Tag: economics
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Infographic – London Tops Favorite European Workplaces
Brexit, shmexit. A recent study from labor market research company Intelligence Group shows London is the most desired place to work for Europeans today.
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U.K. Pharmas, Regulators Agree on Faster Drug Review
Drug makers and regulators in the U.K. agreed on new review processes for more effective therapies in company pipelines, in exchange for caps on branded drug sales, which is expected to save £930 million ($US 1.2 billion) next year.
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Report – U.S. Lags in Robotic Adoption
A report released today shows the U.S. and most European countries are falling behind most other developed countries, in adopting robotics into their economies.
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Infographic — Can Digital Tech Make a Better World?
Large segments of the public in 10 advanced countries — but not a majority — still believe digital technology can help solve many of the world’s challenges, such as poverty, hunger, and climate change.
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Robotic Exoskeleton Systems Studied for Industrial Workforce
Control systems for whole-body robotic devices worn by industrial workers to help them perform their jobs are being designed and assessed by an academic-industry engineering team.
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Infographic — Robotics and Your Job
Our friends at Statista offer data from a report earlier this month by the World Economic Forum showing the kinds of work functions most susceptible to robotic replacement.
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Is Manufacturing a Boom or Bust?
Is manufacturing going to continue its boom or will it inevitably go bust?
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Infographic – U.S. Falling Way Behind on 5G
The success of mobile devices depends on their underlying technologies, with the next generation of mobile standards known as 5G in the queue.
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Despite Crisis, U.S. Prescription Opioid Use Remains High
A review of insurance claims over a 10-year period shows prescription opioid use in the U.S. remains at a high level with few signs of declining, despite repeated and vocal public concerns about these drugs.
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Technique Assessed for Comparing Effectiveness Between Drugs
An academic-industry research team validated a statistical technique to evaluate the effectiveness of different drugs treating the same disease, without conducting separate head-to-head clinical trials.