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Gamers of the World |
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| A new book numbers the new generation that follows the older Xers and the Baby Boomers at 90 million. They represent what we��셶e called the Millennial generation, plus a large proportion of the younger Xers. |
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The Self-Driving Car |
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| Imagine getting into your car and telling the driver to take you to the office, the airport, or the mall. You relax while you��셱e ferried to your destination and dropped at the door. Your car then waits discreetly for your return trip. Not too unusual if you employ a driver or use a limo service. However, that��셲 a little pricey for the mass market. But, imagine that your driver is not a human being but rather an affordable, computerized feature on your vehicle. |
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Quashing the Identit |
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| In the past five years, more than 27 million Americans have been victims of identify theft, according to the Federal Trade Commission. |
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The Emerging Tri-Pol |
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| Consider the big picture, as we��쫣e laid it out in previous issues of Trends:
瑗� The population of the developed world is rapidly aging.
瑗� The United States is the only advanced nation where the workforce is forecasted to grow over the next 50 years.
瑗� The populations of the EU and Japan are actually expected to shrink over that time period.
瑗� Even China is rapidly aging and the size of its workforce will peak around 2025.
瑗� At the same time, Latin America, India, the Middle East, and Africa all have young, rapidly growing populations of under-utilized workers and under-served consumers. |
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The End of the "End |
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| People who are spreading fear about the world running out of oil are either trying to distort the markets, or they fail to understand the underlying realities of the business that delivers gasoline to the pumps and petroleum products to nearly every niche in our modern economy. |
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