11. Electronic Banking

In the ever-evolving finance landscape, electronic banking has emerged as a significant trend, reshaping how individuals and businesses manage their money. This digital banking transformation, also called e-banking or online banking, leverages technology to provide a...

12. iPhone

On Friday, June 29, 2007, a long line formed on Stockton Street in San Francisco. Was it for the “Breaking Dawn” movie? A celebrity photo signing? No, it was for “iDay” — the line waiting to buy the first Apple iPhone ever to go on sale. Some people were even camped...

13. Smart Home

When Google acquired Nest in January 2014 for $3.2 billion, the move signaled that the smart home trend had arrived full force. Innovative smart technology has stoked consumer demand for products and systems that enhance home comfort, convenience, energy efficiency,...

14. E-books

In September 2010, Amazon.com debuted a TV spot that poked fun at its competition. In a poolside scene, a man struggles to read his iPad and asks a woman how she reads her tablet. Her answer: “It’s a Kindle…$139…I actually paid more for these sunglasses.” The...

15. Covid

The masks have come off, but the scars remain. Half a decade after COVID-19 brought the world to a standstill, Americans still can’t agree on what hit them. Pew Research’s latest survey exposes a nation united by experience but divided by political interpretation....