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An Uber for bicycles? The grand ambitions of Danish startup AirDonkey
When you’re launching a new business, having big aspirations is usually the done thing. For the distinctively-named AirDonkey the ambitions are bigger than most: to be something of a combination of Uber and Airbnb, but for bicycles. If that wasn’t enough, the Copenhagen-based startup, which is Read More...
Compassion for refugees isn't enough
Bravo to Pope Francis, Angela Merkel and so many ordinary Germans and Austrians who have welcomed refugees into their lands. Kudos to those American politicians acknowledging that we should accept more Syrian refugees - the U.S. has admitted only 1,500 since the war started four years ago, which is Read More...
Out of ideas? Take a walk
Norwegian study argues ‘walking for thinking’ is exercise that all researchers can benefit from Aristotle taught while doing it, Bertrand Russell did it for an hour every morning, and Nietzsche was at it all day long: walking has long been associated with intellectual pursuits. A new Read More...
Kale or steak? Change in diet key to U.N. plan to end hunger by 2030
In trendy, hipster London or New York, it's all about juicing, vegan diets and snacking on kale crisps. Thousands of miles away, in Nairobi or Bogota, the middle classes are more likely to reach for roasted goat or a juicy steak. Later this month, world leaders are set to endorse a U.N. goal to Read More...
Is Kickstarter becoming a research and development tool for big business?
The next time a cool new music player or drone catches the public’s imagination, there’s a good chance it won’t be an Apple or an Amazon product. Instead, it could be the result of thousands of small donations funneled to a tiny company, and built from the ground up through a Read More...
Kuwait signs $385 mn solar energy project
Kuwait signed a contract worth 116 million dinars ($385 million) with Spain's TSK Group on Thursday for a 50 megawatt solar energy project as part of its renewable energy drive. The oil-rich Gulf state has a multi-billion-dollar plan to meet 15 percent of power demand from renewables by 2030. Read More...
Nissan adds more range to Leaf electric car
2016 Nissan Leaf keeps the same look, but has a higher battery capacity(Photo: John Murphy, Image Provided by John Murphy Ph) Nissan is turning over a new Leaf, giving more range to a version of its pioneering electric car. Now the 2016 Leaf will have a range of 107 miles per battery charge, an Read More...
State-owned China automaker teams with U.S. electric-car startup Atieva
One of China's largest state-owned automakers said Thursday it has opened a technology research center in California's Silicon Valley and is teaming with U.S. electric-car startup Atieva to develop EVs for China and global markets. Beijing Electric Vehicle Co, an affiliate of government-owned BAIC Read More...
Honda gets California approval for self-driving cars on roads
Honda Motor Co Ltd has received a permit from the state of California to drive its autonomous vehicles on public streets, joining companies ranging from Google Inc to Volkswagen AG in testing the fast-growing technology. The California Department of Motor Vehicles on its website listed Honda as the Read More...
Investors in emerging markets 'more engaged' on sustainability concerns
London is currently hosting an important conference for the entire corporate and investor world that includes ‘re-defining fiduciary duty for the 21st century’ via the Principles For Responsible Investment (PRI).On its last day today,it reveals that retail investors in some emerging Read More...