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Brand Experience Team/TechTarget
13 key ESG and sustainability trends, ideas for companies
From consumers to employees to investors, more people are choosing companies that prioritize environmental, social and governance concerns. Here are 13 ESG trends that matter.
By George Lawton • Aug. 2, 2024 -
Brand Experience Team/TechTarget
Warren slams legal challenges to FTC noncompete ban
As the FTC noncompete ban faces legal challenges, some in Congress including Sen. Elizabeth Warren are supporting the FTC's authority to create such a rule.
By Makenzie Holland • Aug. 1, 2024 -
Brand Experience Team/TechTarget
U.S. top science chief says federal AI R&D spending lagging
While the U.S. spends billions on broader R&D efforts annually, the Office of Science and Technology Policy is advocating for increased funding for AI research.
By Makenzie Holland • July 31, 2024 -
Brand Experience Team/TechTarget
What is corporate social responsibility (CSR)?
Corporate social responsibility (CSR) is a strategy undertaken by companies to not just grow profits, but also to take an active and positive social role in the world around them. The term is also associated with the related term corporate citizenship.
By Sean Kerner • July 31, 2024 -
Brand Experience Team/TechTarget
What is digital labor?
Digital labor is work that's performed by robotic process automation (RPA) systems and interactive applications, including chatbots and digital assistants.
By Francesca Sales, Scott Robinson • July 30, 2024 -
Brand Experience Team/TechTarget
8 blockchain-as-a-service providers to have on your radar
You don't have to build your blockchain project from the ground up. These cloud-based service providers can provide the necessary infrastructure, networking and development tools.
By Christine Campbell, Tony Kontzer • July 29, 2024 -
Brand Experience Team/TechTarget
Core competencies: What they are and how they lead to success
For any organization, its core competencies refer to the capabilities, knowledge, skills and resources that constitute its 'defining strengths.'
By Robert Sheldon , Rahul Awati , Mary Pratt • July 29, 2024 -
Brand Experience Team/TechTarget
6 alternatives to blockchain for businesses to consider
Technologies like cloud storage and distributed databases provide some of blockchain's data-integrity and reliability advantages with fewer performance, efficiency and cost issues.
By George Lawton • July 29, 2024 -
Brand Experience Team/TechTarget
Split court decision on FTC noncompete ban adds uncertainty
While a Texas court preliminarily decided the FTC noncompete ban isn't enforceable, a Pennsylvania court decided it is, leaving businesses without a set direction.
By Makenzie Holland • July 25, 2024 -
Brand Experience Team/TechTarget
Opinion
CrowdStrike disaster exposes a hard truth about IT
Growing third-party dependencies mean more CrowdStrike-like disasters ahead. Preventing these requires a commitment to quality from vendors and robust backup plans from users.
By Patrick Thibodeau • July 25, 2024 -
Brand Experience Team/TechTarget
FTC seeks to shed light on ‘surveillance pricing’
The Federal Trade Commission's study of surveillance pricing might lead to defining what kind of consumer data can be used to affect prices of products and services.
By Makenzie Holland • July 24, 2024 -
Brand Experience Team/TechTarget
What is a startup company?
A startup company is a newly formed business with particular momentum behind it based on perceived demand for its product or service.
By Katie Terrell Hanna, Mary Pratt • July 23, 2024 -
Brand Experience Team/TechTarget
What is a CEO (chief executive officer)?
A chief executive officer (CEO) is the highest-ranking position in an organization and responsible for implementing plans and policies related to a company's financial strength, operational efficiency and strategic management.
By Cameron Hashemi-Pour, Ron Karjian, Tom Gambardella • July 23, 2024 -
Brand Experience Team/TechTarget
What is labor arbitrage?
Labor arbitrage is the practice of searching for and then using the lowest-cost workforce to produce products or goods.
By Scott Robinson , Mary Pratt • July 23, 2024 -
Brand Experience Team/TechTarget
The next stage in digital transformation
How to overcome digital transformation fatigue
For many employees, poorly executed digital transformation projects lead to fatigue. Learn effective methods for maintaining project momentum from start to finish.
By Tom Nolle • July 22, 2024 -
Brand Experience Team/TechTarget
South Korea, Taiwan, Japan monitor EU’s Digital Markets Act
Countries including South Korea and Taiwan are taking a cautious approach to tech regulation and assessing the impact of existing laws like the EU's Digital Markets Act.
By Makenzie Holland • July 19, 2024 -
Brand Experience Team/TechTarget
Getting a financial return from generative AI
CIOs weigh generative AI costs as ROI comes into focus
GenAI deployment expenses defy conventional wisdom. IT leaders must consider the potential for higher-than-expected change management and model run costs when calculating ROI.
By John Moore • July 19, 2024 -
Brand Experience Team/TechTarget
What is data privacy?
Data privacy, also called information privacy, is an aspect of data protection that addresses the proper storage, access, retention, immutability and security of sensitive data.
By Cameron Hashemi-Pour, Stephen Bigelow • July 18, 2024 -
Brand Experience Team/TechTarget
The next stage in digital transformation
Digital transformation vs. digital optimization: How to choose
Companies striving to do more with less seek innovative strategies to overcome this challenge. Learn more about digital transformation vs. digital optimization.
By Tom Nolle • July 17, 2024 -
Brand Experience Team/TechTarget
The next stage in digital transformation
Beyond digital transformation hype: What CIOs really think
For many IT leaders, keeping up with tech trends that improve company performance is table stakes. Learn about the realities of digital transformation beyond the hype.
By Tom Nolle • July 16, 2024 -
Brand Experience Team/TechTarget
J.D. Vance is a Silicon Valley insider and tech policy critic
J.D. Vance's tech policy is likely to focus on bolstering competition with China while addressing perceived political biases amid big tech platforms like Google and Meta.
By Makenzie Holland • July 16, 2024 -
Brand Experience Team/TechTarget
Expert Advice
6 tips to plan a digital transformation budget
Formulating budgets for digital transformation projects is fraught with complexities, expectations and unknowns that differentiate it from traditional IT and business planning.
By Robin Gareiss • July 15, 2024 -
Brand Experience Team/TechTarget
Businesses left in legal limbo with FTC noncompete ban
Employers need to start planning for compliance with the FTC noncompete ban, effective Sept. 4, despite uncertainty around whether the rule will hold up in court.
By Makenzie Holland • July 12, 2024 -
Brand Experience Team/TechTarget
FTC, DOJ take aim at dark patterns with Adobe lawsuit
The FTC and DOJ's lawsuit against Adobe targets dark patterns by claiming that Adobe's allegedly difficult cancellation process traps consumers in unwanted subscriptions.
By Makenzie Holland • July 11, 2024 -
Brand Experience Team/TechTarget
Kamala Harris might alter big tech regulation
Vice President Kamala Harris' friendliness toward the tech sector could affect President Joe Biden's regulatory efforts if she replaces him as the Democratic presidential nominee.
By Makenzie Holland • July 10, 2024
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