Essentials, the Influencers Review
Essentials extracts for you the best content selected & published by the influencers of the industry to highlight only the news you can't afford to miss about innovation & the digital disruption.
Future of Work
RT @FutureofWorkLab: AI creates opportunities #futureofwork,#AI #skillsgap
https://t.co/c3i4G0fAx6
OpenHow AI will power the Future of Work
Imagine having a digital assistant to schedule your next meeting or speaking to a chatbot to help you finalize a challenging task at work. Forward-thinking companies are implementing AI ...
RT @IanKnowlson: Is #Greece ready for the Industry 4.0? - EuroScientist journal
#futureofwork #4IR #AI #digitaltransformation
@DrJDrooghaag
@ChristinaDove7
@imoyse
@TrippBraden
https://t.co/M5nN9iE8fZ via @EuroScientist
OpenIs Greece ready for the Industry 4.0?
Roughly one-fifth of the global workforce will be impacted by the adoption of AI and automation, with the most significant impact in developed nations.
RT @DeloitteInsight: Shifts in #work, the workforce, and the #workplace are deeply interrelated. Find out how. https://t.co/Dpav3lFlQK
OpenWhat is the future of work? Redefining work, workforces, and workplaces
Forces of change are affecting three major dimensions of work: the work itself, who does the work, and where work is done. To create value from these changes, organizations should take a ...
Future of Mobility
50 Tweeters in MaaS You Should be Following
The way we are moving from A to B has drastically changed, and the concept of Mobility as a Service is unfolding across cities worldwide. MaaS is the solution cities seek to help combat ...
RT @_SUTP: #MaaS platforms are a great tool to bundle all the different transport modes and sharing systems in one place to ease #multimodal and #sustainable #urbanmobility - to succeed: stakeholder collaboration is key!
Mobility as a Service in your city? iNUA#7
➡️https://t.co/vnqINiBQ6K https://t.co/ddk9F4VScp
OpenFacing New Mobility Services and Digitization – Our iNUA #7 on Mobility as a Service is now available!
SUTP participates in the implementation of the New Urban Agenda (NUA) by publishing a series of Implementation Guides addressed to politicians and practitioners. We are happy to …
The latest Mobility Hub issue with #sharedmobility headlines & a SUMC blog post on Scoop to BART.
https://t.co/C8lwfx4bTb
OpenMobility Hub Newsletter: March 28, 2019
SUMC Program Director Prashanth Gururaja tried Bay Area Rapid Transit’s Scoop to BART service, a Mobility on Demand Sandbox program that encourages people to carpool to select BART stations ...
Future of Money
#Fintech #innovations are transforming every aspect of the #financial sector https://t.co/CocrofxH2H vía @born2invest
OpenFintech innovations are transforming every aspect of the financial sector
As the concept of fintech has come to symbolize the growing importance of technology in the financial sector, innovations are continuously being developed around the globe.
Awesome: @wef has launched a programme to support #fintechs with solutions in financial literacy.
It created the programme because more people are coming into the economic framework, especially digitally through avenues like mobile banking.
https://t.co/X5cDhWZLMU https://t.co/IFmOkejo7T
OpenWorld Economic Forum opens fintech challenge to boost global financial literacy
The Financial Literacy Innovation Challenge has the aim of improving financial literacy by supporting innovative fintech helping drive financial inclusion
Moving beyond Rhetoric to Build a Strong Fintech Ecosystem
How some Latin American countries are laying the foundation for a thriving fintech economy.
Essentials
Future of Work Future of Mobility Future of Money Future of News & Journalism Future of Energy Future of Food Future of AI & Machine Learning Future of Climate Future of Hacking & Cybersecurity Cars of the Future Space Tech Essentials Swiss Innovation Legal Cannabis News & Trends Digital Transformation in Banking Bitcoin Futures 5G Mobile News Smart Cities IT & CIO Trends Europe Startup News
Future of News & Journalism
RT @niemanfdn: "During challenging times, they have elevated the magazine and its journalism to new levels of excellence, while modeling a cooperative style of management that is unusual in the industry.” @amlwhere on @MotherJones leaders @MonikaBauerlein & @ClaraJeffery https://t.co/hUw09xEC5A
OpenTop Mother Jones executives Monika Bauerlein and Clara Jeffery to receive I.F. Stone Medal for Journalistic Independence
In recognition of their enduring support of investigative reporting and independent journalists, MonikaBauerlein and Clara Jeffery of Mother Jonesmagazine have been awarded the 2019 I.F. ...
RT @EricNewton1: The future of news is ... not one thing ... it never has been ... every generation comes of age with a different form of media on the rise https://t.co/5OD0C2flJy
OpenThe future of news is conversation in small groups with trusted voices
I feel like I get my news like I pick sushi plates off a passing boat. I sit down, the news streams by and I pick the articles I like. But I’ve been stuck at the sushi boat bar of news for ...
RT @merrillcollege: Veteran newsroom leader Kathy Best (@kbest) will be the first director of the Howard Center for Investigative Journalism at @UofMaryland Philip Merrill College of Journalism. https://t.co/ZXFOEpGisW @ScrippsHowardFd
OpenKathy Best Named First Director of Howard Center for Investigative Journalism
COLLEGE PARK (4/8/19) — Kathy Best, who led The Seattle Times to two Pulitzer Prizes after successful stops in Baltimore, Washington, D.C., and St. Louis, will be the first director of the ...
Future of Energy
RT @Siemens: “The moonshot challenge of our generation is to meet the soaring demand for energy and to protect our climate at the same time”, says Siemens CEO @JoeKaeser. Read about the priorities for a successful #EnergyTransition in his LinkedIn post: https://t.co/QG6NfBtYF8 #betd2019
OpenA Blueprint for a Successful Energy Transition
We live in exciting times. The coming decades are likely to be the most dynamic in history, in many ways.
[email protected]@IRENA just signed a Memorandum of Understanding to strengthen cooperation towards a more secure, affordable & sustainable world energy system ➡ https://t.co/DOWdzqL6fi #betd2019 https://t.co/3u6aVHfV9K
OpenExecutive Director in Germany for Berlin Energy Transition Dialogue
IEA and IRENA agree to step up collaboration by signing a Memorandum of Understanding
Corporate giants form alliance to create a boom in US clean energy https://t.co/2tpIspIgov https://t.co/ADabZjEJx5
OpenGoogle, GM and other corporate giants form alliance to create a boom in US clean energy
The Renewable Energy Buyers Alliance launches Thursday to help companies take advantage of new ways to purchase renewable energy.
Future of Food
Have you met AFN Network Partner F&A Next connecting #food and #agriculture #startups to investors, serving as a springboard to greater innovation, and a better deal for all @fa_next https://t.co/T78ZljzqF2 https://t.co/qUrCMllI64
OpenWhat is the Future of Agriculture?
**F&A Next connects food and agriculture start-ups to investors, serving as a springboard to greater innovation and a better deal for all** Global agriculture has hit a wall. Changing ...
RT @GlobalLF: “To achieve landscape restoration goals, we must connect individual decisions and policies and the national and regional level,” concluded director general of the World Agroforestry Centre (@ICRAF) Tony Simons. #thinklandscape #glfnairobi2018 https://t.co/JvyrZE1nzM
OpenIncentivize sustainable farming to reverse forest loss in Africa, World Bank report says
Nuanced, regionalized approaches
The #ICTforAg2019 Conference will take place on June 5 in Washington, D.C.! If you have an idea for a speaker, panel session or lightning talk, submit it here by May 1! https://t.co/xv1qVEZrat #endhunger https://t.co/x9XAJf77i9
OpenICTforAg 2019 Panelists and Speakers - Submission Form
Submission deadline: 6 PM EST, Wednesday, May 1st 2019 Join global leaders for a 1-day conference exploring the future of agriculture, food security, resilient populations and technology, ...
Future of AI & Machine Learning
RT @jeffclune: https://t.co/V2n40AA0Ct
Even when they don’t break down completely, learning systems sometimes learn to achieve their goals in the wrong way. In a research paper last year, a group of 52 AI researchers recounted dozens of times when AI systems showed surprising behavior. 1/
OpenKiller Apps
The real danger of an AI arms race isn't that another country would win; it's that unsafe technologies would make everyone lose.
RT @NablaTech: Our advisor, investor and friend Moustapha Cissé just opened Google's first Africa Artificial Intelligence lab in Ghana.
https://t.co/IaSUpR8Rc8
OpenGoogle has opened its first Africa Artificial Intelligence lab in Ghana
Google's first AI lab in Africa is based in Accra, Ghana and aims to provide innovative solutions to problems facing the continent.
RT @ENERGY: ANNOUNCED TODAY: $20M in funding for artificial intelligence and machine learning R&D projects to:
✅Boost grid resilience, operation, and management.
✅Solve scientific problems and improve #AI predictions. ⬇⬇https://t.co/j6dtP4vKGd
OpenDepartment of Energy Announces $20 Million for Artificial Intelligence Research
Department of Energy Announces $20 Million for Artificial Intelligence Research
Future of Climate
RT @briannaesteves1: [email protected] releases statement on #ClimateChange, calling for climate policies and declaring "Inaction is not an option." https://t.co/TDcrOmNKQI
OpenAddressing Climate Change
Climate change is a serious challenge that needs to be addressed through thoughtful policies that will have a meaningful impact. The best solutions are going to come from the private ...
Prominent @Harvard alums, led by former US Sen. Tim Wirth, want the university endowment to begin divesting fossil fuels. They have a good argument. My latest for @Medium https://t.co/2Bx85yqFEP #philanthropy
OpenHarvard’s climate change problem
“Universities,” says Harvard, “have a special role and special responsibility to confront the global challenges of climate change and…
@DavidTCDavies @metoffice @GuyCallendar @IPCC_CH This is what @IPCC_CH said in its most recent report last year - the Special Report on 1.5C. There is a summary for policy makers for you to read: https://t.co/VQkrZE6YBq https://t.co/IZdQ2avOyO
OpenSpecial Report: Global Warming of 1.5 ºC
Several regional changes in climate are assessed to occur with global warming up to 1.5°C compared to pre-industrial levels, including warming of extreme temperatures in many regions (high ...
Future of Hacking & Cybersecurity
Iasiello_E: Artificial Intelligence: A Cybersecurity Solution or the Greatest Risk of All?
https://t.co/RebtEtVHVF
OpenArtificial Intelligence: A Cybersecurity Solution or the Greatest Risk of All?
AI is widely considered a powerhouse that has yet to unleash its full potential. But in the face of rising cybercrime rates, one question seems especially pertinent: is AI a solution for ...
Report Sheds Light on Massive #Ransomware Problem via @kim_crawley https://t.co/8g8x2J2QHd #infosec #security #cybersecurity https://t.co/eAyz0gVe3f
OpenReport Sheds Light on Massive Ransomware Problem
Datto, a managed service provider of IT services, recently released their 2018 Global State of the Channel Ransomware Report, in which they surveyed over 2,400 IT professionals from around ...
The Business of Organised Cybercrime
Cybercrime is a term that is thrown around a lot. For mainstream media the term can encompass everything from cyber warfare right the way through to the stereotypical loner, hacking from ...
Cars of the Future
Cambridge University tech start-up Wayve is working on driverless cars that can be deployed on any road anywhere with just 20 hours of machine-learning https://t.co/yEyskWd9YZ https://t.co/LINROadJYV
OpenCambridge Startup Teaches Driverless Cars To Behave Around Cyclists, Can Deploy On Any Road Now
Cambridge University tech start-up Wayve is working on driverless cars that can be deployed on any road anywhere with just 20 hours of machine-learning. Cambridge? The city of cyclists? Yup.
Buying a car in 2019 that can’t upgrade to full self-driving is like buying a horse instead of a car in 1919 https://t.co/oEjXdmyJiJ
OpenThe Mystery Of Tesla Model 3 Demand
Demand is a mystery that can only be measured once supply is provided, and at that point, it's not demand anymore. You only know what demand you really had after its gone. Supply is a fact ...
Audi's AI:ME concept previews the autonomous city cars of the future https://t.co/2EYpUHe8Ig https://t.co/LS8zzQiqMt
OpenAudi's AI:ME concept previews the autonomous city cars of the future
What will the autonomous cars of the future look like? Every brand has its own ideas about the appearance of cars that will be able to drive themselves to some degree, and a lot of them ...
Space Tech Essentials
Space industry in wait-and-see mode amid organizational shuffle #SpaceSymposium https://t.co/MupwFNxllP https://t.co/rRpc1l06Ek
OpenSpace industry in wait-and-see mode amid organizational shuffle
Space contractors are waiting to see where things go with the DoD and SMC reorganization.
The CSA awards 13 contracts relating to health technologies for deep-space exploration, building on a strong legacy of 🇨🇦 health research in space: https://t.co/A3unYm9Xd8.
Photo: NASA https://t.co/WnX5QI5dI2
OpenCanada invests in health technologies for deep-space exploration
The CSA has awarded contracts to the Canadian health community to assess relevant and current technological capabilities.
RT @CanadaInSpace: Canadian Space Agency Funds Health Technologies for Deep-Space Exploration https://t.co/3NpL2O50tP #cdnspace #health #deepspace https://t.co/IgtgEYdVYp
OpenCanadian Space Agency Funds Health Technologies for Deep-Space Exploration
The Canadian Space Agency announced it has awarded 13 contracts to the health and biomedical communi
Swiss Innovation
RT @startuptickerCH: Thank you very much! Most of the data is published in our Swiss Startup Radar. It can be downloaded here: https://t.co/vdlEGGalxh https://t.co/maSYbYIKYU
OpenSwiss Startup Radar
Where does Switzerland as a start-up location stand in international comparison? How has it developed? The Swiss Startup Radar, a study based on an evaluation of 4,000 datasets has been ...
RT @startuptickerCH: Kickstart launches 4th acceleration program. Up to 50 growth ventures in deep-tech fields from Switzerland and all around the world will join the program. Applications are open. https://t.co/jTTCK1tVwi | The Swiss Startup News channel https://t.co/tVzgi687fK https://t.co/OGlJE3ykFT
OpenKickstart launches 4th acceleration program
The accelerator program brings together successful startups and established organizations to build partnerships to innovate conjointly. In the fourth edition, the organizing committee aims ...
At the recent Credit Suisse Private Investors Club evening in Zurich, six Swiss startups, ranked in the previous TOP 100 Swiss Startup Awards, had the chance to pitch in front of selected investors and entrepreneurs #TOP100SSU #BankForEntrepreneurs https://t.co/OveKh4TnyR https://t.co/fp59F2LKwx
OpenTOP 100 Investor Pitch Event with Credit Suisse
At the Credit Suisse Private Investors Club evening in Zurich on 9 April 2019, around 100 invited investors and entrepreneurs listened to pitches from selected startups which were ranked in ...
Legal Cannabis News & Trends
RT @highergtv: We interviewed the owner of one of the country's coolest cannabis stores on @MJChannelOne! Higher Ground is interviewing the leaders in legal cannabis. #Cannabis #HigherGround https://t.co/JCGyHEfwwn
OpenMyles Kahn: Profiles In Legal Cannabis
Higher Ground's Michael Stusser interviews Cannabis Attorney adn Legal Pot Retailer Myles Kahn for "Profiles In Legal Cannabis." Michael Stusser, Higher Grou...
"Everything from the environment to the economy benefits from legal weed." https://t.co/YzA60qGgR1
OpenSeven Ways Cannabis Legalization Will Make the Future Better
Want to improve society? Legalize marijuana.
RT @MarijuanaPolicy: "This bipartisan legislation signals the eventual end of marijuana prohibition at the federal level." -Steve Hawkins, MPP's executive director
https://t.co/etsou4KdMe
OpenSTATES Act, Which Protects Legal Cannabis Businesses, Reintroduced in Congress
Does the STATES Act stand a chance at being signed into law?
Digital Transformation in Banking
RT @psb_dc: My Latest: The Future of Banking
#OpenBanking #FinTech #Innovation #theoism
@Irish_TechNews @Chris_Skinner @money2020
cc @leimer @SpirosMargaris @Karunk @JimMarous @jblefevre60 @WFSULLIVAN3 @RAlexJimenez @Clagett @davidjmaireles @DeepLearn007 @mi_jim
https://t.co/S9p4uu4lx5 https://t.co/DK2NNmae8s
OpenThe Future of Banking
While some challenger banks are trying to go at it alone, as in the case of Starling and Monzo, both of which leverage technology and data to provide digital-only offerings focused on ...
RT @leimer: Judge Me By My Cover (New Podcast)
Episode 1 with @Chris_Skinner on the Future of Banking.
#Fintech #OpenBanking #Money2020
@rhetoriq_ @Karunk @psb_dc @UnconventionVc @money2020
iTunes: https://t.co/QBBDNFSv1b
Spotify: https://t.co/6Jg48Pg2kT https://t.co/Rd4Fkgcmqk
OpenJudge me by my Cover: The Future of Banking
Show Rhetoriq, Ep Judge me by my Cover: The Future of Banking - Apr 15, 2019
Our new podcast series launches today: Judge Me By My Cover
Episode 1 with @Chris_Skinner on the Future of Banking.
#Fintech #OpenBanking #Money2020
@rhetoriq_ @Karunk @UnconventionVc @money2020
iTunes: https://t.co/sjYJJhHZa3
Spotify: https://t.co/V4p9oko2iO https://t.co/D52PI3FkLj
OpenListen to Judge me by my Cover: The Future of Banking now.
In a world where Chinese citizens with Chinese bank accounts can conduct their whole life on Alipay and WeChat super apps while outsiders pay cash; where 47% of American consumers are still ...
Bitcoin Futures
Bitcoin and the Rise of the Cypherpunks
CoinDesk contributor Jameson Lopp traces the history of the cypherpunks, the band of innovators whose beliefs helped inspire the bitcoin movement.
RT @CryptoScamHub: @CalvinAyre Hey @Cointelegraph I have fixed your strange misleading depiction of Faketoshi in your original illustration to something that reflects more reality. Please replace your old visual and use this one instead for your article https://t.co/imFHeJqoIV https://t.co/dD3cMFoADo
OpenBitcoin Creator and Superagent: What You Should Know About Craig Wright
An overview of one of the most controversial figures in the crypto community.
RT @BitcoinMagazine: @MisterLister8 @DanDarkPill @CryptoScamHub We prefer the term "Speculator's death cult" 🙃 https://t.co/1TEdIfTwLt
OpenBitcoin Surges 15% Overnight Because Nobody Learned Their Lesson After the Last Crash
Bitcoin, the most popular cryptocurrency in the world, jumped to a four-month high overnight, briefly breaching $5,000 on the Bitstamp exchange. Bitcoin is up roughly 15% on the day and ...
5G Mobile News
Fast but patchy: Trying South Korea's new 5G service
Reliability problems cloud benefit of quicker download speeds
#SouthKorean vendor @Samsung staked a claim to a leading role in domestic #5G kit deployments https://t.co/DAmGpyZ4cj https://t.co/ufliVaBwNz
OpenSamsung dominates Korea 5G deployments
Samsung claimed to have supplied the greatest number of 5G base stations to South Korean ...
. @intel will be exiting the 5G smartphone modem market, opting instead to continue to invest in its 5G network infrastructure business
https://t.co/IfWutvgwJs https://t.co/B1LVldy63a
OpenIntel scraps its 5G smartphone modem plans
Intel said it will be exiting the 5G smartphone modem market in a surprising announcement, opting instead to continue to invest in its 5G network infrastructure business. Intel was expected ...
Smart Cities
RT @francesca_bria: In @WiredUK I argue for a revamped city agenda to restore faith in democracy: "Cities can become key agents in the transition from surveillance capitalism, where data ownership is opaque, to a model where data is a common good co-owned by all citizens" https://t.co/WuVPQpKGdf
OpenYou're thinking about smart cities in completely the wrong way
Technology gives us an opportunity to make cities more open, inclusive and democratic. But only if it's used in the right way, says Barcelona's chief technology officer, Francesca Bria
Smart Cities Offer Promises and Concerns Over #dataprivacy https://t.co/jfbDcE04B2 via @cointelegraph
OpenSmart Cities Offer Promises and Concerns Over Privacy
Smart cities promise new horizons, but there are privacy concerns.
We’re enthusiastic to announce that we are Smart Cities New York’s newest
strategic partner! We welcome the opportunity to share our discoveries with the #SCNY19 attendees on May 13-15. Get your tickets here: https://t.co/BQ5yw6IIMa #PoweredByPeople #TheFutureisNow https://t.co/rFnjWtRhER
OpenSmart Cities New York 2019
Join us for the 3rd annual Smart Cities New York (SCNY): North America’s leading global conference to harness the $1.6 trillion global smart city marketplace. Early bird pricing: save $250 ...
IT & CIO Trends
What SDN is and where it’s going #datacenter #network #sdn @networkworld https://t.co/hdhlLebjmL
OpenWhat SDN is and where it’s going
Software-defined networking (SDN) established a foothold in cloud computing, intent-based networking, and network security, with Cisco, VMware, Juniper and others leading the charge.
RT @nokianetworks: It's the first day of #MPLSWC19 and our experts are onsite to share insights, trends, and our latest demos. Drop by our booth! #MPLS #SDN #NFV #5G #SDWAN
https://t.co/T0NOzldSnK https://t.co/xpmf5zfBtI
OpenMPLS + SDN + NFV World 2019
Join us in Paris for the 21st Edition of the MPLS+SDN+NFV World Congress where our experts will discuss how the latest developments in Network Functions Interconnect, mobile packet core, ...
HPE Joins IaaS Startup PubNub’s $23M Series D
The startup provides a real-time network to send and manage message traffic and stream data between companies, applications, and IoT devices.
Europe Startup News
Budapest’s startup ecosystem at a glance
Kubik – As one of the most popular coworking places in the city, Kubik offers fully equipped workstations, meeting rooms and furnished offices, with full amenities on board. Portfolion – ...
The recent shifts in European copyright will likely cause many changes to the media industry overall. The relationship between VC's and media startups will definitely become an interesting area to follow. Here's what VC seems to have got wrong about media:https://t.co/F4DfCkhRA4 https://t.co/cJQORtYSJA
OpenWhat Venture Capital Got Wrong About Media
Venture capital isn’t inherently a bad model for media, but its role in re-architecting the media business will take some fundamental shifts—and more good journalism
10 European startup competitions to apply for in 2019 🕺🎇 @hellotmrc @TNWevents @SlushHQ @south_summit https://t.co/f803tNdCoH https://t.co/yONVQAyvDx
Open10 European startup competitions to apply for in 2019
Hello Tomorrow Global Challenge 2019 – This Paris-based competition is focused on early-stage projects and startups which use an advanced technology to solve an industrial, societal or ...