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With a few simple changes, Denmark is radically reducing its food waste
In just five years, the country has slashed wasted food by 25%. What can we learn from its success? Someone living in Chicago throws out around two and a half times more food—around 273 pounds a year—than someone in Copenhagen. What makes Danes so much better than Americans at actually Read More...
Mapped: how the sharing economy is sweeping the world
The UK is the European capital of the sharing economy, accounting for one-in-10 of the world's companies in this new digital sector, more than Europe's next three most prolific hubs – France, Spain and Germany – combined. However, the US is the reigning champion, producing more than half of the Read More...
Harnessing solar energy for agriculture
Facing simmering hot weather almost for nine months in a year, Vellore district is eminently suited for harnessing of solar energy for various purposes. The government is granting almost 80 per cent subsidy to farmers coming forward to install solar pumpsets for energising irrigation pump sets. K. Read More...
Electric First, Driverless Later?
There are hints the tech giant is dipping into its classic playbook. Apple is doubling down on developing an electric car, and has assigned a 2019 ship-date to its secret automotive project, code-named Titan, according to a report this week in The Wall Street Journal. The latest news builds on Read More...
This $400 mini-computer lets you mine Bitcoin and sell digital goods
A pocket-sized computer that lets you buy and sell digital goods and services using Bitcoin has become available for pre-order on Amazon in the US, promising to "return economic power to the individual". Developed by 21 Inc, a San Francisco-based startup backed by venture capital firm Andreessen Read More...
Bank of America just filed a patent that would let you send money using bitcoin
Banks are exploring a variety of uses for bitcoin and digital currency, but one area in particular appears to be piquing their interest: transferring funds between countries. The latest evidence of that interest comes from Bank of America, which recently filed a patent for technology that would Read More...
Tanzania: the smartphone apps putting Africa's fastest-growing city on the map
In Dar es Salaam, many people without formal addresses are denied access to services and a legal identity. But technology is set to change that Tuesday 22 September 2015 08.14 EDT Last modified on Tuesday 22 September 2015 09.36 EDT Johan Knols is used to getting unusual directions as he travels Read More...
Can solar desalination slake the world's thirst?
Solar desalination is a technique used to remove salt from water via a specially designed still that uses solar energy to boil seawater and capture the resulting steam, which is in turn cooled and condensed into pristine freshwater. Salt and other impurities are left behind in the still. Less than Read More...
Ride-sharing apps vie to replace private car ownership in Vietnam
A young, tech-savvy population short on cars but big on smartphones is driving double-digit growth for ride-hailing apps Uber and GrabTaxi in Vietnam, and inspiring some executives to dream of replacing private car ownership altogether. Uber launched its service in Vietnam last year and says Ho Chi Read More...
The evolution of the sharing economy
With the rise of services such as TaskRabbit and WeSwap, alongside market leaders such as Airnnn and Uber, we have entered the age of the ‘trust economy’. Also known as the sharing or peer-to-peer economy, the trust economy allows individuals to provide a service, often at a cheaper rate than Read More...