JACKSONVILLE, Fla., October 23, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — We’ve all had days when we don’t feel like going out to dinner, so we put away our cellphones and place an order on DoorDash or another third-party grocery app, an online food delivery industry designed to 1.02 trillion dollars just last year. Dr. Irina Toteva, assistant professor … Read more
Do you believe that life is really better now than it used to be, despite what the headlines say? Do you believe that life in the future could be much, much better if we simply removed the brakes society has placed on science, technology, and entrepreneurship? Do you want to build, build, build, whether it’s … Read more
Stripe logo on a smartphone with US dollar bills in the background. Budrul Chukrut | SOPA Images | LightRocket via Getty Images In March 2022, venture capitalist Chris Ahn was pushing to get into a hot crypto startup that was trying to make it easy for businesses to transact using digital currencies. The company was … Read more
German company Lilium manufactures electric passenger flying drones. Lilium German aerospace startup Lilium faces bankruptcy if it does not raise emergency funds from the state government for the southeastern state of Bavaria. The bankruptcy would mark a dramatic decline for a startup once considered Europe’s best chance to build the 21st century equivalent of “cars” … Read more
Launched in 2018 by crypto firm Circle, USDC is now the second largest stablecoin globally, with more than $30 billion worth of tokens in circulation. Nurfoto | Getty Images LONDON — The United Kingdom is likely to see stablecoin laws introduced in a matter of “months, not years,” according to the chief policy officer of … Read more
Automated robot conveyors in modern distribution warehouse. getty Warehouse automation is booming. Driven by the success of e-commerce, forecasts show that the market is expected to exceed $54 billion by 2030, driven by the growth of new autonomous mobile robot (AMR) technologies such as the Internet of Things (IoT) and Artificial Intelligence (AI ). But … Read more
Trends for 2025 getty Gartner Inc. announced the top 10 strategic technology trends for 2025 at the IT Symposium/Xpo in Orlando this week. “This year’s key strategic technology trends include the imperatives and risks of AI, the new frontiers of computing, and human-machine synergy,” said Gene Alvarez, VP Distinguished Analyst at Gartner. These trends can … Read more
Credit: CC0 Public Domain In a paper published in PLOS Sustainability and Transformation, an international team of researchers looked at how science could play a more active role in crisis management. The paper is based on the results of the international conference “What role for science in times of crisis? Perspectives in the interconnected areas … Read more
Buses, vans and cares are photographed on a street in Glasgow, Scotland. getty Travel difficulties, communication problems and stress are preventing patients across the UK from keeping their hospital appointments. Eight million people missed a scheduled appointment last year at a cost of around £960 million ($1.25 million) to the country’s public health service, according … Read more