Category: Society
-
New York to Expand Open Streets to Weekdays
First-ever weekday hours available for popular, car-free outdoor dining initiative.
-
The UK moves to cycling as people ditch transit
During pandemic, using bicycles to commute is a way to avoid busses, metros and keep fit in lockdown.
-
Portland joins other US cities banning facial recognition with the most restrictive law
Portland’s city council unanimously approved prohibiting public and private facial recognition technology — giving the largest Oregon city the broadest such ban nationwide.
-
Akron Pleased with City Coin Promoting Local Economy
To boost the local economy and encourage shoppers to support small businesses, the City of Akron in Ohio recently rolled out a digital city coin.
-
Leeds, The UK’s most compassionate city
In a world where the “smart” approaches to life stem mostly from the metropolitan areas, it’s worthwhile taking a look at the smaller cities’ visions. They could be further away from incorporating intricate technologies like 5G or the Internet of Things, but their priorities in achieving growth could provide some thought-provoking insights.
-
Remote Workers in California Face Smoke and Heat as Wildfires Spread Across the State
In California, Wildfire season has forced remote workers to adjust to new challenges in their work from home situations—including power outages, heat waves, and poor air quality.
-
Smart Checkout Technologies Help Retailers as Consumers Look for Frictionless Payments
The value of transactions processed by smart checkout technologies, where a frictionless model replaces the fixed checkout process, will reach $387 billion in 2025, up from just $2 billion in 2020.
-
Lisbon’s Web Summit will happen online this year
Unless a miracle arrives, the largest tech conference of the year will be coming “from home,” as Portugal is still fighting the pandemic. Last year, the Portuguese government agreed to pay Web Summit €11 million a year to expand Lisbon’s conference facilities, anticipating that the number of participants would eventually increase from 70,000 to 100,000. The government […]