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Robots Do It Better: Why Automation Is Good for Business
by Per Bylund • • 0 Comments
Rather than a threat, the rise of more intelligent machines represents an opportunity to disrupt the economic status quo through automation.
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Automation cannot replace the importance of trust for small businesses
by Owen Gough • • 0 Comments
In August, the government gave a progress report on the success of its Bank Referral Scheme, the assessment stated that over a nine-month period £3.8 million had been lent through the scheme to small businesses that had initially been turned down for funding by the banks. It conceded that this meant that only 2.8 per
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Hire the robots, free the people – how automation changes business
by Owen Gough • • 0 Comments
With the rise of artificial intelligence (AI) and other smart technologies, it is inevitable that a number of jobs will be automated away. At one level, such ‘technological unemployment’ is nothing new. From the advent of the steam engine and mechanisation of farming, through to the robotisation of car manufacturing and introduction of personal computing
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Automate These 4 Business Tasks Before Going On Vacation
by Daniel Marlin • • 0 Comments
Take a truly paid vacation: Prepare now so you can relax later, knowing your company is making money while you’re gone.
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Six in ten business believe automation will drive productivity
by Owen Gough • • 0 Comments
Robert Half’s new report, Digital transformation and the future of hiring finds digital processes will be extended to manual, data entry tasks such as financial modelling (41 per cent), generating financial reports (40 per cent), project management and reporting (38 per cent) within the next three years. As a result, payroll (37 per cent), financial
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How is automation and technology affecting businesses now?
by Owen Gough • • 0 Comments
At Proto Labs, we have witnessed accelerated development of IOT devices through manufacturing automation. For example, modern software technology is colliding with physical manufacturing, which, in-turn, is making low-volume production economical and fast. Advances in automation and digital manufacturing processes, such as developments in 3D printing, CNC machining and injection moulding technology, are part of
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3 Ways Embracing Automation and Technology Can Turbocharge Your Entrepreneurial Quest
by Lena Requist • • 0 Comments
Worries that technology will make us irrelevant can blind us to the amazing possibilities at hand.
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Robots already taking over UK jobs, finds research
by Owen Gough • • 0 Comments
Almost two thirds of the fastest declining job roles in the UK are dropping due to automation, according to analysis by job search engine Adzuna. Adzuna’s comprehensive report, entitled ‘The Start Of The Curve’, identifies reasons behind the drop in demand for the fastest declining roles around the UK, with 13 of the 20 steepest
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5 Innovative Ways to Automate Your Sales Processes This Year
by Danny Wong • • 0 Comments
The chatbots are coming, the chatbots are coming! So is software that can monitor social media for mentions of your company — and so much more.