Enterprise Explores

A vast array of companies are increasingly capturing information about your every move for profit, and in ways that can adversely and quietly impact you. We look at the tech that deserves our vigilance before creepy creeps into dangerous.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

While Netflix’s valuation continues to grow, the streaming giant has yet to turn their traffic into a significant, direct revenue stream. However, signs are pointing to Netflix implementing the “whale” mechanism to address this very issue.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

What was once an extra is now a necessity, as companies give their employees free ice cream and beer, snacks and prime rib — often with an agenda attached.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Amazon is quietly piloting a program to let brands like Maybelline and Folgers pay to send free samples to consumers — all based on what the retail giant already knows they're likely to buy.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

More than 30 million people around the globe have speech impairments and must rely on sign language, which poses a language barrier when seeking to communicate with non-sign language users. One man thought that he might be able to break that barrier through an invention.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Mastercard’s removal of its own name from its iconic logo isn’t just a simple case of branding and aesthetics. The move has deeper implications and is an indication of where the company sees itself in the near future.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Environment Minister Svenja Schulze on Monday announced a plan designed to tackle levels of plastic waste in Germany and beyond. The plan includes reducing excess plastic products and packaging, making packaging and other products more environmentally friendly, using more recycled materials and reducing the amount of plastics in biowaste. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

There are many productivity tips and hacks out there, but not all of them actually work. Here are some of the common productivity myths, debunked.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We’ve all got a fixed 24 hours in a day and 7 days in a week. But in 2019, you can feel like you have more time every week by making different choices about how you allocate your hours. Here are 5 strategies.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Rampant password-sharing is one of the biggest issues faced by streaming services like Netflix and HBO, who are now looking to AI to finally curb the problem of single accounts being accessed by one too many people.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.