The companies involved in the survey – half of which employed more than 10,000 people on their payroll – are setting aside bigger proportions of their budgets to provide wage rises. After almost two years of lockdowns, the news will fall on welcome ears yet is unlikely to ease economic worries considering inflation rates are as high as they’ve been in almost four decades. Survey Says: Pay Rise The conference board, a US non-profit business membership and research group that has thousands of public and private companies amongst its members, surveyed 240 businesses between November 8th and November 19th....

The company revealed on Wednesday morning that it had raised $223 million—by far its largest infusion of capital yet—from new and existing investors. It will use the capital to fund an expansion into Europe and Asia, according to a news release from the company. This new round brings Vets First Choice’s total outside funding to $285.8 million. Ben Shaw, Vets First Choice’s cofounder and CEO, wouldn’t comment on a post-money valuation, but confirmed that this is a minority investment....

Visuals have a faster processing speed! Scientific study reveals that the brain transmits 90% of visual information and visuals have 60,000X faster processing speed than text form (Sources: 3M Corporation and Zabisco). It means with images, the business value could be communicated effectively and quickly. Visuals support high conversions Visuals in the form of videos increase the website conversions by 86% (Source: Eyeview). Even simple images help increasing the sales volume of any business....

VisualOn is a company that makes the framework that allows any streaming video to play on any mobile device regardless of format. This may seem like a no-brainer idea, but with the multiple video, audio, and device platforms, the need for a comprehensive solution is vital for mobile growth. According to VisualOn’s senior director of worldwide marketing, Deepak Das, the company didn’t start as a media framework developer. They formed in 2004 to make chip sets and codecs for cars and other devices on the manufacturing side....

The VW Electric Microbus The VW Electric Microbus concept car, called the VW I.D. Buzz, made it’s original debut in January at the Auto Show in Detroit. Here’s what we might expect in the electric version of the forthcoming VW bus: All-electric driving range of up to 270 milesSeating for up to eight and two luggage compartmentsTraction for any terrain with electric all-wheel drive with two motors and 369 horsepowerHead-up display projects information via augmented realityVehicle will feature fully autonomous driving capabilityFlexible center console with tablet display and Beats Bluetooth loudspeakers can be used outside the vehicle...

Many times these will include dashboards, spreadsheets, tabular reports and charts. Whereas in the past business intelligence reports were given through paper reports and host terminals, today intranet and internet connections make such reporting possible. In some instances, there are apps that can allow you to view them via a mobile device. The good thing about having BI applications that are well designed is that one does not have to be an IT specialist to decipher the reports....

The simple answer is, while there is an industry-wide recognition of the need for the type of solution they’re developing, the specific market requirements and pricing model aren’t yet fully known. A sales organization can only be successful when they can sell a solution with a defined set of features, benefits, and pricing that provides value for customers and allows a reasonable profit margin for the company. Perhaps more importantly, without the above, a sales organization’s performance cannot be accurately measured and financially rewarded....

But Dronesmith co-founders Jinger Zeng and Greg Friesmuth beg to differ. In fact they see a startling amount of similarity between the game industry and the beginnings of the drone industry. Take a look at the history. They trace it back to before the introduction of Unity, when game development was done primarily through the major gaming studios. “Not only did it cost a lot, but it was also very difficult to develop games,” Friesmuth said....

When French entrepreneurs say things like this, they have two obstacles in mind: funding and education. “The story of Facebook – the whole story of having the developer and the other guy next door, and you just meet to drink, and you spend four years together, and at some point you have an idea and everybody there to make it happen – I think that’s something we have to work on,” says Maeva Tordo, cofounder of the Blue Factory incubator....

But one huge problem can’t really be fixed. In the United States, at least, a huge portion of the country depends on truck driving in order to earn a living. Self-driving trucks? Not great for those states’ economies. Truck Drivers Have an Outsized Presence Across the U.S. According to data crunched by NPR in 2015, of the most common jobs in each state, truck drivers and delivery drivers number in the top....

The team at adjust recently released their Mobile Benchmarks report for Q3 2016. Following up on their 2015 edition, the report takes a look at the mobile ecosystem, tracking its movement in a data-driven look at where we can expect it to go in the future. Here are the major takeaways from the report. Retention Has Dropped Since 2015 Overall, the numbers aren’t great. Adjust tracked seven day retention averages across both Android and iOS....

The mobile workforce is clearly on the rise and, in the United States, IDC forecasts that the mobile worker population is expected to grow over the next five years, increasing from 96.2 million in 2015 to 105.4 million mobile workers in 2020. According to IDC, by the end of the forecast period, mobile workers are expected to account for nearly three quarters (72.3 percent) of the total U.S. workforce. This drastic increase in the mobile workforce is clearly linked to the rise of mobile devices....

To help employees love their job, A Thinking Ape gives them “insane” amounts of responsibility – and, of course, mentors to help them along. For example, a new graduate was running their Android platform within 2 months, says Arasaki. And according to reviews, people like being responsible: A Thinking Ape even created a position to uphold this culture: Troublemaker, which belongs to Sonia Ryan. It’s her job to handle campus relations, branding, and recruiting and HR – and generally make sure people are happy....

Today Wikipedia introduced a link-preview feature for its mobile app. The feature allows you to preview the article behind each hyperlink in Wikipedia articles. Referred to as “Wiki-links,” each link goes directly to another Wikipedia article with information associated with that keyword. The feature is almost identical to what you would find with Wikiwand, a Wikipedia reader platform. Wikiwand was the best solution to difficult reading on Wikipedia before Wikipedia jumped into the mobile scene....

While many have focused on contact-tracing phone apps, former British Prime Minister Tony Blair has said that digital identity cards are not only a natural extension of current technology, but also the perfect solution for reopening countries in lockdown. But are ID cards a threat to civil liberties? And if so, at what price should we be willing to reopen the world in the wake of coronavirus? Are ID Cards Unavoidable?...

Here are three ideas for you to breathe a new life into your content creation process. Create Interactive Content to Increase Engagement If readers can play on your site, they may never want to leave or they may want to be back soon. Either way is good for your site. Gamification is a powerful way to build user retention and brand loyalty and it actually doesn’t require any huge budget to create truly engaging interactive content which you can use on your site....

Before you hit the “go” button on your startup, start doing your research. From marketing to mentoring, if you know what your options are before you get into trouble, you’re much less likely to get into trouble. While you’re writing up your financial plan is the perfect time to start researching supply chains and product lines, invoicing schedules and paperwork vendors. You should know what your funding options are, and what kind of paperwork you may need to secure a traditional loan, an alternative loan, or angel investing....

Now prospective students can submit videos, pictures, or pretty much any other form of media to highlight their accomplishments and passions. One platform that is helping them do this is ZeeMee. ZeeMee allows students to create their own personal pages that can then be linked to any online college application. Students can build their own individualized pages however they want, within the parameters of the site which is specifically designed to keep things simple and easy to read (for the benefit of those flipping through hundreds of applications a day)....

There were a number of Presidential Ambassadors for Global Entrepreneurship who were invited, alongside public and private sector leaders, to meet and engage with the exhibiting entrepreneurs. A number of entrepreneurs were also invited to be honored at the event: the full list of everyone in attendance – startups included – can be found here. Presidential Ambassadors for Global Entrepreneurship Steve Case: Chairman and CEO of RevolutionDaymond John: Founder, President, and CEO of FUBU...

While there’s a wide belief that improvements to Wi-Fi connectivity can only be impacted by upgrades to the technologies utilized, it takes more than upgraded routers and the like to improve poor Wi-Fi connection. Sometimes, great Wi-Fi can only be created by ensuring that companies work with IT specialists that can execute the best deployment of their office network. Companies also need to understand that Wi-Fi connectivity can actually be significantly affected by their environments – that things like bodies of water (or even water in the pipes) and trees can negatively impact the quality of Wi-Fi, or that things like stainless steel walls can improve Wi-Fi signals....