IEEE SPECTRUM: Your Navigation App Is Making Traffic Unmanageable
Navigation Apps have a limited set of data on roads and that creates problems when offering routes to drivers
INC.: To Drive Innovation, Cities Need to Look to Ecosystems Rather Than Incentives
What makes a city attractive for new companies to settle?
New York Times: High-Skilled White-Collar Work? Machines Can Do That, Too
Large part of the work of buyers in Fashion Retail can be done better by a computer predicting future sales
HBR: As Machines Take Jobs, Companies Need to Get Creative About Making New Ones
Companies need to shift into new markets focuses on human services to deal with current automation of jobs
ITChronicles: Data Security – Healthcare Complacency a Cause for Concern
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Futurity: Tourist pics and YouTube create 3D model of city
A new technology platform uses algorithms to create 3D city models from image and video data.
BBC: Cities need ‘hedges as well as trees’ for environment
To counter air pollution for cars cities need to plant hedges for filtering exhaust fumes
Wired: A Race to Develop Pollution Sensing Tech Plays Out in Oakland
A mobile and a static approach to sensing air pollution combined to create a real time map of air quality
Forget Flying Cars: Passenger Drones May Be Hovering Soon at a Location Near You
The dream of the flying car could come down to earth before it gets off the ground. Rising in its place: a network of self-flying drones big enough to ferry individual commuters around town.
HBR: Will the Gig Economy Make the Office Obsolete?
The gig economy, where independent consultants, contractors, and freelancers create portfolios of work in lieu of one full-time job, is transforming the way we work by disconnecting work from an office.