91% of respondents believe that AI will disrupt their sector within five years compared to an average of 77% across all sectors. Over half (58%) think blockchain has the potential to disrupt their sector, slightly higher than the average of 57%. A third (33%) say that blockchain, AI and robotics are already…
Global Briefing
Comment – Europe: a Policy Crisis
While the Europeans have been busy trying to impose a miserable Withdrawal Agreement on the UK, a potential crisis has crept up on them of their own making. It is not clear that the eurozone could survive a new recession in its current form. This risk would be exacerbated by…
Toyota and Panasonic Agree to Establish Joint Venture Related to Automotive Prismatic Batteries
Toyota Motor Corporation (Toyota) and Panasonic Corporation (Panasonic) today concluded a business integration contract and a joint venture contract towards the establishment of a new company (joint venture) related to the automotive prismatic battery business. Major points of the agreements: – Toyota and Panasonic will establish a…
Digital Disruption as an Opportunity Not a Challenge
Technology is often thought about in terms of physical devices that are electrical or digital. When in fact, technology encompasses far more than simply tangible objects. New and emerging technologies often impact the value of existing models and services, resulting in digital disruption, which leads to many companies re-evaluating and…
Shapers of Our Modern Worldview Exhibitions
Themed around Humboldt and Napoleon at Pforzheim’s Jewellery Museum in 2019 The upcoming year 2019 will mark the 250th anniversary of the births of both Alexander von Humboldt and Napoleon Bonaparte. This prompted Pforzheim’s Jewellery Museum to organize two exhibitions themed around two personalities whose thinking and actions significantly shaped…
Crypto Cooldown
Cryptocurrencies have come a long way after a somewhat shadowy start, but we can no longer ignore the environmental impact that the laborious creation of each digital bitcoin has on the planet. The last couple of years have been busy ones in the crypto world, with the number of ICOs…