Smart Takes

Archive: 10-2011

• Detroit: When you’ve hit bottom, the only way is up

  Much ink has been spilled over the economic destruction of Detroit. But a new report suggests that the city has already hit bottom — and is in the midst of a tremendous turnaround.

  October 24, 2011, 7:31 AM PDT | By Andrew Nusca

• Private sector picks up public slack for aging U.S. infrastructure

  As government faces budget shortfalls in a down economy, the private sector sees profits in repairing America’s aging infrastructure.

  October 24, 2011, 6:59 AM PDT | By Andrew Nusca

• Technique, technology help fishermen reduce bycatch

  Fishermen are testing new, sometimes high-tech equipment for catching fish in an attempt to cut down on the millions of tons of bycatch caught each year.

  October 21, 2011, 10:50 AM PDT | By Andrew Nusca

• GE in Q3: renewables up, transport down, Europe under close watch

  During a third quarter earnings call, General Electric said it sees strength in energy and aviation but hesitation in transportation and healthcare. Plus, Europe’s effect on the global market.

  October 21, 2011, 10:05 AM PDT | By Andrew Nusca

• Port of Houston adds optical character recognition tech

  The Port of Houston Authority will deploy optical character recognition technology to speed up truck processing and cut down on emissions.

  October 20, 2011, 8:26 AM PDT | By Andrew Nusca

• Clay Christensen: 5 observations on innovation

  Five innovation observations from author and Harvard Business School professor Clayton Christensen.

  October 20, 2011, 8:05 AM PDT | By Larry Dignan

• Q&A: Niki Smart and Gael Buzyn, lead designers, Cadillac

  Q&A: Cadillac lead designers Niki Smart and Gael Buzyn discuss what automotive design cues define “luxury” in the 21st century.

  October 19, 2011, 7:32 AM PDT | By Andrew Nusca

• For FedEx, mobility through sensor-based computing

  FedEx believes that sensors and the “Internet of things” will dominate its future mobility strategy, according to chief information officer Robert Carter.

  October 19, 2011, 6:43 AM PDT | By Larry Dignan

• America’s new immigrant hubs [infographic]

  Immigrants to America are not moving to major cities such as New York City and Los Angeles, but smaller cities or the suburbs, where it’s cheaper to live.

  October 18, 2011, 7:21 AM PDT | By Andrew Nusca

• Meet your new boss: a machine

  In the next 40 years, analytics systems will replace much of what the knowledge worker does today. Middle management, meet your machine match.

  October 18, 2011, 6:58 AM PDT | By Larry Dignan