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During the first golden era of space exploration, we went to the Moon. Then we sort of dropped the ball. For 50 years, we’ve been basically spinning wheels around the planet Earth. However, now we have the infusion of funds…

In a bid to lead the race to fully-autonomous vehicles, China is building highways with dedicated lanes for self-driving cars.A new 62-mile stretch of freeway will have two lanes dedicated to autonomous vehicles (AVs). Read more in the next web …

In a new apartment complex that will soon rise in the Dutch city of Utrecht, instead of deliveries from an online grocer, you can get boxes of vegetables grown in an intensive greenhouse on the roof or from a smaller…

Skills are actionable. They can guide workers toward understanding their unique value, where they are deficient, and what they want to learn. Especially as more of the workforce shifts toward freelancers, it will be skills—not job titles—that will help workers…

Because we’re living longer, our focus is starting to shift toward well-being. This transformation is happening slowly. Like most forms of progress, the change is so gradual that it’s hard to perceive. It’s a matter of decades, not years—and I…

Looking to the future, he sees two major areas of technology becoming key drivers of workplace transformation. First, natural language interfaces will see greater use of virtual assistant devices.Second, is augmented reality (AR). Read more in raconteur  The changing company…

Skills are actionable. They can guide workers toward understanding their unique value, where they are deficient, and what they want to learn. Especially as more of the workforce shifts toward freelancers, it will be skills—not job titles—that will help workers…

Last week at Orgatec, a leading European trade show for contract and office furniture, the Swiss company Vitra previewed a set of office seating prototypes, called Soft Work, which you might more likely find in a chic hotel lobby or…

It’s the year 2038. The word “flavor” has fallen into disuse. Sugar is the new cigarettes, and we have managed to replace salt with healthy plants.
 We live in a society in which we eat fruit grown using genetics. We…

As robots and automation take over jobs, there will still be some occupations where humans will be preferred. Theoretical physicist and best-selling author Michio Kaku weighs in on the kind of job skills you need to have to stay employed…