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Brunel academics today unveil the results of a three-year study into online gaming communities, which defies the traditional educationalists' negative perception of gaming. The academics believe that ...

In 2019, Amazon discontinued its physical Dash button, a gadget that allowed customers to reorder products at the push of a button. But this idea of automatic replenishment is set to make a comeback – ...

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Last month, General Motors (GM) announced it was restructuring its IT function to support a strategy that will see the company growing software-enabled services revenue to $25bn a year by 2030. The IT ...

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