In many ways, the past year has represented an inflection point in technological advancement. Almost overnight, OpenAI’s large language model ChatGPT became a household name and AI was within reach to the masses.Yet looking under the surface, innovation is influenced by several unseen factors, from the institutional environment and high-tech exports to research talent and entrepreneurship cult...

It’s not hyperbolic to say that the self-driving car industry is facing a reckoning.Just this week, Cruise recalled its entire fleet of autonomous cars after a grisly accident involving a pedestrian that led the California DMV to suspend the company from operating driverless robotaxis in the state. Meanwhile, activists in San Francisco have taken to the streets — literally — to immobilize dr...

American drivers give their take on our electric vehicle future. Interest in a plug-in or standard hybrid is higher among younger consumers.Electric vehicles now represent 8% of new auto sales in the United States. That may not sound like much, but there’s good reason to believe change is coming down the road.Figures from data analytics firm YouGov, which surveyed more than 2,300 Americans, sh...

The new bot sees what’s going on with plants from both above and below.French startup Meropy has developed an agricultural robot that autonomously inspects crops from both above and below, saving farmers time and money.The challenge: A lot can go wrong between the time crops are planted and when they’re harvested — pests can invade a field, diseases can spread through it, and weeds can proli...

The members of The Forbes 400 have made a lot of money. They haven’t given all that much of it away.America’s wealthiest people also rank among the nation’s biggest philanthropists, donating billions toward cures for disease, college endowments and climate initiatives. But how generous are the super-rich, really? Not very, according to Forbes’ research. The members of the 2023 Forbes 400 li...

Sustainability, Gen Z, and new wealth are propelling the growth of China’s luxury watch and jewelry market, according to our latest report.Over the past four decades, China has experienced a transformative economic journey and established itself as a potent global consumer market. This shift has prompted luxury brands to reevaluate their strategies in response to the dynamic preferences of Chi...

Aaeroleaf hybrid's tree-shaped wind turbine includes solar panels for dual energy production.Energy company New World Wind develops Aeroleaf Hybrid technology, a micro-wind turbine in the shape of a tree whose leaves capture the air as they rotate. At the foot of each leaf, the petal reveals attached solar panels that help capture sunlight to enable Aeroleaf Hybrid technology to produce consist...

e-Conomy SEA 2023 report: Southeast Asia’s digital economy is set to hit $100 billion in revenue. Businesses now focusing on boosting profitability; widening digital participation remains critical.Digital economy is poised to deliver both revenue and gross merchandise value (GMV)1 growth, with revenue growing at 1.7x the rate of GMV.Digital economy sectors are showing positive growth trajector...

Google DeepMind’s weather AI can forecast extreme weather faster and more accurately. It said Hurricane Lee would make landfall in Nova Scotia three days sooner than traditional methods predicted.This year the Earth has been hit by a record number of unpredictable extreme weather events made worse by climate change. Predicting them faster and with greater accuracy could enable us to prepare be...