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GOVERNANCE
View AllReport: Pandemic Is Driving Govtech Investment Surge
28 Jan 2021The COVID-19 pandemic has driven greater investment into the govtech sector, causing a surge in development, deployment, and investment in tech-based innovations
Read moreUnderstanding Circular Construction
11 Jan 2021It is genuinely believed that the innovation within the jargon of Circular Economy(CE) must follow one of the basic principles of Reduce, Recycle, Reuse.
Read moreLIVING
View AllAI-Based System Brings Folk Singer’s Voice Back to Life
02 Feb 2021Fans of the late South Korean folk-rock singer Kim Kwang-seok will be able to hear him perform a new song cover, thank to an AI-based voice system that learns to capture voices and mimic them to recreate new songs.
Read moreBlockchain is Helping Hospitals Keep Track of COVID-19 Vaccines
28 Jan 2021In one of the first initiatives in the world, two hospitals in Britain are utilizing blockchain technology to track the storage and supply of temperature-sensitive COVID-19 vaccines.
Read moreECONOMY
View AllCanada Authorizes World's First Bitcoin ETF
15 Feb 2021Canada’s main securities regulator, the Ontario Securities Commission, has cleared the launch of the world’s first bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF)
Read moreReport: Global VR Market to Reach USD 57.55 Billion By 2027
31 Dec 2020The global virtual reality (VR) market size is expected to reach USD 57.55 billion by 2027, exhibiting a CAGR of 44.3% during the forecast period
Read moreENVIRONMENT
View AllThe EU Wants 30 Million EVs On the Road By 2030
23 Dec 2020A huge step up from the 1.8 million electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles registered in Europe at the end of last year
Read moreMontreal Applies “Climate Test” to City Decisions
20 Dec 2020The city of Montreal has adopted a “climate test” to ensure that all its actions and operations contribute to the fight against climate change
Read moreMOBILITY
View AllThe Shortcut to Hardware-Agnostic Cities
22 Mar 2021Disorganized approaches to urbanization will and have created badly planned cities with overcrowding, which is resulting in wastage of the world's natural resources, ghettos, and lack of facilities.
Read moreSeoul Installs Drone-Charging Smart Poles
21 Mar 2021Twenty-six smart poles have already been installed in six different areas, with each pole’s functions customized to the needs of its location in the city
Read moreSOCIAL
View AllWhatsApp is Bringing Voice and Video Calls to Desktop in 2021
24 Dec 2020WhatsApp will introduce voice and video calling features to the messaging app’s desktop version next year
Read moreCovid-19 Drove More Users to Digital Fitness
22 Dec 2020Fitness apps have seen a steep rise in users during the pandemic
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