Understanding The Future Of Mobility

We recently had the opportunity to participate in two important conferences focused on the future: one on the on-demand economy (On Demand Economy 2015) and the other on mobile communications (Rutberg Future Mobile 2015).

While each conference cover…

Drought, Urbanization and Climate: Big Business Opportunities for Long-Term Thinkers

As São Paulo, Brazil, suffers from the worst drought in its history, multinational pulp company Fibria, which is headquartered in the city, is one of many that has felt the pinch. At times, water has been shut off to 40% of the city and even now, af…

The Future of Work: Uniting Workers in the Gigging Economy

The latest entry in a special project in which business and labor leaders, social scientists, technology visionaries, activists, and journalists weigh in on the most consequential changes in the workplace.

A few days ago, a stranger sat down on a pa…

Können Roboter Menschen trauen?

Die Weltreise von HitchBOT, dem trampenden Roboter, ist vorerst vorbei. Unbekannte beschädigten ihn in Philadelphia zu stark. Trotzdem ist das Projekt ein großer Erfolg.

Von seiner Reisewunschliste in den USA konnte HitchBOT nur die ersten beiden Pu…

Will machines eventually take on every job?

Automation will continue to transform the global workforce, but taking an active role in that process will help us reduce the damages and increase the gains, finds Rachel Nuwer.

It’s a booming time to be a truck driver. According to data NPR compile…

What you need to know about Obama’s biggest global warming move yet — the Clean Power Plan

On Monday, the Post has learned, the Obama administration plans to release the finalized “Clean Power Plan,” the president’s flagship policy to combat global warming. The plan is aimed at the electricity sector, which generates the largest single sl…

2025 and beyond: Visioning the future of the airport experience

The think tank arm of the Future Travel Experience has envisioned the airport experience of the future, looking to 2025 and laying out just what a passenger-focused airport travel experience looks like.

16 Trends that will define the future of video games

From the rise of gamer parents to transparent game design, a step-by-step prediction of how games will be made over the next five years

Hundreds of game developers, publishers and analysts recently descended on Brighton for the annual Develop confer…

Meet Jibo - A member of the family

Jibo is a social robot oriented toward home and family activities

Jibo Inc., the company behind social robot Jibo, said Wednesday that it has secured an additional $11 million in venture capital funding, which will be used to help build its first ru…