Author: Connected World

Smart cities of tomorrow will drive connectivity, sustainability, and digitalization. MarketsandMarkets says the global smart cities market was worth $511.6 billion in 2022 and will reach just over a trillion dollars ($1,024.4 billion) by 2027. In sectors like healthcare, mobility, and hospitality, connected technologies will make all the difference. Specifically, technologies like AI (artificial intelligence) and ML (machine learning) will help bring smart-city projects to life in ways that leverage predictive analysis and realtime decisionmaking. A research paper that explored how AI helped enable smart cities and smart-city concepts between 2014 and 2021 found the sectors that leveraged AI the…

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Incorporating new habits into our daily routines—such as eating—is the key to lasting change. Let AI (artificial intelligence) be your food coach—or at least that is what one company is suggesting, as it taps into the power of generative AI. myAir nutrition Coach is a “food for mood” personal nutritionist. The platform leverages devices, proprietary algorithms, and generative AI to measure, monitor, and alleviate stress. Analyzing physiological and psychological indicators provides advice tailored to each individual. A personalized nutrition plan will be created using realtime insights and bio-feedback. Here is how this can help: Enables the benefits of stress reduction…

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A lot of people have played around with ChatGPT, GoogleAI, or Simplify and are curious about how it can make basic tasks, like writing, easier. While the media likes to focus on the negative aspects of AI (artificial intelligence), such as plagiarism, fake photos, or displacing workers, the focus should be on how AI can be applied to solving real business problems across industries. The restaurant industry is no exception. Unlike tech tools that roll out standalone solutions in areas like POS (point-of-sale), marketing, and inventory, the proposition that AI needs to be built into existing tools restaurants are already…

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The trend toward walkable urban development is gaining momentum. A decade ago, the National Assn. of Realtors found 60% of people favor neighborhoods with a mix of homes and stores, and an Urban Land Institute survey revealed 50% of residents ranked walkability as either a top or extremely high priority. Today, Walk Score rates the walkability of U.S. addresses from zero to 100, and research shows every point of Walk Score adds $3,250—or 0.9%—to a home’s value. Historically, planners designed U.S. cities to be walkable, but after World War II, families purchased cars and made a break for the suburbs.…

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