THE IoT PLATFORMS REPORT: How software is helping the Internet of Things evolve
By Peter Newman From Business Insider from BI Intelligence, Business Insider’s premium research service. To learn more about BI Intelligence, click here. The Internet of Things (IoT) is growing rapidly as companies around the world connect thousands of devices every…
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The top 5 disruptive trends in self-driving cars, delivery, transportation, and logistics
From BI Intelligence Technology is disrupting nearly every part of our daily lives, and the transportation space is no different. The shift to digital is transforming the way businesses deliver and track goods, from the point of initiation to the…
The explosive popularity of Initial Coin Offerings raises more questions than answers
From Business Insider Australia If you’re trying to wrap your head around Initial Coin Offerings (ICO), you’re not alone. While debate rages around whether major cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin and Ethereum are in a bubble, there are also new ICOs…
A $6.5 million loan fund threw FICO scores out the window, and the results show a way forward for America’s struggling cities
By Matt Turner From Business Insider The $6.5 million Entrepreneurs of Color Fund in Detroit has backed more than 40 businesses, creating 420 jobs in the city. The fund does away with a focus on FICO scores, helps prep companies…
Marijuana company plans to turn a small California town into a stoner’s paradise
BY SHISHIRA SREENIVAS From Mashable Looks like there’ll soon be a Vegas-like destination in a remote part of California, designed just for pot lovers. American Green Inc., a marijuana tech-based firm and self proclaimed “seed to sale” innovator from Arizona…
3 things from the book ‘1984’ that seem especially chilling today
By Thomas E. Ricks, Foreign Policy From Business Insider Some critics speculated that George Orwell’s relevance would fade after the year 1984. Harold Bloom wrote in 1987 that Orwell’s great novel of totalitarianism,1984, threatened to become a period piece, such…
Jaguar’s F-PACE
Jaguar’s F-PACE is an astonishingly beautiful luxury SUV By Matthew DeBord From Business Insider It’s a Jaguar. It’s an SUV. It’s a Jaguar SUV. That day finally came last year. At the Los Angeles auo show in 2015, Jaguar Land…
Scientists wary new crack of Larsen C ice shelf will challenge stability of remaining ice
From WN The giant crack that caused an iceberg to break off from Antarctica’s Larsen C ice shelf between July 10 and 12 – resulting in an iceberg the size of Delaware and weighing a trillion metric tons – might…
EPA head Pruitt spent $12,000 of taxpayer money traveling home this spring — but has yet to visit any of his regional offices
By Madeleine Sheehan Perkins From Business Insider A new report from a watchdog group found that Environmental Protection Agency administrator Scott Pruitt spent $12,ooo of taxpayer money traveling home this spring, but hasn’t visited his regional offices yet. The Environmental…
Trump’s solar wall
Trump floated a solar-paneled border wall with Mexico — here’s what it would look like By Jeremy Berke From Business Insider President Donald Trump wants to deliver on one of the central promises of his campaign — building a wall…
