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Mobile technologies and advances in connectivity have given rise to a new series of startups. These emerging companies seek to quickly match employers and individuals with the labor, skills, and services they need at a moment’s notice. Dubbed the “on-demand” economy, this market has rapidly taken off, disrupting numerous industries and garnering $787 million in funding during Q1 of 2015 alone (chart above omits Uber, which has raised nearly $5 billion in funding since 2009). The labor force has taken this development in stride. In the last five years, the number of independent workers in the US has risen 12%.

Today’s workforce looks very different than it did only ten years ago, and the “gig economy” promises to force even more changes. Freelance and contingent work is on the rise, slowly encroaching upon the traditional, long-term nine-to-five job. A whole breed of highly valued technology companies aren’t building social networks or search engines, but rather reinventing entire industries by letting anybody offer up their labor, knowledge, or even their homes, in exchange for income.

Today’s workforce looks very different than it did only ten years ago, and the “gig economy” promises to force even more changes. Freelance and contingent work is on the rise, slowly encroaching upon the traditional, long-term nine-to-five job. A whole breed of highly valued technology companies aren’t building social networks or search engines, but rather reinventing entire industries by letting anybody offer up their labor, knowledge, or even their homes, in exchange for income.

After several years of cost cutting during the recession, spending on mergers and acquisitions (M&A) is steadily increasing. Driven by low interest rates, huge cash reserves, slowing revenue growth, and a soaring dollar, companies are looking to mergers and acquisitions as a way to expand into new markets and gain additional revenue streams in uncertain economic times. Though such deals have attracted much media attention, little interest has been paid to what happens after the contracts are signed and hands shake.

After several years of cost cutting during the recession, spending on mergers and acquisitions (M&A) is steadily increasing. Driven by low interest rates, huge cash reserves, slowing revenue growth, and a soaring dollar, companies are looking to mergers and acquisitions as a way to expand into new markets and gain additional revenue streams in uncertain economic times. Though such deals have attracted much media attention, little interest has been paid to what happens after the contracts are signed and hands shake.

Millennials (Gen Y) now make up the largest generational share of the US workforce. While much attention has been paid to how radically different this generation is from its predecessors, there is evidence to suggest the debate may be overblown.

Millennials (Gen Y) now make up the largest generational share of the US workforce. While much attention has been paid to how radically different this generation is from its predecessors, there is evidence to suggest the debate may be overblown.

Thanks to advancements in technology and connectivity, data creation is skyrocketing upwards, inundating companies with massive amounts of new, insight-rich information. This data is expected to double every two years for the next decade, hitting 45,000 exabytes in 2020.

Thanks to advancements in technology and connectivity, data creation is skyrocketing upwards, inundating companies with massive amounts of new, insight-rich information. This data is expected to double every two years for the next decade, hitting 45,000 exabytes in 2020.

In July, more than 2.7 million US workers voluntarily left their jobs, something that was unthinkable for most people back in the thick of the recession. Today, with more jobs to choose from and a growing desire to seek out meaningful, culturally-aligned work, skilled workers are feeling more and more empowered to seek out the jobs that suit them best.

In July, more than 2.7 million US workers voluntarily left their jobs, something that was unthinkable for most people back in the thick of the recession. Today, with more jobs to choose from and a growing desire to seek out meaningful, culturally-aligned work, skilled workers are feeling more and more empowered to seek out the jobs that suit them best.

In 2015, Millennials became the largest generational segment of the US workforce. At more than one in three, there are now more Millennial workers than those from Generation X, with Baby Boomers a distant third.

In 2015, Millennials became the largest generational segment of the US workforce. At more than one in three, there are now more Millennial workers than those from Generation X, with Baby Boomers a distant third.

The executive suite is awash in data. Ninety percent of the world’s data has been generated in the last two years, and storage cost per gigabyte has fallen from $11,000 to 3 cents since 1990. Decision makers see great potential in this vast pool of increasingly affordable information to generate insights that help drive business growth, but as interest intensifies, so too does the deluge of untapped and unutilized data.

The executive suite is awash in data. Ninety percent of the world’s data has been generated in the last two years, and storage cost per gigabyte has fallen from $11,000 to 3 cents since 1990. Decision makers see great potential in this vast pool of increasingly affordable information to generate insights that help drive business growth, but as interest intensifies, so too does the deluge of untapped and unutilized data.

It’s common knowledge that wind turbines mark an encouraging evolution of the US energy frontier and that industry technology keeps breaking barriers. But few know what might be the most breathtaking part of wind power’s arrival: the view from atop a turbine.

It’s common knowledge that wind turbines mark an encouraging evolution of the US energy frontier and that industry technology keeps breaking barriers. But few know what might be the most breathtaking part of wind power’s arrival: the view from atop a turbine.