Wal-Mart employees are already getting a virtual look at how to handle the year’s biggest sales day. The virtual reality training comes courtesy of STRIVR Labs, which partnered with Wal-Mart to install VR training platforms at each of its 200 Academy training centers. An...