Faster vaccine testing. Shorter time to market for innovative new medicines. A clearer understanding of side effects for each individual patient. These are developments that could change the face of ...

Editor’s Note: Jane Thomason is a Dubai-based author on frontier technologies and social transformation, whose books include “Applied Ethics in a Digital World.” She is an editorial board member for ...

The metaverse offers a new spin on a digital world You can participate in the metaverse as an avatar It’s easy to expose your portfolio to the metaverse with a Q.ai kit You’ve heard the term ...

If you ever sit down with a metaverse enthusiast, you won’t have to wait long before they paint a rosy picture of how virtual worlds will change our lives. The most bullish metaverse advocates insist ...

Marc Jennings, CIO of analytics and AI at travel and transport giant TUI, says the one big technology trend to watch out for next year is immersive technologies. As the cost of the hardware – such as ...

Over the past decades, technological advances have fueled great innovation in a wide range of fields. Emerging and rapidly ...

Whether we end up with a centralized or decentralized metaverse, edge computing systems will likely lurk nearby. When people point to an example of the metaverse, expect edge computing to be nearby.

Speak to people working in the metaverse and one descriptor follows it around: “It’s like the Wild West.” Make of that what you will. Is it a new frontier for people seeking their fortune? A lawless ...

Leading organizations that prioritize technology investments are likely to be in a far more advanced position at the end of 2023 than they are now. The Fast Company Executive Board is a private, ...

Startups that look to improve an industry’s outdated infrastructure are definitely welcome in sectors like financial services and healthcare. But why would a company build infrastructure for an ...

A look inside Plethora Project's Common'hood, an immersive multiplayer game focused on building a new community within an abandoned factory after an economic collapse. Image via Plethora Project "I ...

Right now, the metaverse is alternately a hot buzzword (most major tech companies are eyeing its potential) and punch line (images of Mark Zuckerberg hanging out in a poorly rendered virtual-reality ...