I grew up with lots of things, but one that struck me in the heart was a song Seven Minutes to Midnight that came out in the late 1970s (showing my age). What did the song mean? I discovered it related to the Doomsday Clock, the clock that measured the threats to our planet and……

I grew up with lots of things, but one that struck me in the heart was a song Seven Minutes to Midnight that came out in the late 1970s (showing my age). What did the song mean? I discovered it related to the Doomsday Clock, the clock that measured the threats to our planet and……

I grew up with lots of things, but one that struck me in the heart was a song Seven Minutes to Midnight that came out in the late 1970s (showing my age). What did the song mean? I discovered it related to the Doomsday Clock, the clock that measured the threats to our planet and……

I grew up with lots of things, but one that struck me in the heart was a song Seven Minutes to Midnight that came out in the late 1970s (showing my age). What did the song mean? I discovered it related to the Doomsday Clock, the clock that measured the threats to our planet and……

Bill Crager will step down as chief executive of wealth tech company Envestnet on March 31.  Crager was CEO for 24 years and plans to serve as a senior adviser for the Berwyn, Pa.-based company, focusing on client and partner relationships, according to a Jan. 8 Envestnet release.  Board Chair James Fox will serve as…

U.S. Bank technology leaders attend the Consumer Electronics Show every year to spark innovation ideas for the bank’s research and development team; this year the focus was on all things AI.  “What we’re here for is to see what everybody else is doing with [AI],” Chief Innovation Officer Don Relyea told Bank Automation News at…

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KeyBank prioritized its investment in technology during the fourth quarter as it looks to build the bank’s franchise to ensure competitiveness.  “Our first investments are always going to be good clients and our people. And then in this world, you’ve got to continue to invest in technology,” Chief Financial Officer Clark Khayat said during today’s…

Seven years ago, I was citing the fact that 43% of the global financial system runs on a computer language no-one speaks anymore. Seven years later, PC Magazine (are PC’s still a thing?) picked up on this theme with the headline: The World Depends on 60-Year-Old Code No One Knows Anymore | PCMag … and sub-headline:……

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