We’re about to find out if airlines really did stuff too many seats on their...
Forget comfort, are these seats, on display by Spirit Airlines at an airline industry conference in Los Angeles last month, too close to be safe? The FAA will test to see if U.S. airlines meet...
View ArticleArtificial intelligence to create 133 million jobs globally: Report
The uptake of artificial intelligence (AI) is expected to create 133 million new jobs globally and “drastically change” the UK job market in the coming years, according to a new report. The findings...
View Article10% of Americans don’t use the internet. Who are they?
Who’s not online in 2019 For many Americans, going online is an important way to connect with friends and family, shop, get news and search for information. Yet today, 10% of U.S. adults do not use...
View ArticleCan the data poor survive?
Will work for data We’ve been running a data science experiment over the past few months. Our first goal was to compare and contrast the amount of data we could actively gather using a link to an...
View ArticleSeven digital transformation trends for 2020
MuleSoft has released the report ‘Top 7 Digital Transformation Trends Shaping 2020′ which outlines the most timely digital transformation trends for 2020 and explores their impact across industries....
View ArticleGas plants will get crushed by wind, solar by 2035, study says
Generators now on drawing boards will be left uneconomical Natural gas-fired power plants, which have crushed the economics of coal, are on the path to being undercut themselves by renewable power and...
View ArticleBoomer homes to flood US market, but who will buy them?
Baby Boomer home sales will flood the housing market: Report Baby Boomers’ homes will be sold on a large scale over the next 20 years, but with millennials refraining from home ownership, who will be...
View ArticleStudy finds aging tends to shift gears as you turn 34, 60 and 78
It’s possible to predict a person’s age from protein levels in their blood according to a Stanford study The blood-borne signs of aging – and indeed, perhaps the causes of aging – make three big...
View ArticleDebit Cards overtake cash as the most popular payment type, according to Fed...
The growing popularity of debit cards and the displacement of cash by card and electronic payment alternatives is nothing new, but a Federal Reserve banks’ report released Thursday shows debit cards...
View ArticleA sobering 62% of U.S. financial-services entities have been breached, Thales...
Despite 96% of U.S. financial-services organizations considering their technology security as adequate, 62% of those responding to a Thales survey said they experienced a breach. That’s according to...
View ArticleHere’s how long you should take off to feel productive at work again,...
According to the website Sleep Judge, the U.S. is one of only a few countries that doesn’t mandate a set number of vacation days. People are overworked and burnt out, and we seem content to treat this...
View ArticleThe future of industrial real estate
Lincoln Property Co. developed Lincoln Logistics 40, a state-of-the-art warehouse/distribution building that features 40-foot clear height in Goodyear, Ariz. Logistics properties in the U.S. are...
View ArticleVast majority of UK adults ‘uncomfortable’ with delivery drivers entering...
Waitrose’s While You’re Away service allows delivery drivers to enter customer’s homes to unpack their shopping The vast majority of UK adults are uncomfortable with the idea of delivery drivers...
View ArticleFive principles for thinking like a futurist
Thinking about the future allows us to imagine what kind of future we want to live in and how we can get there. In 2018 we celebrated the fifty-year anniversary of the founding of the Institute for the...
View ArticleThe most powerful passports in the world in 2020, ranked
Singapore, which ranked as the second-best place to hold a passport from in 2020, tied for first place last year. The Henley Passport Index, an annual ranking of the most powerful passports in the...
View ArticleA survey of 20,000 creatives suggests brainstorming is a giant waste of time
Perhaps more than any other category of professionals, creative types are expected to thrive in brainstorms. In the public’s imagination, their offices are filled with fidget toys and Post-it notes in...
View ArticlePeople lacking access to food 10-37% more likely to die prematurely: Study
People with inadequate access to food due to financial constraints are 10 to 37 per cent more likely to die prematurely from any cause other than cancer, according to a study published on Monday....
View ArticleSmart bandage detects infections, auto-releases antibiotic
THE SMART BANDAGES SHORTENED WOUND-HEALING TIMES IN MOUSE STUDIES. A colorful new weapon has emerged in the war on antibiotic resistance. On Wednesday, researchers in China published a study in the...
View ArticleExclusive: Mary Meeker’s coronavirus trends report
Bond Capital, a Silicon Valley VC firm whose portfolio companies include Slack and Uber, told its investors this morning via email that the coronavirus’ high-speed spread and impact has similarities to...
View ArticleNew study : Every electric car brings $10,000 in life-saving benefits
Converting all cars and SUVs in the Greater Toronto area into electric vehicles would cause 313 fewer deaths per year, an estimated social benefit of $2.4 billion. That’s the high-level finding of a...
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