Artificial intelligence

The metaverse: Future of post-pandemic business, or just another attempt to kickstart VR/AR adoption?

The app of the Sk Telecom Co. meterverse platform Ifland is arranged on a smartphone at the company's headquarters in…

Inside the $45bn robotics market: The taxonomy and value chain behind today’s robot helpers

[caption id="attachment_65249" align="alignnone" width="658"] Research from GlobalData suggests that every segment of the robotics market will grow over the next…

What emerging technologies are keeping CEOs up at night?

[caption id="attachment_61578" align="alignnone" width="658"] Augmented reality, as used in apps such as TikTok, is the most disruptive technology affecting business…

Technology and the future of work: A lot more than just Zoom calls

[caption id="attachment_54837" align="alignnone" width="658"] Will robots take jobs or help people to do them? (Photo by Andrey Armyagov/Shutterstock)[/caption] For the…

Digital twins in oil: How futuristic tech is keeping fossil fuels alive

[caption id="attachment_53176" align="alignnone" width="658"] Large oil companies are turning to digital twins to keep their rigs running for longer and…

Robots make more business sense with AI –  just don’t expect fireworks

[caption id="attachment_53160" align="alignnone" width="658"] US company Boston Dynamics’ sophisticated dog-bots have helped put robots in the public eye. (Photo by…

How China is charging ahead in the electric vehicle race

[caption id="attachment_51419" align="alignnone" width="658"] A BYD electric car charges at a charging station in Beijing. The Shenzhen-based company is the…

China’s tech future depends on children and surveillance

[caption id="attachment_51345" align="alignnone" width="658"] A woman activates an automatic toilet paper dispenser that uses facial recognition technology, such is the…

The Tokyo Olympics are a 5G tragedy

[caption id="attachment_49769" align="alignnone" width="658"] The opening ceremony of the Tokyo Olympics was spectacular, but the event served as a reminder…

Five ways quantum computing will change the business world

[caption id="attachment_48010" align="alignnone" width="658"] Photo by Elnur/Shutterstock.[/caption] Quantum computing will usher in the fifth industrial revolution when it becomes mainstream.…