Their net worth was hit by the stock market slump, but the rebound has been hefty.[click to enlarge]The net worth of the world’s very wealthiest people took a hit during the financial crisis as the stock market tumbled — but that pause would prove to be short lived.Forbes’ list of the top 10 richest people in the world featured a fairly steady cast of characters in the years before the crisi...

"Pics or it didn’t happen!" started out as a way of calling out someone who made far-fetched statements on social media or elsewhere without offering any type of proof. These days, however, it seems like some people live by these words in that they chronicle every living moment by constantly taking pictures.According to estimates by InfoTrends, a total of 1.2 trillion digital photos will be ta...

Tech companies lead top U.S. companies in R&D spending. Amazon is No. 1.That’s notable because spending on research and development is a key indicator for U.S. productivity, a measure of how well our economy is doing, and productivity has been decreasing lately. No one is really sure why, especially given all the advances in technology.But spending on R&D is another factor in measuring...

Our current agricultural System is incredibly productive, but it also has serious downsides : wasted food, poor working conditions, polluted ecosystems, mistreated animals, and significant emissions of greenhouse gasses.Infographic : https://futurism.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/Next-Generation-Food-Systems-Edit.png[futursim]

Opportunities for the media & entertainment industry.Those riding in self-driving cars can look forward to entertainment far beyond podcasts, FM radio, and streaming music: personalized video, gaming, and more. The possibilities suggest big opportunities for media companies in the coming years—and a slew of upstart competitors to counter.NOT to disparage the excitement of spotting out-of-s...

The venture capital world is one of the last areas of business to introduce computing to decision-making'. In 2009, Ira Sager of Businessweek magazine set a challenge for Quid AI's CEO Bob Goodson: programme a computer to pick 50 unheard of companies that are set to rock the world.The domain of picking “start-up winners” was - and largely still is - dominated by a belief held by the venture c...

Looking like a gadget out of a 1990s cyberpunk movie, Cinera offers a cheap solution for those wanting big-screen home entertainment without paying for the huge set up.Cinera is one of those crowdfunding projects that seems absurd on first glance, but increasingly looks like a good idea the longer you think about it. Billed as an immersive personal theater headset, it's basically like sitting r...

In 1968, renowned computer scientist E. Sutherland Unveiled The Sword of Damocles, a device many experts tout as the world's first augmented and virtual reality head-mounted display(HMD). Sutherland's headset laid the groundwork for 50 years of painstakingly slow advancement toward mass adoption of virtual realilty. This is the story of that pioneering device, told in the inventor's own words....

These days the broad consensus on the future of driving seems to be that the car of tomorrow will be (at least partly) autonomous. Many companies, including traditional car makers, suppliers and leading tech companies are currently working on self-driving technology, all eager to save themselves a piece of what they reckon will be an enormous pie.Many of these companies are already testing thei...