There was a lot of industry news this past week you may have missed. Here are some headlines that caught our eyes.
Do You Know What Life Will Be Like In 5 Years? IBM’s Top Scientist Does
—Fast Company
“In the 5 in 5 report IBM’s top scientists report on what the world, supported by smart sensing and computing, will look like in five years.”
Q&A: Theatre Safety in the West End
—BBC News
“After a partial collapse of the ceiling during a show at the Apollo theatre on Shaftesbury Avenue in London, West End theatre owners have reassured audiences all venues have valid safety certificates.”
Gamers Are Not Only Athletes, But the Internet Has Changed the Definition of ‘Sports’
—Wired
“A South Korean gamer just earned a visa to enter the U.S. under the category of “internationally recognized athletes.” There’s nothing unusual about that until you consider the fact that he is a videogamer, and the second this year to be awarded a visa for videogaming.”
NFL Commissioner Chose NYC as 2014 Super Bowl Site for the Money
—Skift
“…this next Super Bowl promises those in attendance something different: The chance to freeze their rear ends off.”
The Ideas that Shaped Management in 2013
—Harvard Business Review
“…we thought about the pieces that most surprised us or provoked us to think differently about an intractable problem or perennial question in management, we reviewed the whole year of data to remind ourselves what our readers found most compelling, and we looked for patterns in the subjects our authors raised most frequently and independently of our editorial urging.”
(Image: IBM/Fast Company)
