With companies operating in a time of unprecedented change, digital leaders are presented with a substantial opportunity. Moreover, this competitive advantage grows exponentially once created. Successful players achieve early digital leadership and continue to strengthen as they attract digital talent. To achieve impact as substantial as a doubling of EBITDA, companies must act across multiple dimensions (Exhibit 1). The impact realized is twofold, boosting both performance and sustainability, which is critical for resource-heavy industries.

The healthcare sector is experiencing a tech transformation. Gigantic Data, portable devices, and other breakthroughs are pushing medicine forward. A trend that has been particularly apparent during the pandemic circumstances. Smartphones are tracking healthcare issues, and artificial intelligence (AI) is aiding and abetting physicians. Looking beyond the pandemic, healthcare digitization is anticipated to enhance a broad spectrum of outcomes.

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Benevity's award-winning corporate purpose software empowers companies and their people to take social action on the issues and causes they care about. Through giving, volunteering, grantmaking and positive actions, we help 650 clients (and counting!) We're also one of the first B-Corps in Canada, meaning we're as committed to purpose as we are to profits. Benevity is seeking a Data Engineer to join our team. The data flowing through our platform directly contributes to decision-making by our internal leaders in addition to those running Goodness programs of some of the most iconic brands in the world.

President Trump reacts to the media and Big Tech's role in politics in a'Sunday Morning Futures' exclusive. The year 2020 proved to be a pivotal one in tech, as companies provided essential services during the coronavirus pandemic and unveiled 5G telecom technology while facing unprecedented antitrust scrutiny and accusations of censorship amid an intense election and social justice movement. "I think sometimes we hear that … U.S. innovation is slowing down, and I think the last year has shown that that's not really the case," Neil Chilson, senior research fellow for tech and innovation at the Charles Koch Institute, told Fox News. Chilson gave examples of the country's rapid COVID-19 vaccine development, SpaceX's astronaut launch in May and autonomous driving company Waymo's recent announcement that its self-driving cars will be completely autonomous in trials in Phoenix. "I'm pretty excited about the future. I think 2020 shows that the U.S. is still the world leader in tech and innovation, and we should continue to maintain our cultural appreciation for innovation and a regulatory environment that enables it," he said.

Irish company SoapBox Labs says it has developed the world's most accurate and safe voice recognition technology for children. Founded in 2013, the company uses artificial intelligence tailored to help kids play and learn more immersively using their own voices. "While people are probably familiar with speech recognition for adults, in voice assistance or in smart speakers, our technology has been built specifically for children, and that's modelling their voices and speech behaviours using state of the art AI technology,"explains SoapBox Labs CEO, Patricia Scanlon. The company's technology has attracted the tech giants. The firm is already working with Microsoft to boost child literacy and tackle problems surrounding child data privacy.