Cities stories
Regional competition for AI talent and investment is intensifying as Manchester keeps the UK's top spot, ahead of Bristol and Glasgow.
King's Foundation teams up with FormationQ on a three-year quantum planning pilot to guide sustainable expansion in six cities.
Older Britons are set to power a 2026 travel boom as UK holidaymakers boost passion-led trips focused on history, food and nature.
Nottingham tech startups and grads surge ahead, but the city trails rival hubs on Innovate UK cash, securing just GBP £6.1 million in 2024/25.
Cities need more accurate curb data after researchers found parking rates often rose without denting vehicle volumes in 60 US cities.
Cities could gain clearer insight into parking demand and enforcement as SenSen and Turnstone join forces on real-time curb data across North America.
Drivers and passengers could see faster card and wallet payments at kiosks in more than 30 countries as the firms begin pilot programmes in 2026.
Office projects across Asia Pacific are becoming harder to budget, with labour shortages, materials inflation and geopolitics lifting fit-out costs.
SenSen rolls out AI-powered parking enforcement across Ontario, as Toronto and nearby cities report big gains in safety and efficiency.
Wi-Fi 7 gear is set to surge by 2026 as the Wireless Broadband Alliance sketches early Wi-Fi 8, new spectrum and satellite-powered links.
Non-profits rush to embed AI in strategy, but new research shows manual workflows and fragmented systems threaten to blunt the benefits.
Rural and Indigenous communities risk being left behind as Ottawa's new AI plan scales up in cities without fixing internet and local training gaps.
Residents could see faster council services as three Adelaide local authorities test AI under a four-year partnership with Bailey Abbott.
Customers and channel partners in Prayagraj can now test CCTV and networking gear in person before buying or recommending deployments.
Customers could open deposit accounts faster, as the Tennessee lender expects automation to cut delays and reduce staff paperwork across channels.
The multi-agency system will give police continuous visibility over low-altitude airspace as drone activity rises around World Cup venues and transport hubs.
Cities could cut costly signal timing work by half as Miovision combines analysis, plan design and remote deployment in one workflow.
Rising demand for connected homes is driving India's first dedicated smart lighting and home technology platform, which opens in Delhi-NCR.
Urban parcel firms could cut last-mile costs and speed deliveries by about 20 per cent as autonomous cargo bikes start to mature.
Designing safer, women-friendly streets could unlock trillions in growth by boosting female labour, turning urban planning into economic policy.
