From power grids to empowered networks

The future of distribution will be to build, manage and maintain the means to connect people in the energy space.

Implications of China’s ban on importing trash

Although it is not widely discussed outside of the waste and recycling industry, China has increasingly become the destination for much of the paper and plastic that Europeans and Americans diligently separate in their household garbage.

Learning to fly

I recently read an article in the U.K paper The Guardian reporting on a British man’s work developing a jet suit designed to enable one person to fly solo for up to ten minutes.

Opportunities abound in resilient Africa

Africa’s resilience, at a time when the global economy is faltering on the back of geopolitical tensions and rising trade barriers, reflects how much the continent has progressed in recent years.

Logic in the PSA Opel deal?

Last week the company that makes Peugeot and Citroen cars, PSA, purchased the European division of General Motors which makes Opel and Vauxhall vehicles.
Bla Bla Car

Disrupting trust

"BlaBlaCar’s core mission is to create a global people-powered travel solution, connecting drivers with empty seats to passengers so that they can share their car rides over long-distance journeys."

After the digital gold rush

You should expect to start seeing Blockchain anywhere business-to-business or business-to-consumer processes need to be streamlined, validated, secured, and guaranteed.

Redefining the way we work

With the number of applications and IoT-connected sensors already mushrooming in today’s smart cities, firewalls are now largely obsolete.

Disruptive triangle of technologies could improve quality of life for billions

We are in an era of tremendous, rapid technological advancement, one that is disrupting old business models and forcing industries to change.

Digital’s dark side: Inequality and unemployment

What is possible is that digitization leads to entire segments of the population to have little or nothing to do and that could lead to revolution, war or worse.

Most Popular

Talking with machines

Ever since grunts became words, speech has helped us learn, plan, and do amazing things. Our communication has been shaped by twin desires: to be understood and to understand.

Latest article

Tech tour Amsterdam

In the vibrant heart of Amsterdam, a city celebrated for its historical beauty and forward-thinking ethos, an innovative wave is redefining the tourism experience for children and young adults.