People often resist change, so you need a plan in place to make adoption
of any new technology as simple and painless as possible.
However, doctors are increasingly making use
of the new technology as it becomes exponentially cheaper and faster.
Much of the Synthetic Biology Project's work has focused on understanding the public perception
of these new technologies as well as the potential regulatory pathways for novel applications.
School boards and parents, however, will fight efforts to substitute machines for teachers, even when champions of reducing labor costs dress up the purchase
of new technologies as overall savings and a technological Utopia.
«Bringing a host
of new technologies as standard and introducing these segment - first features helps ensure customers feel more confident behind the wheel.»
Shigeru Miyamoto: As a company, we take in all different kinds
of new technologies as they become available.
Over half (51 %) of law firms are pinpointing the adoption
of new technology as one of their biggest challenges over...
Attendees learn to understand the risks and challenges
of new technology as they incorporate it into their practice.
Smith & Williamson's annual law firm survey found that more than half (51 %) of law firm respondents now pinpoint the adoption
of new technology as one of the biggest challenges facing them over the next two to three years.
Generally speaking, our partners are very accepting
of new technology as long as it adds value.
The key is to think
of new technology as an opportunity to fix breakdowns in the real estate transaction process.
The reason for this faster - than - ever home sale trend has to do both with the advent
of new technologies as well as the consumer comfortability with doing real business virtually.
Not exact matches
According the
New York Times, ZTE's products for the infrastructure
of telecommunications networks,
as well
as its smartphones, depend on a host
of American components including microprocessors from Qualcomm, glass made by Corning and sound
technology from San Francisco - based Dolby.
More important,
as creators
of new commercial
technologies, they potentially create greater market efficiencies and growth.
Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those reflected in such forward - looking statements and that should be considered in evaluating our outlook include, but are not limited to, the following: 1) our ability to continue to grow our business and execute our growth strategy, including the timing, execution, and profitability
of new and maturing programs; 2) our ability to perform our obligations under our
new and maturing commercial, business aircraft, and military development programs, and the related recurring production; 3) our ability to accurately estimate and manage performance, cost, and revenue under our contracts, including our ability to achieve certain cost reductions with respect to the B787 program; 4) margin pressures and the potential for additional forward losses on
new and maturing programs; 5) our ability to accommodate, and the cost
of accommodating, announced increases in the build rates
of certain aircraft; 6) the effect on aircraft demand and build rates
of changing customer preferences for business aircraft, including the effect
of global economic conditions on the business aircraft market and expanding conflicts or political unrest in the Middle East or Asia; 7) customer cancellations or deferrals
as a result
of global economic uncertainty or otherwise; 8) the effect
of economic conditions in the industries and markets in which we operate in the U.S. and globally and any changes therein, including fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates; 9) the success and timely execution
of key milestones such
as the receipt
of necessary regulatory approvals, including our ability to obtain in a timely fashion any required regulatory or other third party approvals for the consummation
of our announced acquisition
of Asco, and customer adherence to their announced schedules; 10) our ability to successfully negotiate, or re-negotiate, future pricing under our supply agreements with Boeing and our other customers; 11) our ability to enter into profitable supply arrangements with additional customers; 12) the ability
of all parties to satisfy their performance requirements under existing supply contracts with our two major customers, Boeing and Airbus, and other customers, and the risk
of nonpayment by such customers; 13) any adverse impact on Boeing's and Airbus» production
of aircraft resulting from cancellations, deferrals, or reduced orders by their customers or from labor disputes, domestic or international hostilities, or acts
of terrorism; 14) any adverse impact on the demand for air travel or our operations from the outbreak
of diseases or epidemic or pandemic outbreaks; 15) our ability to avoid or recover from cyber-based or other security attacks, information
technology failures, or other disruptions; 16) returns on pension plan assets and the impact
of future discount rate changes on pension obligations; 17) our ability to borrow additional funds or refinance debt, including our ability to obtain the debt to finance the purchase price for our announced acquisition
of Asco on favorable terms or at all; 18) competition from commercial aerospace original equipment manufacturers and other aerostructures suppliers; 19) the effect
of governmental laws, such
as U.S. export control laws and U.S. and foreign anti-bribery laws such
as the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and the United Kingdom Bribery Act, and environmental laws and agency regulations, both in the U.S. and abroad; 20) the effect
of changes in tax law, such
as the effect
of The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (the «TCJA») that was enacted on December 22, 2017, and changes to the interpretations
of or guidance related thereto, and the Company's ability to accurately calculate and estimate the effect
of such changes; 21) any reduction in our credit ratings; 22) our dependence on our suppliers,
as well
as the cost and availability
of raw materials and purchased components; 23) our ability to recruit and retain a critical mass
of highly - skilled employees and our relationships with the unions representing many
of our employees; 24) spending by the U.S. and other governments on defense; 25) the possibility that our cash flows and our credit facility may not be adequate for our additional capital needs or for payment
of interest on, and principal
of, our indebtedness; 26) our exposure under our revolving credit facility to higher interest payments should interest rates increase substantially; 27) the effectiveness
of any interest rate hedging programs; 28) the effectiveness
of our internal control over financial reporting; 29) the outcome or impact
of ongoing or future litigation, claims, and regulatory actions; 30) exposure to potential product liability and warranty claims; 31) our ability to effectively assess, manage and integrate acquisitions that we pursue, including our ability to successfully integrate the Asco business and generate synergies and other cost savings; 32) our ability to consummate our announced acquisition
of Asco in a timely matter while avoiding any unexpected costs, charges, expenses, adverse changes to business relationships and other business disruptions for ourselves and Asco
as a result
of the acquisition; 33) our ability to continue selling certain receivables through our supplier financing program; 34) the risks
of doing business internationally, including fluctuations in foreign current exchange rates, impositions
of tariffs or embargoes, compliance with foreign laws, and domestic and foreign government policies; and 35) our ability to complete the proposed accelerated stock repurchase plan, among other things.
The company and its eponymous product, created by serial entrepreneur and
technology expert David Gurle, is scarcely out
of startup mode, but already it's making waves
as a potentially disrupting
new force on Wall Street, thanks in large part to support from some
of the world's largest investment banks.
And just
as the elevator's effects were amplified by the near - simultaneous introduction
of other key tools and practices — from reinforced concrete to
new methods
of producing steel and framing buildings to modern ventilation systems — so, too, the most transformative
of effects over the next decade or two are sure to be found in the confluence
of new technologies and ideas.
Two companies that grew out
of new technology for delivering stuff just proved they can make it just
as well
as the Hollywood establishment.
As part
of this process, we are continuing to work on a
new breakthrough cleaning line, including dish care, laundry and household cleaners, utilizing an advanced sugar - based surfactant
technology to further improve the efficacy
of our products.
The Hong Kong stock exchange has introduced
new rules allowing companies with dual - class shareholding structures and biotechnology firms yet to generate revenue to apply for listings from April 30, as it races to stay ahead of competing bourses in Shanghai, New York and Singapore to attract big technology firms and become the world's largest stock exchan
new rules allowing companies with dual - class shareholding structures and biotechnology firms yet to generate revenue to apply for listings from April 30,
as it races to stay ahead
of competing bourses in Shanghai,
New York and Singapore to attract big technology firms and become the world's largest stock exchan
New York and Singapore to attract big
technology firms and become the world's largest stock exchange.
What's making this revolution possible,
as Erika Fry and Sy Mukherjee report in «Big Data Meets Biology,» are the extraordinary
new technologies that can now begin to make sense
of the estimated 750 quadrillion bytes
of health - related data we produce every day.
The
new contender for Silicon Valley North has displaced Waterloo, Ont.,
as the country's innovation hub, playing host to some
of the biggest names in Canada's booming
technology sector.
If,
as Yeo said, a version
of the
technology is «already out there,» Theranos» innovation may be a lab that implements a
new form
of that
technology in an elegant and efficient way, putting it into action on a commercial scale for the first time in history.
«They can focus on growing sales and on the customer experience
as a result
of this
new era
of technology,» he says.
«I think
as soon
as the [federal] budget is introduced,» says Kane, «we're going to have a whole set
of new rules to help Canadian
technology companies bring in highly skilled workers.»
As smart
technology becomes an increasingly vital part
of everyday life, Heins said, BlackBerry will use its global data network and create
new partnerships to develop more mobile computing services for enterprise clients.
In my
new role
as Digium chief
technology officer and chairman
of the board, I am 100 % dedicated to my quest
of developing open source telephony solutions for the enterprise market.
They're about
as close to commodities
as consumer devices get,» Hal Friedlander, co-founder
of the
Technology for Education Consortium and former CIO for
New York City schools, told Business Insider.
Since
new facial recognition
technology is currently being added to devices and applications everywhere — Apple's iPhone X is the perfect example here — it comes
as no great surprise that Facebook would be next to incorporate some kind
of facial scanning in its own platform.
New features such
as facial recognition and virtual reality herald Apple's vision for future smartphones, but other issues such
as the lack
of augmented - reality apps have cooled buyer buyer interest in those
technologies.
Tesla filed a lawsuit in January against Sterling Anderson, its former director
of Autopilot,
as well
as Chris Urmson, the previous director
of the Google self - driving project, and their startup Aurora Innovation — a
new venture the men launched with Drew Bagnell, the former head
of the autonomy and perception team at Uber's Advanced
Technology Center in Pittsburgh.
North Perth - based tech company Scancam has raised $ 1.2 million from investors
as it seeks to expand sales
of its anti-fuel theft
technology into
new markets.
Some owners
of family corporations tend to stay in leadership too long and
as a result their more conservative approach shuns innovation and
new technologies.
The company is in the first phase
of a pilot project to roll out its
newest technology, including mobile apps for iPhone, BlackBerry and Android,
as well
as home energy «dashboards» in up to 1,000 homes across Ontario.
The coming changes, disruptions, and
new technology solutions
as well
as the changing demands
of your clients and customers are not simply head - on challenges - they're lateral attacks, competitive entries from adjacent markets, and newly - enabled ways
of doing business that never existed before.
As Aaron Wright, chair of the alliance's Legal Industry Working Group, told Coin Telegraph, «Lawyers are poised to serve as the catalysts for blockchain technology, and the Legal Working Group will serve as a neutral space to explore blockchain - based legal technology, develop standards for «smart» legal agreements, support emerging enterprise use cases, and tackle important policy issues raised by this new, impactful technology.&raqu
As Aaron Wright, chair
of the alliance's Legal Industry Working Group, told Coin Telegraph, «Lawyers are poised to serve
as the catalysts for blockchain technology, and the Legal Working Group will serve as a neutral space to explore blockchain - based legal technology, develop standards for «smart» legal agreements, support emerging enterprise use cases, and tackle important policy issues raised by this new, impactful technology.&raqu
as the catalysts for blockchain
technology, and the Legal Working Group will serve
as a neutral space to explore blockchain - based legal technology, develop standards for «smart» legal agreements, support emerging enterprise use cases, and tackle important policy issues raised by this new, impactful technology.&raqu
as a neutral space to explore blockchain - based legal
technology, develop standards for «smart» legal agreements, support emerging enterprise use cases, and tackle important policy issues raised by this
new, impactful
technology.»
«It may take Las Vegas or Austin 25 years to challenge northern California
as an incubator
of new technology, but they are working on it.
Paul Brody, the man who helped drive the effort to create a
new architecture at IBM for connecting devices in the so - called Internet
of things, has joined accounting and consulting firm Ernst & Young, known
as EY,
as the Americas strategy leader for the
technology sector.
And though WeWork became profitable
as of summer 2015, some skeptics believe that its financials may not support its valuation, suggesting it could be part
of a
new technology bubble.
She hit her stride in the mid-1990s after becoming head
of Morgan Stanley's
technology banking team, just
as Wall Street was growing infatuated with the shiny
new Internet.
Whether or not Mickey is a gamer, Disney Research in Pittsburgh is developing a
new technology called Aireal that would enable users
of hands free, motion - controlled devices such
as the Microsoft Kinect or Leap Motion to actually feel the virtual objects they're manipulating.
Rapid uptake
of new technologies and intense competition between manufacturers have pushed margins on many sets into negative territory, and
as Bloomberg Businessweek's recent profile
of CEO Stringer pointed out, over the past eight years the company has lost an astounding US$ 8.5 billion on TVs.
Increases in emissions from air and sea transport will more than offset the savings from passenger cars unless
new technologies can somehow make the same kind
of impact on them
as Elon Musk et al. have had on the car industry.
Whereas this was once seen
as a laborious and never - ending task, especially when placed on top
of the other responsibilities
of starting a
new business, modern
technology has simplified this process, too.
Such risks, uncertainties and other factors include, without limitation: (1) the effect
of economic conditions in the industries and markets in which United
Technologies and Rockwell Collins operate in the U.S. and globally and any changes therein, including financial market conditions, fluctuations in commodity prices, interest rates and foreign currency exchange rates, levels
of end market demand in construction and in both the commercial and defense segments
of the aerospace industry, levels
of air travel, financial condition
of commercial airlines, the impact
of weather conditions and natural disasters and the financial condition
of our customers and suppliers; (2) challenges in the development, production, delivery, support, performance and realization
of the anticipated benefits
of advanced
technologies and
new products and services; (3) the scope, nature, impact or timing
of acquisition and divestiture or restructuring activity, including the pending acquisition
of Rockwell Collins, including among other things integration
of acquired businesses into United
Technologies» existing businesses and realization
of synergies and opportunities for growth and innovation; (4) future timing and levels
of indebtedness, including indebtedness expected to be incurred by United
Technologies in connection with the pending Rockwell Collins acquisition, and capital spending and research and development spending, including in connection with the pending Rockwell Collins acquisition; (5) future availability
of credit and factors that may affect such availability, including credit market conditions and our capital structure; (6) the timing and scope
of future repurchases
of United
Technologies» common stock, which may be suspended at any time due to various factors, including market conditions and the level
of other investing activities and uses
of cash, including in connection with the proposed acquisition
of Rockwell; (7) delays and disruption in delivery
of materials and services from suppliers; (8) company and customer - directed cost reduction efforts and restructuring costs and savings and other consequences thereof; (9)
new business and investment opportunities; (10) our ability to realize the intended benefits
of organizational changes; (11) the anticipated benefits
of diversification and balance
of operations across product lines, regions and industries; (12) the outcome
of legal proceedings, investigations and other contingencies; (13) pension plan assumptions and future contributions; (14) the impact
of the negotiation
of collective bargaining agreements and labor disputes; (15) the effect
of changes in political conditions in the U.S. and other countries in which United
Technologies and Rockwell Collins operate, including the effect
of changes in U.S. trade policies or the U.K.'s pending withdrawal from the EU, on general market conditions, global trade policies and currency exchange rates in the near term and beyond; (16) the effect
of changes in tax (including U.S. tax reform enacted on December 22, 2017, which is commonly referred to
as the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act
of 2017), environmental, regulatory (including among other things import / export) and other laws and regulations in the U.S. and other countries in which United
Technologies and Rockwell Collins operate; (17) the ability
of United
Technologies and Rockwell Collins to receive the required regulatory approvals (and the risk that such approvals may result in the imposition
of conditions that could adversely affect the combined company or the expected benefits
of the merger) and to satisfy the other conditions to the closing
of the pending acquisition on a timely basis or at all; (18) the occurrence
of events that may give rise to a right
of one or both
of United
Technologies or Rockwell Collins to terminate the merger agreement, including in circumstances that might require Rockwell Collins to pay a termination fee
of $ 695 million to United
Technologies or $ 50 million
of expense reimbursement; (19) negative effects
of the announcement or the completion
of the merger on the market price
of United
Technologies» and / or Rockwell Collins» common stock and / or on their respective financial performance; (20) risks related to Rockwell Collins and United
Technologies being restricted in their operation
of their businesses while the merger agreement is in effect; (21) risks relating to the value
of the United
Technologies» shares to be issued in connection with the pending Rockwell acquisition, significant merger costs and / or unknown liabilities; (22) risks associated with third party contracts containing consent and / or other provisions that may be triggered by the Rockwell merger agreement; (23) risks associated with merger - related litigation or appraisal proceedings; and (24) the ability
of United
Technologies and Rockwell Collins, or the combined company, to retain and hire key personnel.
South Korean
technology giant Samsung Electronics (ssnlf) named a
new generation
of top managers Tuesday and promised to reward shareholders with $ 26 billion in payouts to 2020,
as it reported record third - quarter profit.
Already, Qualcomm (QCOM) and Intel (INTC) have introduced
new biometic security
technology that would use readings from the human body — such
as a fingerprint or a facial reading — to allow access to devices instead
of traditional passwords.
Instead
of merely seeing
technology as taking away jobs — which to some degree it is — the book reminds us that
technology can also be extremely effective in empowering people to find their fit in the
new economy.
-- Rodney Williams, cofounder and CEO
of LISNR, a
new communications
technology company that sends data over sound waves (such
as streaming video) and recently won the Gold Cannes Lion for Innovation in Mobile.
Millennials also effortlessly adopt
new technologies as they're announced, therefore erasing the awkward adjustment phase every previous generation
of offices has endured after a computer and equipment update.