Big Tech, (Smart) Cities in Motion & L.A. Urban Farming
Why Do the Biggest Companies Keep Getting Bigger? It’s How They Spend on Tech
The secret of success for Amazon, Google and Microsoft is how much they invest in their own technology.
This Week In China Tech: AI Disrupting Insurance Claims, China Opens Airspace For Drones And More
AI made huge leaps and has made insurance claims 176,000 times more efficient than humans, China has opened their low-altitude airspace for the booming drone industry, and classrooms are getting quantified using AI and brain research.
New York, London and Paris Firmly Established as the Smartest Cities
New York, London and Paris once again grace the winners’ podium as the world’s smartest cities. This according to the fifth edition of the IESE Cities in Motion Index (CIMI), prepared by the Center for Globalization and Strategy.
Downloadable files for 3D-printed guns to be made publicly accessible
Americans will be able to 3D-print their own guns next month, after a court ruled that blueprints for printable firearms could be made available online again. But their creator and distributor says this won’t “break the dam” and cause mass weapon uptake.
L.A.’s Incentive for Urban Farming Fails to Take Root
In Southern California, an effort to turn vacant lots into urban farms is struggling to take root.