PERSPECTIVES

Fintech companies — which set out to change how payments, loans and investments are packaged, delivered and used — have grown...

The United Nations has predicted that the global population will reach 9.7 billion by 2050, and with it, a greater demand for food....

Fintech found itself battered and bruised in 2022. Investors pulled back on funding. Headlines touted fraud allegations involving Covid...

Recycling paper, glass, metal and plastics has become second-nature in most of the world. Now, it’s time to move to the next...

One of the tech trends making everyone’s list of “trends to watch in 2023” is the proliferation of smart apps and systems that can...

Mobile apps have proliferated at an overwhelming pace. There are now literally millions of apps to choose from, giving users the ability...

Innovation is often associated with physical end products, such as electric cars, hydrogen fusion, and fintech apps. However, data is...

Innovation isn’t free. In fact, it’s eye-popping expensive. Early-stage research and development is typically funded by grants. Later...

Any innovation that eventually becomes mainstream must reach a tipping point where adoption moves from slow and niche to a “get out of...

Much of the climate debate is dominated by catastrophists and utopians, but how should the rest of us think about real solutions to...

Energy has Enron. Telecom has WorldCom. Real estate has Countrywide. Healthcare has Theranos. And now cryptocurrency has FTX. As with...

It wouldn’t surprise anyone if “metaverse” was designated 2022’s Word of the Year. Whether it’s Facebook changing its name (and stock...

Senator Ted Kennedy famously blocked a wind farm off the Cape Cod coast because he didn’t want to look at it while he was sailing. Ted...

More than 100 countries, representing 95% of global GDP, are currently exploring central bank digital currencies (CBDCs), according to...

At mid-year, Proptech firms are finding that they are not immune to the general tech market correction. Fundraising has slowed — though...

US e-commerce sales reached $870 billion in 2021, a 14.2% increase over 2020 and a 50.5% increase over 2019, according to Forbes. While...

“When we look around us at cement and concrete, it can be easy to forget that cement is the second most-used material on earth after...

Buildings are responsible for 40 percent of global emissions, making real estate a prime target for clean energy initiatives. The Urban...

The industrial sector has long been the darling of investors, posting the strongest returns and attracting the most capital over the past...

Mexican biotechnologist Adán Ramirez Sánchez has developed a solar panel technology that promises to make the solar panels of the future...