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Smart Cities Can Help Us Tackle The Climate Crisis—Part Two
There is no longer any credible reason to deny our part in the climate crisis.
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Smart Cities Can Help Us Tackle The Climate Crisis—Part Two
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There is no longer any credible reason to deny our part in the climate crisis.
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Planning Better Cities With AI And Big Data—Part One
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Our cities are growing at an uncontrollable rate. The UN estimates that there are now 33 megacities with a population of over 10 million, (five in India and six—or more—in China), and the largest city in the world, Tokyo, has close . . .
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Autonomous Cars Can Predict How Selfish Your Driving Is
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Self-driving cars could soon be able to classify you as a selfish or altruistic driver. While this might bruise some egos, researchers from MIT CSAIL claim that this will make autonomous vehicles (AVs) much safer when driving alongside humans.
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Adidas Moves Robotic ‘Speed Factories’ Out Of Europe, U.S.
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Adidas has announced plans to withdraw its “speed factories” out of Germany and the U.S., instead opting to reassign their newfound expertise in 3D printing and automation to suppliers in Asia.
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The Mining Industry Could Strike Gold With Automation
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The mining industry is facing a tough decision. A staunchly traditional industry, mining is now at a critical juncture in which it will either adopt new technologies or be left behind.
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Making The Smart Bet On Cybersecurity
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There is no denying that cybersecurity should form a key part of any business strategy, so why do high-profile data breaches keep occurring?
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Unleashing New Weapons In The War On Fake News
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Now is the time to make facts great again. “Fake news,” the 2017 Collins word of the year, poses a serious threat to the values of honesty, truth, and accountability—values that purveyors of falsified information don’t seem to hold too closely.
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How To Train Your AI Dragon (Safely, Legally And Without Bias)
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Untrained dragons can cause a lot of damage. Likewise, as AI systems spread further and have more influence over our lives, it’s getting far more important to make sure they’re properly trained.
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Can We Overcome The Last Few Hurdles For Renewable Energy?
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Humanity is staring the climate crisis in the face, and we’re only just preparing for the fight.
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The WEIRD CEO
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In The WEIRD CEO, Charles sets out the technological and societal changes that will take place over the next fifteen years, and explains why companies need to rethink the way they motivate employees. He outlines why CEOs and managers need to encourage Wisdom, Emotional Intelligence, Initiative, Responsibility and Development (WEIRD) to make sure employees feel fulfilment and ownership in their work – and gives a fascinating and sometimes brutally honest record of the change process his company went through.
The WEIRD CEO explains how and why we need to change, in order to deal with a new working world dominated by Artificial Intelligence.
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