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- Here’s how technology has changed the world since 2000
Technology has changed major sectors over the past 20 years, including media, climate action and healthcare The World Economic Forum’s Technology Pioneers, which just celebrated its 20th anniversary, gives us insight how emerging tech leaders have influenced and responded to these changes
- How technology convergence is redefining the future
The convergence isn’t always apparent at first glance Take spatial computing – the technology that helps machines understand and interact with physical space Spacial computing is impressive enough on its own, but when it converges with AI and robotics, we get machines that can navigate complex environments with human-like understanding
- Explainer: What is quantum technology and what are its benefits?
Quantum technology is based on the principles of quantum mechanics These are the laws of physics that apply to sub-atomic particles, going back to the work of physicists including Niels Bohr, Werner Heisenberg and Erwin Schrödinger in the 1920s Quantum technology is not new
- Explained: Generative AI’s environmental impact - MIT News
In this article, we look at why this technology is so resource-intensive A second piece will investigate what experts are doing to reduce genAI’s carbon footprint and other impacts The excitement surrounding potential benefits of generative AI, from improving worker productivity to advancing scientific research, is hard to ignore While the
- Top 10 tech trends for next 10 years (according to McKinsey) | World . . .
The pace of change in the technology sector has always been brisk As much as 10 years worth of growth in e-commerce may have been compressed into just three months in late 2019, according to McKinsey Company, which predicts that we’ll experience more technological progress in the coming decade than we did in the preceding 100 years put
- What do we know about the economics of AI? - MIT News
If technology helps generate economic growth, then fast-paced innovation might seem ideal, by delivering growth more quickly But in another paper, “ Regulating Transformative Technologies ,” from the September issue of American Economic Review: Insights , Acemoglu and MIT doctoral student Todd Lensman suggest an alternative outlook
- How AI and other technology changed our lives – a timeline | World . . .
Its underlying technology, blockchain, revolutionized the concept of digital transactions by providing a secure, transparent, and decentralized method for peer-to-peer payments Bitcoin has not only influenced the development of other cryptocurrencies but has also sparked discussions about the future of money in the digital age
- A new technology for extending the shelf life of produce
We’ve all felt the sting of guilt when fruit and vegetables go bad before we could eat them Now, researchers from MIT and the Singapore-MIT Alliance for Research and Technology (SMART) have shown they can extend the shelf life of harvested plants by injecting them with melatonin using biodegradable microneedles
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