Here’s how technology has changed the world since 2000
Nov 18, 2020 · Since the dotcom bubble burst back in 2000, technology has radically transformed our societies and our daily lives. From smartphones to social media and healthcare, here's a brief history of the 21st century's technological revolution. Just over 20 years ago, the dotcom bubble burst, causing the stocks of many tech firms to tumble.
How the Top 10 Emerging Technologies of 2024 will impact the …
Jun 25, 2024 · Top 10 Emerging Technologies of 2024: AI-powered scientific discovery and elastocalorics are among the 10 listed technologies. The World Economic Forum's Top 10 Emerging Technologies of 2024 report lists this year's most impactful emerging technologies. The list includes ways artificial intelligence is accelerating scientific research with a ...
How can we ensure digital inclusion for older adults?
Oct 1, 2021 · Barriers to technology adoptions Image: AARP. Ensuring digital inclusion for older adults means overcoming five key barriers: access, installation, knowledge, design, and trust. Providing high-speed, low-cost internet and devices, along with installation and support, is foundational for addressing connectedness.
How will new technologies benefit ageing and longevity? | World ...
Mar 30, 2021 · The rise in new technologies will benefit healthy ageing and longevity by enabling people to live healthier, more fulfilling lives at all ages. For example, technological innovations have been deployed to keep people physically active, enable independent living such as by detecting falls, smart home technology, early detection of diseases and ...
17 ways technology could change the world by 2027
May 10, 2022 · The world is still figuring out the right technology base for long-duration ESSs, but there are multiple options: flow batteries, non-lithium-ion non-flow batteries, gravity-based ESSs, heat-based ESSs and hydrogen–and a winner, or winners are sure to emerge. In short, the future for how we build cities is charged with potential.
Top 10 tech trends for next 10 years (according to McKinsey)
Oct 12, 2021 · Faster digital connections, powered by 5G and the IoT, have the potential to unlock economic activity. So much so that implementing faster connections in “mobility, healthcare, manufacturing and retail could increase global GDP by $1.2 trillion to $2 trillion by 2030.” 5G and IoT will be one of the most-watched tech trends for the next decade.
How the top 10 emerging technologies of 2023 will affect us
Jun 26, 2023 · The Top 10 list includes environmental innovations, such as sustainable aviation fuels and wearable plant sensors. Other emerging technologies range from innovations harnessing the power of AI to reengineering molecular biology. Technology is a relentless disruptor. It changes the context for how we live, work and play, redefines businesses and ...
Emerging technology: 10 years of top tech trends and how they've ...
Oct 25, 2021 · Artificial intelligence. Conversational AI is constantly improving - in 2018, when artificial intelligence made it onto our list of Top 10 Emerging Technologies, IBM’s Project Debater out-debated a human. Sophia Velastegui, Chief Technology Officer, AI of Dynamics 365 at Microsoft, explains how AI has been taught to argue and says this is ...
8 tech innovations that support a healthy ageing population
Nov 30, 2021 · 8. Mobility and transportation. Mobility is another essential area where technology is proving to add value in older adults’ lives while boosting their confidence and independence. Specialised ride booking is one area that can facilitate better mobility for older adults.
Is technology creating an anxious generation?
Oct 18, 2024 · From 2014-2015 to 2023, the number of children who are almost constantly online roughly doubled, highlighting how technological advances have changed childhood in recent years. New research from Oxford University shows a strong link between social media use in teenagers and increased anxiety and depression. The Global Future Council on Mental ...