UN welcomes major partnership initiative with tech giants to counter terrorism online
A senior United Nations official has called for sustained joint efforts to combat terrorism and welcomed a partnership initiative with tech giants Facebook, Microsoft, Twitter and YouTube to counter terrorism
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Continental wants to put wireless EV chargers everywhe
Most people think of EV charging as a daily event that takes an hour or more. Continental believes its wireless charging system could split that event up into a series of microcharges wherever the vehicle goes
UN artificial intelligence summit aims to tackle poverty, humanity's 'grand challenges'
Artificial intelligence is responsible for self-driving cars and voice-recognition smart phones, but the United Nations this week is refocusing AI on sustainable development and assisting global efforts to eliminate poverty
Turning an ocean of plastic into fuel
Shopping bags, straws, cups, toothbrushes, and workout clothes are just a few things we use everyday that are made of plastic. And much of it ends up in the ocean
Hong Kong reclaims crown as world’s most competitive economy
City’s efforts to create business friendly environment give it edge over rival Singapore and former champion
World’s first commercial carbon-sucking plant goes live in Zurich
Carbon capture is essential to the fight against climate change and keeping temperatures below a two-degree-Celsius increase, according to Climeworks. For a few years now they’ve been working on technology to suck CO2
What are the top 5 innovations for low-carbon cities?
At first blush, the list seems obvious. Electrification of transportation, buying clean energy from wind and solar generation, and some low-carbon building changes. But that seems a bit too facile. What’s really changing cities
