Spun out of the MIT Media Lab in 2019, Butlr was founded with a mission to make the built environment people-aware. Butlr's People Sensing Platform anonymously infers human presence and activity via its thermal, wireless sensors to deliver rich spatial insights at a fraction of the cost and time of legacy alternatives. Launched in 2021, the company is already working with dozens of occupiers, landlords and service providers.
The data centre energy demand needed to support AI growth is creating opportunities across many industries, but it's also putting a strain on resources.
Reducing carbon budgets to 2.5 tonnes by 2050 and keeping warming at safe levels starts with cities but will need will multi-stakeholder collaboration.
An increasingly ageing population will have a major impact on the global economy by 2035. Here's how technology can help an ageing population live independently.
