How China’s ‘copycat’ tech companies are now the ones to beat
...emerging and developed economies. While shanzhai is common across a range of products and services, it is particularly prevalent in...
Partnering with the pacific
...through a travel agent or directly with a limited number of resorts and hotels through facsimile and phone calls. Now...
Curb your screen time and you improve mental health
...retain information. After all, who remembers phone numbers and street addresses anymore? With Zoom, we don’t even need to remember...
We need to talk about AI
...a number of problems. First, the algorithms may have hidden biases. Let’s consider the case of a bank system designed...
China’s “Internet of Bikes”
...using a smart phone, use them and drop them off, literally, anywhere in the city. Payment happens via the pervasive...
The Future, This Week 30 June 2017
...why Google is building its own iPhone, why smartphone innovation is running out of steam, and the iPhone is different...
Reducing political corruption raises business investments
...governments actively addressing corruption. Not only did the number of M&As grow but the dollar value of these corporate investments...
Planes, trains and automobiles – David Hensher’s moving life
...of Transport Logistics (ITLS) for more than 30 years. He is ranked number one scientist in the world in transport logistics,...
Empowering people to shape Australia’s infrastructure future
Australia and other developed Western societies prefer consumption of services to physical products. This trend is well established, however it...
Your car is watching you. The implications are profound and immediate
...data about drivers and their behaviour. Data range from relatively mundane facts such as our name, address, phone number, and...
Engineers, philosophers and sociologists release ethical design guidelines for future technology
...media algorithms to autonomous weapons. The report, Ethically Aligned Design, was released today by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics...
Every move you make, every step you take
...more data the system has, the more accurate, and certainly comprehensive the facial recognition service it can provide. Clearview AI...