Top stories published by theaksheffect in July of 2015

Jul 26, 2015

Empire of the geeks

THE English have Silicon Fen and Silicon Roundabout, the Scots have Silicon Glen. Berlin boasts Silicon Allee, New York Silicon Alley. But the brain of the tech world is the ecosystem in and around San Francisco.

Empire of the geeks

Jul 7, 2015

An Overview of the Chinese Banking Industry

The Chinese banking sector is becoming more liberalized as the financial sector opens up and begins to match its Western counterparts. The modern Chinese banking industry was launched via the revolution and implementation of a centrally-planned economy.

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Jul 21, 2015

Why American Entrepreneurs Have Less Fear of Failure

Fail fast, fail cheap and learn from your experiences is a catchcry repeated daily across the startup world. Don’t be scared to fail, celebrate it, you hear mentors preach. Being willing to take risks is part of the entrepreneurial spirit.

Jul 21, 2015

Babies’ Poop Faces Captured in Glorious Slow Motion in Award-Winning Pampers Ad Anyone have a wipe? By David Kiefaber

Everyone knows babies make hilarious faces when they poop. For that matter, so do most adults. Whether or not knowing this…

Dropdowns Should be the UI of Last Resort

Dropdowns Should be the UI of Last Resort

All too often mobile forms make use of dropdown menus for input when simpler or more appropriate controls would work better. Here’s several alternatives to dropdowns to consider in your designs and why. No one likes filling in forms.

With Biometrics, Jaguar Takes Centre Court’s Pulse at Wimbledon

If you’re among the fortunate 15,000 people who can afford the $4,164 ticket price to get into the stands at Wimbledon’s Centre Court this week, you’re surely in for a very exciting time. If you’re not, you’ll just have…

Jul 30, 2015

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Tour de Force: Watch the World’s Largest Gas Turbine Wheel Across France

Jul 20, 2015

Tour de Force: Watch the World’s Largest Gas Turbine Wheel Across France

There were crowds of people lining the roads in northeast France last week, waiting to catch a glimpse of a world champion passing by.

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Jul 24, 2015

Jul 22, 2015

How Best Buy and Flextronics are changing their businesses for the Internet of things

The Internet of things is here, and both Best Buy and Flextronics are trying to adapt to this shift, their CEOs said onstage at Fortune’s Brainstorm Tech event in Aspen on Monday.

Jul 9, 2015

Hold on to Your Seats: NASA Breathes New Life Into Commercial Supersonic Flight

There were many next-generation planes at the Paris Air Show last week, but the one that was missing was the supersonic passenger jet. Still, the once and future dream of traveling from New…

Mobiles ‘most popular way to bank’

Jul 4, 2015

Mobiles ‘most popular way to bank’

Banking on smartphones is a “game changer” which is set to be more popular than using a computer to bank, a trade body has said. Customers will check their current accounts 895 million times on their mobiles in 2015, research for the British Bankers’ Association suggests.

Jul 20, 2015

A vision of high-speed rail in America: Time for a national conversation?

Imagine a world where you could hop on a train at Boston’s South Station, arrive at New York City’s Penn Station in less than one hour and travel from there to Washington DC’s Union Station in another…

How Your Bank Branches Are Changing

How Your Bank Branches Are Changing

Many American consumers know what to expect when they see a bank branch. Typically, the front lobby has a few ATMs, followed by bankers sitting at their desks and tellers standing behind the counters.

Fifth Third in position to sell hundreds of branches

Jul 6, 2015

Fifth Third in position to sell hundreds of branches

Fifth Third Bancorp is in position to be able to close nearly 600 branches and could save almost $1 billion a year if it did, according to a bank analyst’s new report.

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Jul 3, 2015

Dutch Quixote

DURING its 17th-century golden age, the Netherlands was the world’s most enthusiastic exploiter of wind technology. Over 10,000 windmills dotted the landscape; the city walls of Amsterdam were crowned with a row of them.

Dutch Quixote

Startup’s Lightbulbs Also Stream Music

Jul 9, 2015

Startup’s Lightbulbs Also Stream Music

A startup is adding small speakers to lightbulbs, which it thinks will make it easier to stream music wirelessly at home without requiring the use of more power outlets or counter space.

Jul 4, 2015

Bank of America ending its drive-thru teller services in Highlands County

SEBRING — Bank of America is ending its drive-thru teller services at two of its Highlands County branches, blaming the rise of online and mobile banking for the decline in use of drive-thru windows.

Bank Branch Closures Show Opportunities, Winners

Jul 6, 2015

Bank Branch Closures Show Opportunities, Winners

After years of expansion, U.S. banks have been closing branches as they swap mobile and online services for physical ones in a bid to rein in costs. But new research suggests that there might be pockets of hope for branch growth.

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Jul 23, 2015

McJobs and UberJobs

THE French enjoy nothing more than resisting the forces of Anglo-Saxon capitalism. On June 25th French taxi drivers paralysed Paris in protest against Uber, a ride-sharing service, and attacked a few Uber cars for good measure.

McJobs and UberJobs

Insights | Banking & Insurance

Insights | Banking & Insurance

China’s retail banking revenues have grown 30 percent a year since 2009 and could exceed RMB 2.6 trillion (over US$430 billion) by 2020, making the country the largest retail banking market in Asia.

Time past and time future

Jul 9, 2015

Time past and time future

HYPHENATED America, a fast-growing country of fluid, overlapping and proudly worn identities, makes lots of conservatives uneasy. Jeb Bush, the former Republican governor of Florida, is so comfortable in this new America that on June 15th he launched his bid for the White House there.

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Jul 29, 2015

Why smoking rates aren’t falling around the world

Over the past 60 years smoking rates have plummeted in Britain, America, Australia and other countries that have cracked down on the habit. But in some others they have changed little, and in nearly 40 countries the number of smokers is…

How immigration could cripple the Republican nominee long before the 2016 election

Jul 10, 2015

How immigration could cripple the Republican nominee long before the 2016 election

Ask people what Mitt Romney’s worst moment was in the 2012 campaign, and most will tell you the “47 percent” video. Fair enough.

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A governor who chose to ride with Uber over regulators

Jul 1, 2015

A governor who chose to ride with Uber over regulators

When I was sworn in as Arizona’s governor on January 5, the Super Bowl was set to kick off in our state just four weeks later.

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Jul 17, 2015

Jul 4, 2015

Mobile set to overtake internet as most popular banking platform

Research suggests that in the coming year, the number of customers using their mobiles to check their bank accounts will overtake those doing so on their computers, previously the most popular method.

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American demographics are shifting rapidly. Can education and job training keep up?

Brookings Senior Fellow William Frey estimates that by the year 2044 whites will no longer be a majority in the U.S. In his book, “Diversity Explosion,” Frey highlights that this…

Jul 6, 2015

Time for the museum

(Update: On Monday South Carolina’s Governor, Nikki Haley, along with both state Senators, Lindsey Graham and Tim Scott, and a bipartisan group of other lawmakers called for the state to remove the Confederate battle flag from state grounds.

Time for the museum

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Jul 12, 2015

5 New Features that are Changing ATM Banking

Thanks to today’s advancements in technology, consumers are experiencing less of a need to visit a bank branch and speak with a teller or banker in person. One banking technology that has been the subject of multiple technological enhancements is the…

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Jul 22, 2015

Letter to My Younger Self

Jul 3, 2015

Letter to My Younger Self

You’re about to go pro, and you’re pretty excited. Deep in your heart you know you’re eventually going to succeed. But believe me, it’s coming a lot sooner than you think.

Jul 7, 2015

Banking Sector in India

India is considered among the top economies in the world, with tremendous potential for its banking sector to flourish. The last decade witnessed a significant upsurge in transactions through ATMs, as well as internet and mobile banking.

Banking Sector in India

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Jul 30, 2015

What Bank Branch Closures Mean for Consumers

What Bank Branch Closures Mean for Consumers

The traditional notion of banking, in which customers visit their local branch to deposit money, check their balance or take out a loan, may no longer be the reality.

How CVS Quit Smoking and Grew Into a Health Care Giant

Jul 20, 2015

How CVS Quit Smoking and Grew Into a Health Care Giant

Michael Gaffney’s throat was scratchy for days, and lemon tea was not helping. So he dropped into a MinuteClinic above a CVS store in Midtown Manhattan on a lunch break.

Jul 3, 2015

Bank of America pruned branches at industry’s fastest pace in past year

Bank of America closed 183 branches in the past four quarters, making it the industry’s pacesetter for branch closures, according to research firm SNL Financial. Some industry observers might look at that…

Banking on technology: India’s banking industry

Jul 7, 2015

Banking on technology: India’s banking industry

Banking today is a flourishing industry, focused on technological innovation. Internet banking has emerged as the biggest focus area in the “Digital Transformation” agenda of banks.

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