Customer scrutiny of the practices of large corporations is increasing at a rapid clip. More than ever, there’s pressure on retailers to reassure buyers that the tantalum used in their smartphones and laptops is not mined in war zones and…

With the government set to change the law relating to casual staff to potentially enhance their rights and benefits, it makes sound commercial sense to keep abreast of forthcoming alterations to tax and employment rights status. However, there is no…

Have you had your genome sequenced? If you asked this question five years ago, people would have thought you were crazy. Today, genome sequencing is already for sale in supermarkets Read more in weforum Today you can have your genome…

There are already chips that can be implanted in the brain to help recover bodily functions after a stroke or brain injury. However, what happens if  a chip in your brain can be hacked or even gain internet access, essentially…

Modern mobility proponents seek perpetual motion, too, using both established forms of transit and new ones: ride sharing, free-floating bikes and scooters, and more Read moe in BCG Seeking Perpetual Motion with Mobility as a Service By Joël Hazan ,…

A few decades ago, AI was the stuff of science fiction novels, movies, and television shows. A fantasy. A figment of an overactive imagination. Isaac Asimov. Star Trek. The Terminator.But now? AI is already here or has been for quite…

A UN climate report last year suggested that the world needs another billion hectares of carbon-sucking forests to have a chance of hitting the critical goal of staying under 1.5 degrees Celsius of global temperature rise\ Read more in Fast…

Because it’s essentially one big sheet of ice – the second largest ice sheet in the world in fact. Covering 81% of the island, and 2.3 km thick, it makes Greenland the keeper of roughly 8% of all of Earth’s…

Even if you don’t delete Facebook, there are ways to limit the ability of the social network, other companies, and/or fellow users to get information about you. This is not an exhaustive list of what you can do—because that would…

As tech winds its way deeper and deeper into our lives, deeper questions arise: How can you trust someone you’ll never see? How can you trust an algorithm that is making thousands of decisions a second of which you aren’t…

More than 7 million women interact with the brand each month. Net-a-Porter has more than 5 million online followers and achieves 4.45+ million app sessions each month. Read more in insider trends How Net-a-Porter is rethinking retail By Jack Stratten…

The piles of Ikea’s meatballs, cinnamon rolls, and herring that hungry shoppers grab in Ikeas around the globe really add up—so much so that Ikea claims to be the world’s sixth largest food chain. Read more in Fast Company  Ikea…

The worst countries in the world to be a woman? Places torn apart by war, or societies stifled by centuries of male patriarchy, a recent survey by the Thomson Reuters Foundation shows Read more in Big Think  U.S. in Top…

Four years ago, Hannah Olson, an ambitious Boston University sophomore, was officially diagnosed with Chronic Lyme Disease. She required regular antibiotic infusions via a catheter in her arm, as well as some 28 pills per day. Read morte in Fast…

Last year, we saw a number of cultural changes propelled by the #MeToo movement. In the year since the sexual misconduct allegations against Harvey Weinstein surfaced, more than 200 men accused of sexual misconduct have lost their jobs; many of…

Our collective environmental consciousness is getting stronger: more and more people are ‘doing their bit’ to help keep the planet healthy, or at least talking about it. But how much can the end user truly achieve when the tide of…

To track the pro-cycling efforts and initiatives taken by cities around the world, we present the Copenhagenize Index, a comprehensive and holistic ranking of the world’s most bicycle-friendly cities Read more in wired  The 20 most Bike Friendly cities on…

Deep learning is growing in both popularity and revenue. In this article, we will shed light on the different milestones that have led to the deep learning field we know today. Read more in datafloq Deep Learning: Past and Future…