Rosamond Hutt is a Senior Writer at Formative Content. Recoded to Forum Agenda on 29/05/2024.
The future of cargo transportation will be autonomous, according to Rolls-Royce, which has revealed plans for a remote-controlled, unmanned ship that could take to the seas as early as 2020.
The roll-out of self-driving vehicles within the next decade could spell the end of car ownership, according to Uber founder and CEO Travis Kalanick.
Unless the world does more to end inequality, 69 million children will die from mostly preventable causes by 2030, 167 million will live in poverty, and 750 million child marriages will t...
For many people, wearing glasses can mean the difference between working and being unemployed, or learning to read and being illiterate. Yet today there are 2.5 billion people – 80% of wh...
It’s a phrase bandied about by entrepreneurs, particularly in Silicon Valley, and is often associated with tech start-ups that topple bigger incumbents. Yet the man who invented the theor...
Britain has voted to leave the European Union in a referendum that has sent tremors through financial markets around the world.
From Julius Caesar to the Pope, Rome’s history is full of powerful men. Now the Italian capital has elected its first ever female mayor: Virginia Raggi, of the anti-establishment Five Sta...
Many people know it as the technology behind Bitcoin, but blockchain’s potential uses extend far beyond digital currencies.
Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has made gender inclusivity a priority. After coming to power last year, he appointed an equal number of men and women to his team of ministers. And...
Food riots and violent looting are becoming part of everyday life for many Venezuelans, as the South American country is gripped by an economic crisis that is threatening the socialist go...
Millions of people around the world take statins to reduce their risk of heart attack and stroke. But new research suggests they may be wasting their time: an international team of scient...
The World Health Organization is advising people living in areas where the Zika virus is actively spreading to delay pregnancy.
It has been a nail-bitingly close contest. With the final votes counted, economist Pedro Pablo Kuczynski has clinched Peru’s tightest presidential election in more than 50 years.
When asked to name a Nobel Prize-winning Latin American author, who springs to mind? Probably Gabriel García Márquez. The Colombian author, who died in 2014, is a literary force of nature...
Dubai has announced plans to build the world’s largest concentrated solar power (CSP) facility by 2030 as part of a wider push towards renewable energy.
