Across the U.S. and worldwide, energy demand is soaring as data centers work to support the wide and growing use of artificial intelligence. These large facilities are filled with powerful computers, called servers, that run complex algorithms to help AI systems learn from vast amounts of data. Continue reading
Canadians aren’t worried enough about superbugs. As bacteria develop immunity to the antibiotics in our limited arsenal, new treatments will be needed—and soon. Otherwise, routine medical procedures will become impossible, common infections will turn fatal and tens of millions of people will die every year of once curable infections. Superbugs are teeny-tiny time bombs. Thankfully, researchers like Jon Stokes are racing to get new antibiotics to the finish line faster. Continue reading
My first travel experience with Frontier Airlines gave me more than a cheap fare. I received a surprising environmental education.
Departure
Having no experience with budget airlines, I decided to give Frontier a try after attending a funeral. Its fare was less than half that of competing airlines. But it took a while to get on board so to say. Continue reading
It’s Friday afternoon and the phone rings. It is another customer complaining about your product not working. This is the fifth call this afternoon. Something is wrong and you’re responsible for making it right.
The natural failure analysis process starts across your team. Gather information, determine the scope of the issue, work to understand the root causes, and implement an appropriate solution. This may involve stopping production, halting shipments, or even a product recall. Continue reading
You need to decide what problems, what opportunities, what projects you’re going to work on.
Fred L. Turner – McDonald’s CEO
Years ago, we wrote a book on the future of work being disrupted by VUCA – volatility, uncertainty, complexity, and ambiguity. As part of the book, we invented and trademarked the term ‘VUCAN’. VUCAN means that we are all living and coping now with a VUCA world.
As a VUCAN, AI is accelerating the disruption around us. So, what can you do? You can pivot to a number of different types of work: Continue reading