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Richard Vincent (CEO and Co-Founder at Fundamental VR) wanted to explore useful ways to integrate technology into the medical sector. At #LEAP22, he pointed out that the process of learning a surgical procedure hasn’t really changed in over a hundred years: “it still involves practising on humans. And
As Zainab Al Amin (VP of Digital Transformation at Microsoft) pointed out at #LEAP22, the greatest challenge that humanity is facing right now is sustainability. We have no doubt that technological innovations will play an essential role in our ability to move through this time — but climate tech won’t
Nuclear fusion – which mimics the power of the sun and stars — is no longer science fiction, and could emerge as a viable energy source in less than a few decades. Nuclear fusion is a complex technology that mimics the energy produced by the stars. The technology has been painstakingly worked
The Middle East region has become a hotspot for space technology, with a number of countries vying to get a foothold in the burgeoning new sector. While space has long fascinated the curious for millennia, for the past fifty years it has remained the domain of the public sector. But
Digital currencies are all the rage these days and central banks are not immune to their charm. There were more than 7,500 cryptocurrencies by the end of 2021, from around 66 in 2013, and while most are unlikely to survive, they have sowed the seeds of the popularity of
In partnership with Infobip The digitalisation of the banking industry is an ongoing trend that has fundamentally altered the way consumers interact with their banks over the last fifteen years. It all started with moving paper-based statements and transactions online to allowing customers easier access to their financial information
No-one knows exactly what the future of jobs holds. With new jobs, technology and even industries popping up all the time, all we know is that the next generation of employees need to find a way to prepare for a future workplace that seems to be in a state
“If technology is not geared and designed to create access and to better the conditions of everybody in society, then what is it for, really?” When we talk about innovation, we usually think of newness. New ideas, new technologies, smart inventions. But as we look into the future and imagine
