The construction industry accounts for around USD 10 trillion annually – about 13 percent of the global GDP. But up to now, this sector has lagged behind in productivity gains. This is due largely to the fact that large projects involve many different sub-teams, each installing different components. It is impossible for managers to accurately...
The Innovation and Entrepreneurship Business School (IEBS) in Spain is now accepting Bitcoin as payment for tuition fees. Covering its online master’s and postgraduate courses, the school will now be able to offer a fixed rate to its wide array of international students without having to worry about international exchange rates. “...
Israel-based Clal Insurance is offering discounts on health insurance plans for vegans. The company has established a Vegans Pay Less (VPL) initiative, developing specific life and health insurance plans for vegans, which include a significant discount. The discounted health insurance will only be available to members of vegan associations who...
Australia’s Brisbane Airport has revealed plans to make it the world’s first cryptocurrency friendly airport, partnering with store owners within terminal premises to accept payments in cryptocurrencies. The next time travelers land or take a flight, they will be able to make payments at the stores, kiosks, and coffee shops using...
There are probably few things that small businesses hate more than accounting. It’s tedious, time consuming and totally vital to ensure that businesses can remain in business and don’t run afoul of authorities. Well, to make the process of bookkeeping a little bit less painful, a number of investors have joined together to finance botkeeper,...
"I don't carry cash anymore either. It's just easier, card and all the receipts, are in on place. I know how much I spent," Starbucks customer Ambarish De said. However, other regular customers were wary of the idea. "I think it's kind of limiting. It's assuming everyone is going to be using a smartphone or a credit card. Not everyone is on...
British online supermarket Ocado has already made huge strides to automate its operations, using pick and pack robots in its warehouses and trialing self-driving delivery pods in London. Now it's looking to give its human maintenance technicians a helping hand with the SecondHands project, and has just unveiled its first robot assistant test...
Singapore’s We the People store is proving so popular that it is already expanding into other countries. Featuring products that got their start via the popular crowdfunding site, Kickstarter, every item sold in the We the People store is accompanied by a detailed backstory including the amount of money raised and number of people who pledged...
Albert Heijn, the leading supermarket brand in the Netherlands, is taking grab-and-go convenience to the next level. Beginning this month, Albert Heijn is testing "tap to go" technology at one of its AH to go stores, allowing customers to pay for items without going through the checkout. The technology, which is being piloted at the AH to go...
As part of the Low Impact City Logistics project, UPS has developed a fleet of electric bike trailers to be used for deliveries in and around London. Innovate UK, a semi-public administrative body outside the civil service but receiving financial support from the government, raised £10 million for an R&D team to develop the bikes in an...