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There are already 1.2 billion A/C units pumping cool air into people’s homes, and that number is on track to reach 4.5 billion by 2050; energy demand is expected to triple in the same amount of time. It’s a vicious…

Healthcare budgets in countries around the world are, in aggregate, expected to increase by 10 percent by 2030, according to a survey of more than 120 executives at the world’s top biopharmaceutical companies, conducted by Strategy&, PwC’s strategy consulting business.…

How do you teach a computer what a good strawberry looks like? According to AgShift founder and CEO Miku Jha, whose company is innovating food inspections with deep learning, you do it the same way you train a three year…

Prosthetics, once a healthcare outlier of wood, leather, tin and a clanking delivery, are in the spotlight as a supercharged sector crackling with potential from bionics and advanced technology. Read more in raconteur  The race towards a bionic future By…

In the museum, games are a great way of allowing visitors to have agency over often quite complex areas of content, allowing visitors to explore ideas and content in a very interactive way Read more in museumnext How can games…

What’s the best place to work? Twenty-five years ago, it might have been a shiny office with a fully stocked canteen for an always-on and always-in-the-office workforce. Cut to today, and the digital era has made mobility a quality today’s…

The most promising peer-to-peer e-commerce platforms are utilizing AI to improve their services to both sellers and buyers. Here are some compelling examples of digital marketplaces that are being transformed with AI. Read more in Datafloq Can AI Solve the…

Just as Bitcoin was conceived as a method for bypassing financial intermediaries, blockchain can help to improve the travel experience by letting customers interact directly with service providers. This process is already underway, with multinational corporations and technology startups developing…

McDonald’s recently opened a to-go location in London. Customers order via touchscreen kiosks and quickly pick up their food to go—there’s no seating in the restaurant. The concept leverages technology to make ordering easier and faster.McDonald’s is providing an option…

A recent Harvard Business Review survey found that 73% of today’s buyers use multiple channels to search and spend. So when all these channels are connected and play to their respective strengths, omnichannel retailing really pays off. Here are 14…