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Why A Move to Chattanooga Is Perfect For Your Startup
Haven’t considered relocating to Chattanooga for your newest business venture? You are making a big mistake. As everyone…
10 Mind-Blowing Things That Happened Last Week (12/15/17)
Keeping up with the news is hard. So hard, in fact, that we’ve decided to save you the…
How The End Of A Free Open Internet Will Affect Us All
The fight for the future of the internet just came to a head. The Republican-led Federal Communications Commission…
3 Principles For Creating Safer AI
How can we harness the power of superintelligent AI while also preventing the catastrophe of robotic takeover? As…
The Top 10 Airport In The World 2017
The Skytrax World Airport Awards are the most prestigious accolades for the airport industry voted by customers in…
Artificial Intelligence May Reflect The Unfair World We Live In
We’ve all heard Elon Musk speak with foreboding about the danger AI poses — something he says may…
Does Regulating AI Save Humanity Or Just Stifle Innovation?
Some people are afraid that heavily armed artificially intelligent robots might take over the world, enslaving humanity – or perhaps…
46 Ecommerce Conversion Rate Optimization Hacks
Conversion is the ultimate goal of a business’s online efforts. If your website has a glorious design and…
How 70% Of Fortune 100 Companies Use The IoT
Seven out of ten Fortune 100 Companies offer IoT products, services, or initiatives. Although the Internet of Things…
Smart Cities Objectives & Tactics: Work Smarter Not Harder
As the world’s biggest cities continue to sprawl with many millions of new people, they’ll look to many…
Tech Made Cities Too Expensive. Here’s How To Fix It
IN 2013 PROTESTS broke out in Oakland, California, directed against the private buses that shuttle tech workers from pricey…
5 Reasons How Smart Cities Will Fail Us
Emergent technologies are poised to radically change how we work and live. They will transform our cities and…
The Best Airport In The World Aims To Outclass Itself
“The best airport aims to outclass itself before others do … Singapore Changi Airport.” From the robot cleaners…
How Green Buildings Could Save Our Cities
New buildings are rising with urban growth. Here’s why that may be a good thing. This feature…
Project West Ford: Earth’s Artificial Ring
In the summer of 1963, the United States successfully put a gigantic ring around the earth. But unlike…
Are Algorithms Ruining Our Lives?
Algorithms can dictate whether you get a mortgage or how much you pay for insurance. But sometimes they’re…
U.S. Salary Inequality From Productivity Not Just Tech Boom
Employment may have rebounded since the Great Recession, but the staggering regional gaps in both real wages and…
The Next Silicon Valley Will Be Much Cooler, Literally
The U.S. government is making it more difficult for companies to quickly hire talent from other countries, with…
How Hackers In Cities Can Solve Social Problems
Pittsburgh has declared itself an “inclusive innovation city,” meaning it is committed to making sure that white people…
To Ride the Subway of the Future, All You Need Is Your Face
Biometric markers could replace physical payment methods, speeding entry for passengers (and discouraging fare evaders). Is this awesome,…
The Top 10 Most Powerful Cities In The World
We often think of ‘magnetism’ as a human quality, as well as a physical phenomenon. Cities also have…
Where Your Product Failures Become Art For The Ages
Every successful product launch is usually preceded by a string of failures, but we only remember the winners…
In Netherlands, Cyclists Go With The Flow With ‘Flo’
A system called “Flo” system uses cute creatures to tell cyclists to speed up or slow down to…
The World’s Greenest City Out Of Dreams, Oil, Pearls, And Sand.
A decade ago Dubai had one of the largest ecological footprints of any city in the world. By…
The Top 10 Cities For Techies And Techies For Cities
Despite the best efforts of cities like New York and Boston, the West Coast still has a tight…
The State Of Smart Cities, Today
The term “smart city” has been around for a few years now and is a popular topic of…
When Tomorrow’s Energy Is Both Clever And Striking Beautiful
When seen from thousands of feet in the air, solar installations and wind turbines become abstract works of…
How Did Electricity Change The Way People Lived In Cities?
You might know about Tesla vs. Edison. In cities, it was Edison vs. Westinghouse. The story of electric…
A Smart City Is, Because Its People Are.
By 2030, 60 percent of the world’s population is expected to live in mega-cities. How all those people…
The Top 5 US States Who Gives A Damn About Our Planet
Across the nation, Americans are going green – and they’re heading online for more information. Even their search…
The Modern Living In Rural Communities
Living in a rural location has its perks. It’s peaceful, it’s quiet, and you’re out the way of…
How Big Data Is Adding A Whole New Dimension To Public Spaces
Most of us encounter public spaces in our daily lives: whether it’s physical space (a sidewalk, a bench,…
What Is E-Waste And Why It Matters
We live in the technological age governed by devices we have made for ourselves to make our daily…
Truths, Lies, Post-Truths, And Statistics. The Deception That Is.
In theory, statistics should help settle arguments. They ought to provide stable reference points that everyone – no…
The World’s First Long Distance Telegraph Was Not The Telegraph
Smoke signals and beacons have been used to relay messages over short distances since ancient times, but the…
A Very Scary Networked Nuclear Weapon Proposition In The U.S.
The future arsenal will be networked, presenting unique security challenges for the U.S. Air Force. Future nuclear missiles…
How To Untangle Zillions Of Virtual Clutter In Travel Options
TransitScreen, a real-time transportation display, is trying to untangle the visual clutter of multimodal mobility. Train, bus, Uber,…
How Will America’s Space Policy Fare Post-Election?
Space has barely registered in this year’s debate about who should be the next president, but experts will…
Who Do We Have To Thank For Inventing The Internet?
The Internet — arguably one of the greatest breakthrough of the last century not just from a technological…
Space Trekking: What The Future Holds For Interplanetary Travel
Is interplanetary travel possible? — It has been talked about and dreamt of before by so many in…
Does Transit Always Increase Land Value?
Cities are harnessing future land values to pay for new infrastructure. But the research behind this approach may…
China’s Elevated Bus: Future Concepts Of The Past Made Into Reality Today
Traffic — one of the major consequences of living in the big city. It’s the number one cause…
World’s Largest Air Purifier vs China’s Smog
Looking at most products being sold in the market today, chances are, you will read the label “Made…
Predicting Our Future As Internet Of Things Come Alive
Physical actions in the real world and data processing in the digital world are fusing as the Internet…
The First Solar-Powered Town Will Come From Down Under
The push to go green is in full swing. This steadily increasing trend has pushed industries and the…
The 11 Best Co-working Spaces In Asia Pacific To Get Work Done
First of all, what is Co-working? Co-working is a style of work that involves a shared working environment,…
Estonia Estonia Estonia, Digital City Leading In Digital Government
This is Tallinn, capital city of Estonia, a small Baltic country in Northern Europe. A country with a…
The Subway System New Yorkers Have Been Waiting For
New York Governor, Andrew Cuomo reveals his plan for a redesign to the city’s subway system to the…
The Top 10 Best American Cities to Work in Tech in 2016
Want to work in tech but not sure Silicon Valley is the place for you? You’re not alone.…
How The Tech Geography In The US Is Not Just Silicon Valley
They’re not all based in New York and San Francisco. Most mayors, economic developers, and researchers tend to…