The online retail giant eBay launched a digital shopping assistant, called ShopBot, on Facebook Messenger. The system is based on artificial intelligence ( ...
Bosch’s ICT ambitions in the smart city and other sectors
Bosch, a German supplier of engine components, started a business segment, called “beyond mobility”. It includes initiatives aimed at ...
Resilience lessons from hurricane Matthew
While the whole devastating impact of hurricane Matthew on farmers’ livelihoods, the environment and public health is not entirely clear yet, it can be ...
First commercial (beer) shipment by driverless truck
In a coooperation between Uber and Anheuser-Busch InBev, the first autonomous truck successfully covered a preprogrammed distance of 120 miles to deliver ...
Intel supports startups and innovation in India
The technology giant Intel promotes innovation and especially startups in India. The Intel India Maker Lab Maker Lab is a driving force behind this ...
Eight new cities for Australia to reduce population pressure
Forecasts predict a great increase in population for Australia. Ambitious plans have now been announced by Consolidated Land and Rail Australia (CLARA), a ...
China’s efforts to cut pollution of shipping industry at risk
There has been much international reporting on the high levels of pollution in China. The Chinese government took a ground-breaking policy initiative to ...
Could climate change be a cause for a financial crisis?
Paul Fisher, the former deputy head of the regulatory department of the Bank of England, said that climate change can be a risk for financial instability ...
How algorithms and big data can discriminate excessively
There are factors that a numerical system of big data can hardly catch. Societal and other non-numerical factors are neglected which can produce damaging ...
Hands-on initiatives for more urban resilience
The Rockefeller Foundation started the 100 Resilient Cities project to enhance the resilience of cities against natural hazards. Melbourne and Sydney are ...
