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Five years after Toronto, smart cities go from strength to strength

Smart cities have moved far beyond being showcases for sensors. They are now real operating entities and for some countries, part of their national strategy

How the IoT helps tackle the challenge of ESG in travel and tourism

The travel and tourism industry can use the IoT to address environmental challenges by improving energy efficiency, and reducing overtourism.

Why space tourism is an environmental disaster

The possibility of viewing Earth from space may seem exciting, but is it worth destroying the planet for?

Is TikTok becoming a super app?

TikTok is evolving from a social media platform focused on short-form videos into a super app by leveraging community engagement to explore e-commerce opportunities.

Are we trapped inside a black hole?

Recent evidence suggests that the entire universe that we know of could be located inside a black hole.

EU slimming down its ESG rules is not a win for Trump

The EU omnibus is a collection of amendments to existing sustainability regulations, designed to simplify them.

Smart motorways—not so smart after all

Smart motorways promised a safer, less congested future of highway travel. Now they are being exposed as digital death traps.

Starmer needs to reconsider cutting the digital services tax

The UK plans to lower the rate of tax for tech companies operating in the UK in the face of Donald Trump’s tariffs. Yet, cutting an already token rate of tax on the largest companies in the world will not go down well politically.

Are we already living in a quantum simulation?

Reality as we know it might be a projection of a simulated reality.

The Nintendo Switch 2 represents the expensive future of gaming

With the release of the Switch 2 in June, Nintendo will usher in an era of $80 games.