Efficiency in general describes the extent to which time, effort or cost is well used for the intended task or purpose. It is often used with the specific purpose of relaying the capability of a specific application of effort to produce a specific outcome effectively with a minimum amount or quantity of waste, expense, or unnecessary effort. "Efficiency" has widely varying meanings in different disciplines. The term "efficient" is very much confused and misused with the term "effective".
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Your performance marketing KPIs are obsolete
With the impending elimination of third-party cookies marketers need to evolve their benchmarks, KPIs, and other success ...
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How Gen Z’s travel behaviors are changing the way we all get around for the better
From the environmental impact of fossil fuel vehicles to heavily congested roads, our relationship with transport has to ...
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Organizations keep messing up their data insights — here's how to fix it
In this piece, I’ll take a hypothesis-based approach to focused outcomes, then back into the type of technology that can ...
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'Agile metrics' are the key to your team's continuous improvement
By measuring your organization's agile metrics, your teams can set clear expectations, which will enable you to produce more ...
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This 3D-printed hypercar runs on electricity and methanol (and costs $2.6M)
The 3D printed Czinger 21C hypercar was given its first public outing today. It has a hybrid drivetrain that uses electric ...
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Startups’ focus should shift from growth to profitability in 2020
It might be the big names that hit the headlines, but the growth illusion is as much of an issue among startups just setting ...
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Please blockchain, prove me wrong and get your shit together in 2020
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Moonday Mornings: IRS readies to tax your cryptocurrency — no matter what
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Here's how the Cybertruck's aerodynamics compare to regular trucks
One thing that Elon Musk emphasized about the Cybertruck during its unveil is that its design is about more than just aesthetics. ...
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We summarized Lifehacker's summary of Blinkist's book summaries
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Want to run more efficiently? Tie your feet together, say scientists
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More than 60% of Ethereum nodes run in the cloud, mostly on Amazon Web Services
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'Crypto-Twitter' is explaining Bitcoin in 280 characters or less
Cryptocurrency fans on Twitter have been challenged: define Bitcoin in a single tweet as effectively as possible. Here are ...
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Microalgae could be the future of sustainable farming
You might not be able to stomach soybeans for breakfast, lunch and dinner, but the animals you eat do. Cultivation of the ...
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JP Morgan’s new digital 'coin' is not a cryptocurrency, or even a stablecoin
Do we really need another digital payment thing for institutional players to send money between themselves? JP Morgan says ...
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Poor cloud strategy can lead to unintended silos
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