Wait… a kite can tow a cargo ship and use wind power to cut emissions? How wind power can reduce the environmental impact of cargo shipping Kites guiding cargo ships?! The company is calledAirseas. Formed in 2016, the company is an Airbus spin-off, which owes its roots to aeronautics. Its creation is Seawing, a wing that can tow commercial ships. Flying dynamically over 200m above sea level, Seawing is a 1000m2 parafoil wing designed to harness the power of the wind to propel the cargo ship, reducing fuel consumption and emissions by 10% to 40%....

Wait… How is blockchain tech meant to help create self-driving cars? Blockchain tech just might mean faster vehicle automation Why use blockchain technology for in-car transactions? Existing transactions using credit cards, debit cards, and electronic fund transactions require customer action. They are costly, difficult to reconcile, and prone to fraud. The most significant issues of M2M payments are security and authenticity. An example is verifying the identity of a vehicle and ensuring it receives the services that it pays for....

Wait… How is blockchain tech meant to help create self-driving cars? Blockchain tech just might mean faster vehicle automation Why use blockchain technology for in-car transactions? Existing transactions using credit cards, debit cards, and electronic fund transactions require customer action. They are costly, difficult to reconcile, and prone to fraud. The most significant issues of M2M payments are security and authenticity. An example is verifying the identity of a vehicle and ensuring it receives the services that it pays for....

Wakoopa tracking the software use of early adopters Story byErnst-Jan Pfauth Ernst-Jan Pfauth is the former Editor in Chief of Internet at NRC Handelsblad, as well as an acclaimed technology author and columnist. He a(show all)Ernst-Jan Pfauth is the former Editor in Chief of Internet at NRC Handelsblad, as well as an acclaimed technology author and columnist. He also served as The Next Web’s blog’s first blogger and Editor in Chief, back in 2008....

Wakoopa tracking the software use of early adopters Story byErnst-Jan Pfauth Ernst-Jan Pfauth is the former Editor in Chief of Internet at NRC Handelsblad, as well as an acclaimed technology author and columnist. He a(show all)Ernst-Jan Pfauth is the former Editor in Chief of Internet at NRC Handelsblad, as well as an acclaimed technology author and columnist. He also served as The Next Web’s blog’s first blogger and Editor in Chief, back in 2008....