industry | Decoding the new economy

Old king coal loses his merry men

Desperate rural communities look to obliging politicians to get mining jobs back. Sadly they won’t be returning.

Autodesk and the China manufacturing challenge

China’s focus on R&D is changing the country’s manufacturing outlook which has major consequences for the rest of the world.

Industries of the future on display

Today’s startups indicate the future shape of the economy, but where will the jobs come from?

The rise and fall of America’s truck drivers

The changing economy of the United States is illustrated in one series of charts

Business in an age of data abundance

The economics of cheap data change industries the same way abundant energy defined the Twentieth Century

Do successful cities need to be walkable?

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Do smaller cities have the advantage with the new economy?

Technology’s crisis of trust

Last night for the monthly ABC Nightlife tech spot we looked at Samsung’s spying TVs and some of the other aspects of security with connected devices. During the listeners’ calls it became very clear many are worried and scared by technology’s rapid progress. This is a challenge for the leaders of both the tech industry and…… Continue reading Technology’s crisis of trust