An interview with Ray Kurzweil was recently published in Fortune and, in a word, he describes the future as nuanced. He’s also hopeful that the impact of AI will be positive, regardless of what Zuckerberg…
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Street signs that can talk to autonomous vehicles
The development of technology that may enable roads to communicate with self-driving cars is being driven by 3M. The way our roads will adapt to self-driving cars in the coming years probably won’t be quite…
Technology and on-demand culture are driving US job growth
Several factors have influenced job growth in the US over the last seven years: Recent job growth has been driven by many factors, including rapid technology innovation, the on-demand culture, lifestyle changes, the gig economy,…
Creative ways to help the environment using business ideas
It started with Conservation X Labs, whose mission is to: …harness exponential technologies, open innovation, and entrepreneurship to dramatically improve the efficacy, cost, speed, scale and sustainability of conservation efforts to end human induced extinction. What do they do? CXL…
The Chinese are investing in bitcoins and blockchain tech
The Chinese are hot on bitcoin and blockchain tech: China is home to the world’s largest bitcoin mines, thanks to abundant and cheap electricity, and at one time the country accounted for 95% of the…
$500 million culture plan for Canada
Anchored by Netflix, Canada has a plan to develop and support the creative industries in Canada. Announced by Heritage Minister Melanie Joly, it will help people compete in the digital age. The “Creative Canada” road…