| | Editor's Pick November 23, 2020 | | Best Wishes for a Healthy and Happy Thanksgiving! | | The Best Hybrid Mid-Range SUV Might Surprise You | | When we decided on a plug-in hybrid, after a lot of research it narrowed down to three with the right balance of performance and efficiency. Those were the Audi Q5 e, the BMW X3 Plug-in Hybrid, and the Volvo XC60 Recharge. Let's walk through what we ended up with, and why, because it wasn't at all what we expected. | | Student Inventor Wins Prize for Breast Cancer Screening Device | | A 23-year-old biomedical engineering student is one of two first-place winners in the 2020 James Dyson Award. Her invention aims to help women around the world afford the cost of early testing for breast cancer. Judit Giró Benet captured the $35,000 cash prize for developing The Blue Box, an at-home reusable breast cancer screening device. Her mother's diagnosis of breast cancer inspired Benet to find an affordable and effective screening mechanism. | | Federal Spurt in Cloud Spending Will Extend Well Into the Future | | The rapid expansion in the use of cloud technologies to support remote working during the COVID-19 pandemic has underscored that the U.S. government's increasingly high rate of cloud adoption will likely be sustained for the next several years. | | Smart Device Life Cycles Can Pull the Plug on Security | | The use of smart and connected devices promises to make our lives easier, but it might also give their manufacturers greater control over our lives. Some companies offering smart devices, including Google, Belkin, and Best Buy have killed off their smart device product lines without warning, leaving consumers in the lurch. | | The Great CRM Shift of 2020 | | It is often said that only a poor workman blames his tools and only an inferior vendor blames the customer for their troubles with a product. But too many user organizations just don't seem to be adopting CRM to the degree that it takes to be successful -- even after more than two decades of trying. | | Amazon Pharmacy Opens for Business | | Amazon is getting into the online pharmacy prescription business in a big way. The e-commerce giant is setting up a new drugstore on its platform, Amazon Pharmacy, that will allow customers to complete a pharmacy transaction on their desktop or through the company's mobile app. | | Meal Kit Services Package Convenience With Sustainability | | With people balancing work and home life, and often trying to avoid in-person shopping, the convenience and safety of meal kit deliveries are an increasingly appealing option for many consumers. The E-Commerce Times caught up with experts in food sales, packaging, and e-commerce to get their viewpoints on the meal kit trend. | | It Came From the Live-Boot: A True Linux Horror Story | | Once in a blue moon, one will experience sheer terror at the hands of a buggy Linux system. No amount of battle-hardiness can keep you completely safe, either. To those of you who place unshakeable confidence in "mainstream" distros: You have been warned. | | TRENDING ON ECT NEWS NETWORK | | AI's Potential to Manage the Supply Chain Artificial intelligence has made noticeable changes to technologies around the world. Perhaps AI's most notable potential, however, is its role in the supply chain industry. The value of shrinking and localizing the supply chain process through... Read more www.technewsworld.com | | | | | | Online Grocers Must Modernize Digital Platforms to Thrive With restaurants closed or at limited capacity, consumers are spending more on groceries than ever before. Still, much of how the grocery industry operates is locked in the norms of the 2000 to 2020 era, with out-of-date online shopping experiences. Read more www.ecommercetimes.com | | | | | | Chat Commerce Driving Higher Revenue, Better CX More consumers are shopping via phones and other mobile devices, and companies that use chat with commerce are reaping rewards while improving the customer experience. Read more www.crmbuyer.com | | | | | | Open Source Jobs Report: More Openings, Fewer Takers The latest open source jobs report from The Linux Foundation and learning platform edX shows that despite the pandemic, demand for open source technology skills continues to be strong. Read more linuxinsider.com | | | | | | Women in Tech: 20 Trailblazers Share Their Journeys | | | | Successful women in the tech trenches share their insights and tackle subjects ranging from how to search out a strong mentor to how to be one -- from how to advance in a large company to how to start your own firm.
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