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Sustainable Aviation: Emerging Trends and Opportunities

Tom Spencer

These include offsetting greenhouse gas production by purchasing carbon credits, investing in more efficient gas turbine engines, using sustainable aviation fuel, and manufacturing with novel materials and 3D printing methods. Companies such as GE Aviation and Safran are working on improving engine efficiency in order to reduce emissions.

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How a Digital Storm Will Disrupt the Parcel and Express Industry

BCG

It’s the year 2026, and you’ve just emerged from a tough earnings call with analysts. They’ve spent decades building highly efficient operations and dominant market share. The answer is that these digital advances won’t just boost efficiency. Focus Thursday, December 15, 2016.

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The Question with AI Isn’t Whether We’ll Lose Our Jobs — It’s How Much We’ll Get Paid

Harvard Business

While technology and globalization have spurred competition, efficiency, and dynamism, the gains have not been shared by all. The unequal distribution of the gains is not a technical destiny; it is the work of institutions, business, and governments. Luckily, we know there will be ample opportunities in these jobs.

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Blockchain: New Use Cases for Governments and Business

Tom Spencer

Low transaction costs will also be necessary to ensure efficient operations and to ensure that blockchain systems offer a cost advantage over the status quo. At a time when government debt levels are higher than ever, more efficient blockchain systems can help to reduce costs, while at the same time improving service delivery.

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Clean Energy Transition: Business Risks and Opportunities

Tom Spencer

Wood was not necessarily phased out, as much as just naturally replaced by coal, which represented a more efficient and denser source of energy. This will increase energy use efficiency, make it possible to incorporate intermittent renewable energy sources such as solar and wind power, and effectively manage fluctuating energy demand.

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You Don’t Have to Be a Data Scientist to Fill This Must-Have Analytics Role

Harvard Business

By 2026, the McKinsey Global Institute estimates that demand for translators in the United States alone may reach two to four million. Translator role: Ensures the solution solves the business problem in the most efficient and interpretable form for business users. What does a translator do? Step 3: Building the analytics engine.

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10 Promising AI Applications in Health Care

Harvard Business

health care by 2026. We found AI currently creates the most value in helping frontline clinicians be more productive and in making back-end processes more efficient—but not yet in making clinical decisions or improving clinical outcomes. Clinical applications are still rare. Another area is AI-assisted robotic surgery.