Urban Vertical Economy, Chinese AI Submarines & Agtech
Cities and the Vertical Economy
Vertical clustering—of certain high-status industries on the higher floors of buildings, for example—is an important part of urban agglomeration.
They examine the kinds of economic activities that cluster in tall buildings; the types of industries that concentrate on higher floors; the variation in rents in these vertical (as opposed to traditional horizontal) clusters; and the effects of such vertical clustering on city economies.
China military develops robotic submarines to launch a new era of sea power
Unmanned AI subs, expected in the 2020s, could challenge the advantage Western naval powers have in strategic waters like the South China Sea.
There’s a new market cropping up for venture capitalists: data-loving farmers
Technology investors are discovering a new and largely untapped market: farmers in heartland America eager to fly drones, employ robots and crunch big data to boost their business.
China Invents a Different Way to Run an Economy
The nation has avoided a recession for a quarter-century. Few countries can make the same claim.
Japan automakers’ dominance is fading
Although Japanese automakers combined have established a dominant global position in terms of the number of cars sold, their foothold is being eroded quietly by German automotive part producers such as Robert Bosch GmbH and Continental AG.
When Will Cities Begin To Monetize Their Residents’ Data?
It is only a matter of time before municipal governments wake up to the wealth of unique and highly marketable sensitive data they hold about their citizens and their ability to use the law to forcibly extract even more.