The Bank of England is planning a bitcoin-style virtual currency – but could it really replace cash? Shutterstock Bill Buchanan, Edinburgh Napier University January 3, 2018 1.15pm GMT Governments are extremely worried about cryptocurrencies such as bitcoin. These virtual currencies mean you can make payments without involving the banks that most economies and government financial […]
How are bitcoin, cryptowallets and blockchain related? Some jargon busted … Shutterstock Efpraxia D. Zamani, De Montfort University December 15, 2017 1.54pm GMT When the bitcoin was first introduced eight years ago, it promised to change payments. People would be able to transact directly with each other, without needing to place their trust in banks […]
Humans need not apply … A vision of the impact of technology on the future for humans. CGP Grey Published on 13 Aug 2014
Bitcoin isn’t a currency – and unless it becomes one it could be worthless Shutterstock Vili Lehdonvirta, University of Oxford Bitcoin is in decline. Not its price, which has increased 900% this year and (at the time of writing) stands at over US$12,000 per unit, but its actual use as a currency. And this makes […]
Matthew Taylor, chief executive of the London-based Royal Society for the encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce (RSA), recently sat down recently with James Manyika, chairman of the McKinsey Global Institute, whose recent research agenda has tackled many of the same and similar topics (notably independent work, automation, and declining productivity). For the edited video […]
How IKEA used affordable and innovative design to transform the homes of everyday consumers Recognisable to all. Dan Lewis, Staffordshire University October 23, 2017 11.00am BST For decades, IKEA has filled homes across the world with bookcases, beds, cardboard boxes and countless tea lights. The company’s business model, based on huge production runs of identical […]
“A Very Human Future” Fast Future Publishing Published on 31 Oct 2017
The Grocerant: How smart grocery stores are becoming hybrids “Grocerant” is a new term that describes what smart grocery stores are becoming – a place for shoppers not only to stock up on essentials, but also to buy high quality prepared meals that can be taken home or eaten on site. (Shutterstock) Sylvain Charlebois, Dalhousie […]
Mastercard and Carrefour are working right at the forefront of customer innovation in Poland. On test now, but scheduled for nationwide rollout is an advanced mobile scan to go solution with a ‘technology exquisite’ difference. Our IORMA roving reporter was visiting a Carrefour store in downtown Warsaw to check out the latest in payment innovation […]
From flying warehouses to robot toilets – five technologies that could shape the future Shutterstock Leandro L. Minku, University of Leicester; Nervo Xavier Verdezoto D, University of Leicester, and Stephan Reiff-Marganiec, University of Leicester July 27, 2017 8.30am BST Flying warehouses, robot receptionists, smart toilets… do such innovations sound like science fiction or part of […]
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