MIT researchers have developed a system, called Marko, that leverages radio-frequency (RF) signal reflections off human bodies to wirelessly monitor people’s movement inside their homes t...

Rob Matheson · MIT News 10 May 2019

Fourth Industrial Revolution

Stretchy 'nano-forest' might power future wearbles

Researchers say that these Crumpled carbon nanotube forests, or CNT forests, are a potential solution to the power needs of future wearable technology.

Layne Cameron · Futurity 10 May 2019

Fourth Industrial Revolution

This ‘wonder material’ could herald a new age in electronics

The material, that was created by accident, could be revolutionary in its use in batteries and electronics.

Chris Howard and Mitch Watts · The Conversation 10 May 2019

South Africa

South Africa's economy in 5 charts

As South Africans go to the polls, here’s how the country’s economy looks 25 years after its first democratic election.

Kate Whiting 08 May 2019

Fourth Industrial Revolution

Six ways robots are used today that you probably didn’t know about

Robots come in all shapes and sizes, and they affect your life more than you may realize.

Jonathan Roberts · The Conversation 08 May 2019

China

Explained, the role of China's state-owned companies

As China continues to transition to a market-driven economy, the country's state-owned companies - in their role as deliverers of reform and policy - are becoming more important, even as ...

Amir Guluzade 07 May 2019

Workforce and Employment

It's people, not technology, that will decide the future of work

Technology can help improve lives for workers, or lead us back to "feudalism" - it's up to us, argues the head of the International Trade Union Confederation

Sharan Burrow 06 May 2019

Fourth Industrial Revolution

These are the pitfalls of a cash-free society

As more of us pay by card, online or with apps, a new report warns of the costs of leaving the most vulnerable segments of society behind in the race to a cash-free future.

Rosamond Hutt 02 May 2019

Artificial Intelligence and Robotics

These countries have the most robot workers

Numbers of automated workers are increasing in industries across the globe. But which country has the most?

Niall McCarthy · Statista 01 May 2019

Innovation

We need to measure innovation better. Here's how

Innovation drives productivity. We need to know what works, what doesn’t and why - and that means turning to measurements and metrics. But how can we really measure innovation today?

David Gann and Mark Dodgson 01 May 2019

Workforce and Employment

What role will technology play in the creation of high-paying jobs?

Many regard the falloff in the creation of high-wage jobs as the inevitable result of advances in artificial intelligence and robotics. It isn’t. Technology can be used either to displace...

Daron Acemoglu · Project Syndicate 30 Apr 2019

Digital Economy and Society

Explainer: what is quantum machine learning and how can it help us?

Quantum computing is the next great leap for computing in general. When combined with machine learning it holds some exciting prospects.

Betony Adams, Francesco Petruccione, and Maria Schuld · The Conversation 30 Apr 2019

Fourth Industrial Revolution

To prevent the apocalypse, MIT says to study 'machine behavior'

According to a group led by researchers from MIT’s Media Lab, computer scientists and engineers shouldn’t be the only people shaping the future of artificial intelligence,

Kristin Houser · Futurism 30 Apr 2019

Artificial Intelligence and Robotics

This AI just invented a new sport

An artificial intelligence system pooled the rules of 400 sports to conceive Speedgate.

Charlotte Edmond 30 Apr 2019

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