Inspiring applications for tech include AI to detect eye problems in babies. Sophisticated technology is all around us – but it can leave people behind. 43% of people in the EU don’t know how to perform basic tasks like searching for […]
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How Deutsche Bank is using technology to eliminate banking jobs
If you’re employed by Deutsche Bank and you see technologists taking an unusual interest in your workflows, then beware. Deutsche still has thousands of jobs to cut from its investment bank, and technology is its primary weapon in their elimination. “Eighty […]
The top women working in technology in investment banks
When Joanne Hannaford, EMEA head of technology at Goldman Sachs, started her career 30 years ago, she says there were plenty of women interested in the area. In the early 1990s computing was considered to be, “a really great job for a […]
Beware the Millennials blocking the use of trading technology
Turns out it’s not just old-school traders who have their doubts about the use of technology on the trading floor. A new study by research firm Greenwich Associates suggested Millennials – aged between 23 and 38 years old -have their […]
Comment: Graduate technologists should join banks instead of big tech firms
Back when I did my internship in London as a computer science student in the mid naughties, banks and larger hedge funds were the clear and obvious choice if you wanted to make decent money with career progression as a […]
A Manufacturing Minnow, Israel Rises As Industrial Technology Power
TEL AVIV, Israel—For a country that doesn’t make cars, Israel has one of the world’s hottest automotive technology industries, with globally recognized names like Mobileye (bought by Intel for $15.3B), WAZE (acquired by Google), Moovit (with over 480M users), as […]
Singapore technology students are getting aggressive on pay
Technology students in Singapore are now demanding to be paid more than their counterparts studying business degrees, the traditional choice of aspiring high earners. IT students expect an annual salary of S$53,721 after graduation, about 20% higher than what business […]
How Technology is Reshaping Industrials and Materials By Goldman Sachs
Infrastructure, digitization and sustainability were just some of the topics on investors’ minds at the Goldman Sachs Industrials & Materials Conference earlier this month. We spoke with Jerry Revich, Joe Ritchie and Brian Maguire of Goldman Sachs Research who shared thoughts from the conference […]
Leveraging Technology to Expand Opportunities for Female Entrepreneurs by Goldman Sachs
Research shows that investing in female entrepreneurs can have powerful multiplier effects as women tend to reinvest the majority of their incomes back into their families and communities — further developing their economies, society and boosting GDP growth. We sat […]
How Emotion-Sensing Technology Can Reshape the Workplace
New emotion-sensing technologies can help employees make better decisions, improve concentration, alleviate stress, and adopt healthier and more productive work styles. But companies must address important privacy issues. As companies search for new ways to improve performance, some executives have […]