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These Are the Most Expensive States for Car Ownership

Data from the Pew Research Center show that 78% of workers aged 16 and older use a car to get to work. This proves just how integral car ownership can be in the United States. So much of our lifestyle and infrastructure revolves around driving. Unfortunately, car ownership isn’t cheap. The team at Grease Monkey analyzed 15 different expenses related to car ownership and rated every state in the U.S. based on these expenses. They found that these were the most expensive states to own a car in:

These Are the Most Expensive States for Car Ownership

Which States Cause the Most Damage to Your Car?

The team at Grease Monkey released a map ranking each American state by a car-damage score. The team created their scoring system based on key factors such as the frequency of extreme weather, the number of natural disasters and floods, average road conditions, traffic fatalities, and proximity to salty air or salted roads. This comprehensive system allows us to pinpoint where cars are most at risk.

Which States Cause the Most Damage to Your Car?

Map Shows Tech Industry Borders Being Redrawn

Silicon Valley is no longer the only name you’ll hear in tech. Across the U.S., mid-sized cities are coming into their own as tech powerhouses, and a new map from Pulse shows they have the numbers to make a major impact. Here are the locations heading up the action in several tech sectors:

Map Shows Tech Industry Borders Being Redrawn

Map Displays Rates of Side-Gig Economy Growth

LLC Attorney released a new map that ranks every state in the U.S. by their side-gig economy growth. Side gigs become even more popular and necessary as the cost of living and the price of essentials outpace wage growth for Americans across the country. Popular apps like DoorDash, Uber, Lyft, Rover, Airbnb, and many others enable workers to start a side business quickly.

Map Displays Rates of Side-Gig Economy Growth

How AI Is Improving Recruitment and Employees’ Well-Being

Everywhere you look today, AI is in the headlines, reimagining how our everyday lives function and changing the job landscape. AI in job recruitment and the software being used for it are evolving at a fast pace, helping businesses find top talent without all the hassle. On average, AI is saving workers 1 hr every day, and in a year’s time, that amounts to 260 hours being given back to employees. With these hours back in employees' pockets, they are able to shift their time to better priorities. The cascading effects this can have are impactful; with more time, employees can focus on fulfilling tasks, which in turn helps decrease job burnout. Workers who use AI have a 13% less burnout rate than those who do not use it. Recruiters benefit not only from the use of AI to help make their work more efficient, but the talent they are finding with its use is proving to be higher quality and better suited for long-term success within their companies.

How AI Is Improving Recruitment and Employees’ Well-Being

The Inventions That Shaped Point of Sale Technology

When we swipe a credit card, we often overlook the incredible power of the technology that makes the transaction possible. A new timeline from Qualtrics is a powerful reminder of the centuries of technological advancement that make today’s secure payment options possible. The timeline highlights key inventions we’ve built upon, including the cash register, invented in 1906 by James Ritty. Ritty invented the register to help secure and track transactions from untrustworthy tellers pocketing change from the till. Computers and plastic have certainly revolutionized security. The first barcode transaction wasn’t completed until 1974 with the purchase of a pack of Wrigley’s gum. American Airlines introduced the first “buy now, pay later” Air Travel Card with American Express, and soon followed with its own credit card. E-commerce has transformed our needs once again, giving rise to QR code payments and “pay by touch” technology.

The Inventions That Shaped Point of Sale Technology

New Graphic Points to Loyalty Programs with Best ROIs

A decent rewards program can deliver a strong return on investment, keeping customers loyal to brands for years to come. Rewards programs can offer points, cashback, discounts, and free products, often through an app or a physical card. But, naturally, efficient shoppers don’t want to carry around 10 different cards or give their email address away to dozens of businesses that will flood their inbox with spam. Luckily, a new infographic from Qualtrics can help shoppers target the loyalty programs that will give them the best ROIs. At the top of the list, you’ll see many fast food favorites like McDonald’s, Domino’s Pizza, Dunkin’, Burger King, and Wendy’s. Grocery savers can count on Kroger and Safeway/Albertsons to offer the best ROIs. Dick’s Sporting Goods and North Face offer the best programs for athletic shoppers, and you can count on Bath & Body Works, Ulta Beauty, and CVS for beauty and pharmacy needs.

New Graphic Points to Loyalty Programs with Best ROIs

The Words Americans Use to Make Themselves Seem Smarter

Many people think that a complex vocabulary is a sign of intelligence. Americans have different habits around word use and different perceptions of what words are used and when. Context matters when it comes to the use of complex words, but the words themselves matter too. The team at Preply surveyed Americans on the topic of complex words to find out which words they think sound intelligent, when they use big words, and how they feel when others use them.

The Words Americans Use to Make Themselves Seem Smarter

Study Analyzes Where a Second Language Pays Off the Most in the Job Market

The team at Preply presents a study examining how much more bilingual workers earn than their monolingual colleagues. After analyzing thousands of data points, the team discovered that bilingual workers do earn significantly more on average. However, there are strong differences across jobs and industries, as well as by the country where the worker is employed and the second language they speak.

Study Analyzes Where a Second Language Pays Off the Most in the Job Market

Survey Reveals How Americans Really Feel About Small Talk
Curious what Americans really think about small talk? You’ll want to check out this fascinating new survey from Preply! It turns our everyday gabbing on its head with eye-opening stats on how people feel about it, including that 71% of respondents would rather sit in silence than make small talk.

Small Talk Statistics and Social Behavior Insights in America

The Products That Transformed Whole Industries

We interact with so many products and services daily that it's easy to overlook their impact on our lives. Qualtrics serves as a reminder with a timeline of the past few decades, highlighting the most important products and technologies that transformed or even birthed new industries.

The Products That Transformed Whole Industries

Facts and Statistics Show AI’s Global Dominance in Business

Artificial intelligence has taken the business world by storm, with cost-saving mechanisms, automation, and inspiration for fresh ideas. The Qualtrics team presented 25 statistics emphasizing the speed and power with which AI has spread across the business world. There are 70,000 AI companies worldwide, with the most successful earning, on average, $3.48 billion. The U.S. is the home of AI. It hosts the largest number of companies, and they’ve invested the most in the industry. American private investment in AI has reached $109.1 billion. Private companies develop 90% of AI models. Nvidia is the biggest player in the AI industry, the first to exceed $5 trillion in market value. Small businesses in the U.S. have also started using AI. 89% use them in their daily operations, whether it’s for financial management or customer service. Data reveals that AI is entrenched in everyday business practice.

Facts and Statistics Show AI’s Global Dominance in Business

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