Not exact matches
ICOs, or Initial Coin Offerings, are an
alternative, unregulated
way of fundraising enabled by blockchain
technology.
Still, he added, «
technology is giving the consumer a much better product — much cheaper, much faster, more
alternatives — but at the expense
of fewer workers, and we have to find
ways for companies to create jobs as well as profits.»
Mark Hawtin, who manages the GAM Star
Technology fund agrees on the lucrative power effect
of the network, but he tells CNBC there are
alternative ways to get exposure.
The November 15th program will include cutting - edge discussions such as: how non-exchange traded
alternatives are becoming the mutual funds
of yesteryear; what is driving retail's demand for non-exchange traded
alternatives; using micro-investing
technology to diversify across and within online marketplaces; how legislation is being used to engineer a new breed
of alternative products; how innovations in self - directed IRAs will create new retail distribution channels for the entire
alternative product universe; how
technology will ensure the scalability
of online platforms and enable traditional financial services providers to increase AUM; how millennials will fuel the growth
of FinTech and redefine financial services; how FinTech will replace the 401k and transform the
way Americans save for retirement; and how modernizing the Self - directed IRA is the trillion dollar FinTech opportunity.
In an event co-hosted with Bloomberg, the New York
Alternative Investment Roundtable's April event will feature a panel of technology experts who will discuss the rapidly changing ways that the alternative investment community does business and what they should be aware of — from regulatory and compliance considerations; to cybersecurity; big data; cloud computing and storage; artificial intelligence; machine learning; distributed ledger and other importa
Alternative Investment Roundtable's April event will feature a panel
of technology experts who will discuss the rapidly changing
ways that the
alternative investment community does business and what they should be aware of — from regulatory and compliance considerations; to cybersecurity; big data; cloud computing and storage; artificial intelligence; machine learning; distributed ledger and other importa
alternative investment community does business and what they should be aware
of — from regulatory and compliance considerations; to cybersecurity; big data; cloud computing and storage; artificial intelligence; machine learning; distributed ledger and other important changes.
Episode # 27
of the New York
Alternative Investment Roundtable's podcast series features a panel of technology experts that discusses the rapidly changing ways that the alternative investment community does business and what they should be aware of — from regulatory and compliance considerations; to cybersecurity; big data; cloud computing and storage; artificial intelligence; machine learning; distributed le
Alternative Investment Roundtable's podcast series features a panel
of technology experts that discusses the rapidly changing
ways that the
alternative investment community does business and what they should be aware of — from regulatory and compliance considerations; to cybersecurity; big data; cloud computing and storage; artificial intelligence; machine learning; distributed le
alternative investment community does business and what they should be aware
of — from regulatory and compliance considerations; to cybersecurity; big data; cloud computing and storage; artificial intelligence; machine learning; distributed ledger and...
The church's decision to use multimedia
technology in a new
alternative worship service was driven not by the desire to appear relevant or up - to - date, but «to find the most effective
ways of communicating the gospel.»
If we applied a biblical perspective in assessing new
technology, and if the same amount
of energy and resources had been devoted to the development
of inter-personal and community - based communication as have been devoted to technological communication, we may have achieved a richer more satisfying
alternative way of living together.
Now, with new kinds
of technologies that are coming up, new types
of tissue engineering and, you know, some
of the hopes that people have for stem cells and [the] like, it may be interesting to see if there are other
ways,
alternatives to dealing with really badly damaged hearts that would involve growing a new heart or replacing or repairing the damage d to a badly damaged heart that might make artificial hearts less important in the somewhat more distant future.
The demand for electric cars and
alternative ways of making electricity are likely to expand and in turn create demand for new
technologies.
Thirty years
of alternative fuel hype have failed to deliver sales; Public attention has jumped from one
alternative fuel to the next since the 1980s; To decarbonize transportation, policymakers need better
ways to assess
technologies.
Transport will be a fusion
of sustainable energy sources, advanced
technology, safety, high service levels, mobility
alternatives and new
ways of operating.
Moore's Law keeps defying the pessimists because a brigade
of materials scientists continues to find
ways of stretching today's silicon transistor
technology even as they dig into
alternatives
Now, however, Feng Rao, a materials scientist at the Chinese Academy
of Sciences's Shanghai Institute
of Microsystem and Information
Technology, and colleagues have found a
way to write all PCRAM bits quickly, making it faster than most
alternatives, including NAND flash — one
of the other kinds
of memory that's able to store information absent a power supply.
Account for all possible
ways that
technology can go awry, and be prepared with an
alternative way of pursuing the goal.
He should instead examine the extensive 2006 National Research Council report on «Systems for State Science Assessment» or the excellent assessment section in the draft «National Educational
Technology Plan 2010,» from the U.S. Department
of Education, which describes multiple
ways of making
alternative assessments practical.
NGV's Digital Creatives initiative, developed in partnership with Telstra, combines the gallery's art collection with digital
technology in offering students
alternative ways of understanding and engaging with art.
ICOT rates the need for
technology integration in terms
of alternatives: Would there have been a
way to conduct the lesson without the
technology tools?
«The Honda FCEV Concept demonstrates the company's vision for the future
of personal mobility and our commitment to developing advanced
alternative fuel vehicles,» said Mike Accavitti, senior vice president
of American Honda Motor Co., Inc. «As we work toward the introduction
of our next - generation fuel - cell vehicle in 2015, our long - term experience with fuel - cell
technologies will help us pave a
way towards a zero - emissions future.»
Increasingly, the proliferation
of technology and the Internet has shifted the
way we understand the world — allowing us to inhabit
alternative spaces outside
of reality — virtual or otherwise.
The end
of the fossil fuel era is at hand and there is no feasible
way that
alternative energy
technologies can be ramped up (we don't even know if it can be scaled up) to meet the growing demand.
Once green
technology (solar and wind energy, and more efficient and low carbon intensive
ways of production) becomes more profitable than the
alternative (carbon intensive sources
of energy, and industries that use them)....
Demonstrating practical
ways to live more sustainably, the Centre for
Alternative Technology offers practical solutions to environmental problems such as climate change, pollution and the waste
of precious resources.
Fuel cells are important enabling
technology for the hydrogen economy and have the potential to revolutionize the
way we power our nation, offering cleaner, more - efficient
alternatives to the combustion
of gasoline and other fossil fuels.
If the cost
of FF's are allowed to go up resulting from supply and demand and the government permits
alternative energy
technologies (maybe thorium reactors or possibly Venter's promising biotech) to enter the marketplace, then we'll be weaned off oil over time and avoid the inescapable societal crash if alarmists have their
way.
Carefully researched and visually engaging, Architecture Without Architects challenged conventional notions
of architecture and dwelling through its study
of vernacular building
technologies and
alternative ways of living.
The other future — the one that will bring fundamental change — will see increasingly capable machines and
alternative service providers aided by
technology transform the
way practical expertise is shared amongst members
of society.
The legal sector has risen to the challenge in a variety
of ways — offshoring and northshoring,
alternative fee structures, new
technology and automated processes or artificial intelligence.
Technology has already reshaped the legal landscape by opening up a wealth
of free legal information to the public, providing
alternative legal service offerings (e.g. LegalZoom), and streamlining the
way lawyers prepare documents or handle billing.
Additionally, firms challenging themselves in this
way deploy both an offensive and defensive strategy to respond to the emerging threats from
alternative legal service suppliers, innovative firms and new
technologies, which in each case will increasingly target work
of higher complexity / risk / rewards typically reserved to specialists in law firms.
The combined impact
of these «open» initiatives is
of growing strategic importance in higher education as institutions look for
alternative and creative
ways of enhancing their education offerings through digital
technologies.
Law firms, legal
technology companies,
alternative legal services providers and others are redefining
ways of working together and with clients.
Even if a law firm works primarily with corporate and business clients or in - house counsel and GC
of companies, these clients are also increasingly looking at their law firms to use
technology to make legal services more cost - effective and to find
ways to unbundle legal services with
alternative fee arrangements.
There are several
ways you can approach
Technology Consulting as a career alternative — as an independent (working as a contractor for a consulting firm or directly for a client) or as a direct employee of a consulting firm or technology services provider (such a
Technology Consulting as a career
alternative — as an independent (working as a contractor for a consulting firm or directly for a client) or as a direct employee
of a consulting firm or
technology services provider (such a
technology services provider (such as Syntax).
What with advancing
technology it seems more and more
of us prefer
alternative ways to relax such as catching up with on - demand TV, monitoring social media or a spot
of online shopping, so we never fully switch off and unwind.