This week Kenya set in motion the construction of Africa’s biggest wind power farm, near Laisamis, 550km north of Kenya’s capital Nairobi. Continue reading… “Kenya to generate a fifth of its power with Africa’s biggest wind energy farm”
The Coming of “Peak Car”
Futurist Thomas Frey: In what year will the number of cars in the world reach its peak and auto sales overall begin to decline?
For most, it may be surprising to realize we’re already there in the U.S. Growing data shows many wealthy economies have already hit “peak car,” a point of market saturation characterized by an unprecedented deceleration in the growth of car ownership, total miles driven, and annual sales.
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The future of wearables
Your average wearable is good at conveying information – fitness trackers, email-alert rings, bracelets that tell you how much sun you’ve gotten – but not much more. Continue reading… “The future of wearables”
The top future jobs
Being able to predict future job positions that will be in demand and that will command a reasonable living wage – can mean the difference between having a vibrant career and being consigned to the scrap heap before your time. Continue reading… “The top future jobs”
Why technology-based learning will play a bigger part in our learning
The NeuroLeadership Institute recently wrote an insightful paper about how our brain learns, understands, and ultimately retains and remembers the knowledge and information it acquires. Continue reading… “Why technology-based learning will play a bigger part in our learning”
Students 3D-printed rocket engine
Famed futurist Dr. Robert Forward once said that he expected we would grow rockets one day, just like we grow plants. Continue reading… “Students 3D-printed rocket engine”
Why zero UI is crucial to the future of design
A large amount of design work these days is visual, which makes sense, since the most essential products we interact with have screens. Continue reading… “Why zero UI is crucial to the future of design”
New tech that could mean we never have to charge our phones again
Imagine never having to plug in your cell phone again, or technology that continuously keeps your electronic car battery running, technology that can wirelessly power our devices on the go would change our world. Continue reading… “New tech that could mean we never have to charge our phones again”
What will come after smart products
Today companies are on a journey from digitization 1.0 to digitization 2.0. They are advancing from simply overlaying digital functionality on existing offerings to learning the customer context via connected products and services and adapting them to meet customer needs. Continue reading… “What will come after smart products”
Why big companies and startups alike are jumping all over ‘microservices’
There is an old engineers proverb: “Better, cheaper, faster – pick two.” When it comes to the mobile apps that rule our world, we are demanding all three every day. Continue reading… “Why big companies and startups alike are jumping all over ‘microservices’”
Most popular programming languages
RedMonk has released their bi-annual programming language rankings. Very little has changed in the process since Drew Conway and John Myles White’s original analysis late in 2010.
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The age of developer-defined infrastructure: The geek shall inherit the earth
There have been articles about the primacy of software engineers over the past several years. The fact that technical majors are making more money coming out of college than their classmates and the average salary for a developer has risen dramatically over the past few years supports this reality.
NOTE: Anyone interested in learning to code, DaVinci Coders offers multiple courses designed to get you into the rapidly growing technology industry. For more info please visit davincicoders.com.
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