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Artificial Intelligence

Masayoshi Son: Great Business Visionary, or Deluded Dreamer?

He’s won, lost, then won a fortune again. Now he has amassed the gigantic ‘Vision Fund’ from which to spread investment around the world’s...
Stella Artois Non-Fungible Token

‘Endless tips’ with your tipple as NFTs move to the boozer

NON-FUNGIBLE Tokens, or NFTs, are taking the art world by storm, powered by the blockchain technology that supports Bitcoin. Stella Artois, part of the Budweiser...
Bear Robotics Servi

Guess who’s coming to dinner…?

By HAL WILLIAMS FIRST ChatGPT came for your literature, now AI’s coming to dinner — but it promises to behave itself. Bear Robotics is launching Servi,...
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Robotic back-seat driver bid meets opposition from Acea

AN EU SAFETY technology proposal which could theoretically save lives is being fought by car industry lobbyists, according to news reports. The European Automobile Manufacturers...
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Slip into something ethical, like plastic-free workwear

ECO-FRIENDLY uniforms are the next step in the bid to cut plastic use. The plastics issue is high on the global agenda. The UK introduced...
Shanghai maglev train

The future isn’t here, but it’s coming towards you – fast!

BV’s RICHARD THOMAS gazes into his (liquid) crystal ball and shares visions of future technology, from fusion power to, well, flying cars… FUSION power is,...
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In your pods, team … and get to work!

DESPITE the growth of remote- and hybrid working, there is a parallel need for privacy and quiet spaces in the office. Does the solution lie...
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Revolutionising the travel sector through use of innovative technology

eDreams ODIGEO offers a collaborative, fast-paced and dynamic place to work TRAVEL is about journeys, and the eDreams ODIGEO journey began 19 years ago as...
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A much-Googled question: ‘What is an NFT?’

By HAL WILLIAMS IT’S SOMETHING BV asked as well (see Winter 2021/22 issue) — but global interest and ignorance have not been erased by our...
Purple Grapes - wine investment illustration

This could be a grape investment — but …

Want to invest in something different? There’s an app for that, discovers HAL WILLIAMS... THE WINE investment segment has seen a five percent rise in...