What the Blog? is an Essentials video series discussing what’s next for emerging tech, the latest technology developments, space tech news, and cars of the future. Editors Isabella Moulton and Martin Jacobsz bring you a snappy summary of articles directly from our expertly curated Emerging Tech Essentials Newsletters.

Our first pick on the latest future car news, highlights that even though the self-driving vehicle industry is just over a decade old, it’s already been illustrating how open it is to women CEOs and founders, including those with minority backgrounds. There are various reasons why this could be, including that the sector is newer and there is a larger, more diverse talent pool available. To give some stats to back this up: 3 out of 12 autonomous technology companies in North America are now led by women, and two of those are women of color. Want to take a deeper look at other emerging tech trends? Read our blog here.

Our second article examining the latest emerging tech news, sheds light on the emerging start-up sector in space. Not so long ago, space was known as the final frontier-- right? While it used to be exclusive to governments and a small number of aerospace companies, things have changed pretty quickly. As we saw with other technologies like AI and quantum computing, which were also only once accessible to universities and research labs—space technologies are now being democratized. It’s predicted that within the coming years, some of the greatest advancements will be seen within the space exploration technology sector. Curious what’s up next in space tech news? Read the article here.