Smart City

A Smart city is an urban area that uses different types of electronic Internet of Things sensors to collect data and then use insights gained from that data to manage assets, resources and services efficiently.

(source: en.wikipedia.org)

Bill Gates’ Land Grab Fuels Speculation About Smart Cities, AgTech Plans
Bill Gates’ Land Grab Fuels Speculation About Smart Cities, AgTech Plans
March 04, 2021  |  Internet of Things

Bill Gates’ interests are quietly moving from server farms to soil farms. No one knows why except Bill and Melinda Gates and their inner circle,...

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Tencent Plans Smart City The Size Of Midtown Manhattan
Tencent Plans Smart City The Size Of Midtown Manhattan
June 09, 2020  |  Intelligence of Things

China’s Tencent is looking to build its own city, called Net City, including corporate offices, apartments and a school on a 21-million-square-foot development the size...

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Google’s Sidewalk Labs Pulls The Plug On Toronto Smart City Venture
Google’s Sidewalk Labs Pulls The Plug On Toronto Smart City Venture
May 07, 2020  |  Internet of Things

Sidewalk Labs, a subsidiary of Google’s parent company Alphabet, is pulling the plug on its plans to create a smart city district in Toronto, CEO...

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Mastercard: Online Platforms – And Data – Help Cities Tackle Urban Challenges
Mastercard: Online Platforms – And Data – Help Cities Tackle Urban Challenges
February 18, 2020  |  Mastercard

Bright lights, big (and small) cities and Big Data. In the drive to modernize, scale and handle burgeoning populations, cities are harnessing the power of...

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SoftBank To Invest In Indonesia’s Sustainable City
SoftBank To Invest In Indonesia’s Sustainable City
January 10, 2020  |  Investments

SoftBank Chief Executive and Founder Masayoshi Son wants to invest in the building of a $34 billion smart capital in Indonesia that would focus on...

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Top News In Payments: US Backers Rain Money On Savvy Startups; Toyota Designs Japanese Smart City
Top News In Payments: US Backers Rain Money On Savvy Startups; Toyota Designs Japanese Smart...
January 07, 2020  |  News

In today’s top news, 2019 is on track to be the second-best year after 2011 for startups worth over $500 million, Toyota unveiled plans for...

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Alphabet: Toronto’s Smart City To Track Store Foot Traffic
Alphabet: Toronto’s Smart City To Track Store Foot Traffic
November 15, 2019  |  Innovation

Toronto is giving Google’s parent company, Alphabet, the green light to create a smart city with its subsidiary Sidewalk Labs, Reuters reported Friday (Nov. 15)....

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Alphabet’s Sidewalk Labs Nearing Agreement On Toronto’s Smart City Project
Alphabet’s Sidewalk Labs Nearing Agreement On Toronto’s Smart City Project
October 25, 2019  |  Innovation

Alphabet’s Sidewalk Labs and public corporation Waterfront Toronto are moving forward on a deal to develop the “city of the future” nearly two years after...

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Blockchain Hits The Road (Literally)
Blockchain Hits The Road (Literally)
May 22, 2019  |  B2B Payments

Blockchain is hitting the road as Honda and GM link on a project tied to electric vehicles and smart grids. Separately, South Korea is launching...

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