Attackers are transforming the competitive landscape and elevating customer expectations, so insurance companies must integrate digital technologies into their operations to keep pace. Claims should be a top priority.The insurance industry is in the midst of a radical, digitally infused shake-up. Customers are embracing digital channels, and technologies such as the connected car, smart home so...

Tailor Brands, a startup that automates parts of the branding and marketing process for small businesses, announced this morning that it has raised $15.5 million in Series B funding.CEO Yali Saar has said the company sits at the intersection of design and machine learning. The idea is to create technology that understands the best practices of logo design, copywriting and social media strategy....

GlobalData laid out how the VC money flowed last year and perhaps surprisingly, blockchain and robotics bring up the rear.Publishing numbers about the level of investment in core technologies can lead to something of a self-fulfilling prophecy, as investors use such data to influence their own investment strategy.Nonetheless, GlobalData has laid out how the money flowed last year both by charti...

Google has created a playful augmented reality feature in the shape of a guiding fox that could make its way onto its maps app. the little creature is supposed to improve navigation by offering a helping hand, using smartphone cameras to direct users.Google showcased the AR functionality at its I/O developers conference on tuesday. users are directed by the app which uses the camera on your sma...

The start of the Consensus conference coincides with a rise in cryptocurrencies, Lee says. Digital currencies are in negative territory for the second consecutive day, with the price of bitcoin gravitating away from the key $10,000 level.[click to enlarge]After a weekend rally took bitcoin near the psychological level, the No. 1 digital currency lost as much as 9%, trading to an overnight low o...

Patient still off injections a year after receiving cells in area near stomach.Scientists report a step forward in the plan to create a truly artificial pancreas, offering new hope to people with type 1 diabetes.A 43-year-old single mother with dangerously difficult-to-control diabetes had insulin-producing islet cells transplanted into her omentum -- a fatty membrane in the belly.The cells beg...

Uber gave CBS News a first look at design models for its new air taxi, which it hopes to fly by 2020. They will be on display at the Uber Elevate Summit this Tuesday in Los Angeles. You can see the model in the video below at a timestamp of approximately 1:02. The design looks a bit like a drone, with multiple propellors and stacked rotors to allow for vertical takeoff and landing. The body of...

Good customer experience leaves people feeling heard and appreciated; it minimizes friction, maximizes efficiency and maintains a human element. Ingredients for great experiences Give customers a great experience and they’ll buy more, be more loyal and share their experience with friends. Great. That’s what every company strives for. Yet, so many consumers seem disappointed. Call it an exper...

Swiss-based Nestle, the world’s largest food and beverage company, will pay Starbucks Corp $7.15 billion in cash for exclusive rights to sell the U.S. chain’s packaged coffees and teas around the world, tying a premium brand to Nestle’s global distribution muscle. The agreement announced on Monday could rev up Starbucks’ roughly $2 billion business selling packaged Starbucks coffee, Teavan...