automation
Back in 2013, a pair of researchers at Oxford University crunched data about several hundred occupations to determine which were at greatest risk from technological change. Their conclusion? Nearly half — 47 percent, to be exact — of all jobs in the U.S. were in danger of seeing human workers replaced
economy
Innovation is good for the economy and jobs. But when times are tough — politically or economically — companies might not be able to innovate like they used to. And that’s exactly the problem many business executives are reporting these days. A whopping 88 percent of them say they’re finding
economy
Senior officials with the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) are meeting in San Francisco this week to discuss a variety of sustainability challenges facing their region, including energy, transport, anticorruption measures and women in the economy. A conference on transportation and energy is set for the gathering today, to be
economy
A new cross-industry organization in Great Britain will work to promote the development of the nation’s smart energy grid. SmartGrid GB’s membership includes companies in sectors ranging from energy and information and communication technologies to consumer advocates and government. The group aims to promote the many benefits — consumer,
economy
We still have a chance to resolve our critical economic and climate problems, but only if the people gathering for next week’s World Economic Forum in Davos show a level of leadership that’s been sorely lacking up until now, according to a London-based economist and author. “After the
economy
The UK needs to remove barriers to high-growth, high-innovation industries, according to the Government’s latest policy statement on “Building Britain’s Future – New Industry, New Jobs.” The plan, launched by the Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, identifies the key areas where Government can have the greatest impact
economy
Despite the bleak economy at present, European entrepreneurs aren’t all gloom and doom: a study released today by Ernst & Young finds that entrepreneurs are more likely than corporations to be in opportunity-seeking mode rather than survival mode over the coming year. Of 200 entrepreneurs surveyed for the study,
economy
The European Commission today proposed spending €5 billion of unspent funds from the EU’s budget to stimulate the economy while building for longer-term energy security and wider broadband access across the continent. “The EU’s Recovery Plan is all about ‘smart investment’ — a short-term stimulus targeted on long-term goals,
artificial intelligence
No, machines are not taking over the world. Nor should we stop progress. But people are too quick to dismiss anyone who worries about job -killing technology as a “Luddite.” It seems too facile a label when you consider how robotics, drones, automation, machine learning and cognitive computing have rapidly
economy
If you’ve have asked Greenbang ten years ago if she ever thought she’d be turning to Arnold Schwarzenegger as a source of information on technology, she’d have snorted and replied “Only if one day I have to defeat Skynet, destroy the T-1000 and save John Connor,” and