Annual Update on World Urbanization: 2013

Via Newgeography: Tokyo continues to be the world’s largest urban area with more than 37 million people, according to the recently released 9th Annual edition of Demographia World Urban Areas. Tokyo has held the top position for nearly 60 years, since it...

The next $1B markets in tech

Via Business Insider: New tech industries start small but can grow into permanent, billion-dollar slices of infrastructure. Sometimes that seems to happen overnight — like with smartphones. And sometimes it takes years — like with the dumbphones that grew like mold...

FDA OKs first-of-its-kind diabetes drug from J&J

Via The Seattle Times: The agency cleared J&J’s Invokana tablets for adults with Type 2 diabetes, which affects an estimated 26 million Americans. The once-a-day medication works by blocking the kidneys from reabsorbing sugar, which occurs at higher levels...

All About The ‘Internet Of Things’

Via Business Insider: On June 6, 2012, a brand-new version of the Internet was turned on. Chances are you didn’t notice anything different that day, as we switched over to Internet Protocol Version 6, or IPv6. Engineers worked for years so the new Internet could...

The Mobile Banking Ecosystem Explained

Via Business Insider: In a new report from BI Intelligence, we examine mobile banking’s growth spurt, analyze consumer adoption behavior and barriors, detail the competition to develop the best mobile banking tools, take a look at some banking app pioneers and...