Technology Trends in the News

Thu, 04/08/2021 - 17:16

Automation

No code, workflow and RPA line up for their automation moment – Tech Crunch

“We’ve seen a lot of trend lines moving throughout 2020 and into 2021 around automation, workflow, robotic process automation (RPA) and the movement to low-code and no-code application building. While all of these technologies can work on their own, they are deeply connected and we are starting to see some movement toward bringing them together. While the definition of process automation is open to interpretation, and could include things like industrial automation, Statista estimates that the process automation market could be worth $74 billion in 2021. Those are numbers that are going to get the attention of both investors and enterprise software executives.”

InsurTech/FinTech

No Hesitation: Insurtechs Plow Forward with 2021 Plans – Digital Insurance

“DigIn collected intel on handful of insurtechs making headway in the (nearly) post-COVID era. Included are Marble, HDVI, Thimble and Snapsheet. Marble is emerging from a closed-beta to open-beta environment with the public launch of its rewards app for insurance. HDVI Insurance, founded by Esurance co-founder Chuck Wallace, recently announced its engagement with Munich Re and Spinnaker insurance to will power up its telematics, data analysis, and camera technology, as well as expand to new segments and states. Thimble’s business around construction and handyman services experienced a lot of growth over the course of the pandemic anyway, and has been hiring a larger remote workforce as the pandemic has encouraged that kind of model. For more mature insurtechs like Snapsheet, the events of the past year rationalize the work it’s put into digitally transforming insurtech. With the addressable market on the rise, Snapsheet was advised that it would be a good time to raise additional capital to scale its business.”

Information Technology and Data

Transgender People In Tech More Visibility And Still Many Obstacles To OvercomeABCNews

“The tech sector is far from free of equity and access issues, yet it is a space where performance is fairly easy to quantify and results are given priority over other factors. While this may be an equalizing feature in technology and engineering type work far more has to be done before transgender workers feel safe coming out at work”


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