NYTimes: Welcome to College. Your Parents Are in the Tents Next Door

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/09/23/world/asia/china-university-tents-parents.html?em_pos=small&emc=edit_ml_20180928&nl=well-family&nl_art=4&nlid=69265859emc%3Dedit_ml_20180928&ref=headline&te=1

WHERE tourists spend the most

France was the most-visited country in 2017 with 86.9 million international tourist arrivals, ahead of second-placed Spain's 81.8 million and 75.9 million for the United States. It had been feared that President Trump's rhetoric and actions could deter foreign tourists and according to the UNWTO, total arrivals to the U.S. declined 3.8% in 2017. Despite that decline, spending still increased 1.9% to reach $210.7 billion, a level of expenditure that's drastically higher than both France and Spain combined. Read more.

ITIF Technology Explainer: What Is Quantum Computing?

https://www.itif.org/publications/2018/09/20/itif-technology-explainer-what-quantum-computing?mc_cid=9d9ce2a890&mc_eid=96c86bbed9

Έκθεση "κόλαφος" της ΑΔΙΠ για τα ελληνικά ΑΕΙ

http://www.capital.gr/epikairotita/3317493/ekthesi-kolafos-tis-adip-gia-ta-ellinika-aei

Less Talk, More Texting/

Less Talk, More Texting According to a new report by Common Sense Media, a non-profit specializing in kids’ technology and media use, texting is now officially the favorite form of communication among teenagers in the United States. 35 percent of the 1,000+ 13- to 17-year-olds surveyed this year stated that texting was their favorite way of communicating with friends, surpassing in-person contact which 32 percent of respondents still prefer over virtual communication. The percentage of teens choosing personal interaction with their friends over electronic ways of communicating dropped from 49 to 32 percent between 2012 and 2018, marking a trend that many parents view anxiously. Read more.

How Americans Smarten Up Their Homes Amazon held a special event on Thursday to announce nearly a dozen new devices, including an Alexa-equipped wall clock and, somewhat perplexing, a semi-smart microwave that connects to an existing Echo device to add voice commands and order more popcorn (literally). As the following chart illustrates, smart household appliances have yet to make a big impression on consumers. According to a 2017 Statista survey, the category lags behind other areas of the household both in terms of smart device ownership and future purchase intent. Read more.

Wearables Market Update

Wearables Market Update In the wake of the smartphone and tablet boom, many experts predicted wearable devices to be the next big thing in consumer technology. And to a certain degree they were right: global smartwatch shipments more than tripled since 2015 and fitness tracking armbands are as popular as they are affordable. However, speaking of a wearables boom in general seems like a stretch when considering the numbers in more detail. According to IDC, the market’s growth thus far has been fueled almost entirely by smartwatches and wrist-worn fitness trackers, which are expected to account for 95 percent of all wearables shipped this year and to continue their reign over the market through 2022. Read more.

ITIF Technology Explainer: What Is the Internet of Things?

https://www.itif.org/publications/2018/09/17/itif-technology-explainer-what-internet-things?mc_cid=cc71ac91de&mc_eid=96c86bbed9

NYT: Americans Want to Believe Jobs Are the Solution to Poverty. They’re Not.

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/09/11/magazine/americans-jobs-poverty-homeless.html?src=rec&recp=18

Who's Spending The Most On Education?

Who's Spending The Most On Education?  When it comes to education, there are not only big differences in attainment levels across the world, but also the amount of a country's resources which are spent on investment in the sector. According to the OECD's latest report, Norway is one of the countries which spends the largest share of its GDP on education, at 6.38 percent when also accounting for tertiary. At the other end of the scale of analyzed countries, Russia spends only 3.09 percent. Read more.

ITIF Technology Explainer: What Is 5G?

https://itif.org/publications/2018/09/10/itif-technology-explainer-what-5g?mc_cid=9ba19b650b&mc_eid=96c86bbed9

In Britain, Calls for a 4-Day Week. Can It Be Done? NYTimes

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/09/10/business/britain-four-day-workweek.html?action=click&contentCollection=europe&contentPlacement=2&emc=edit_mbe_20180911&module=stream_unit&nl=morning-briefing-europe&nlid=69265859riefing-europe&pgtype=sectionfront&region=stream&rref=collection%2Fsectioncollection%2Feurope&te=1&version=latest

Latest news in medical innovation

https://medicalfuturist.com/?utm_source=The%20Medical%20Futurist%20Newsletter&utm_campaign=32fc9cd10d-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2018_04_25_COPY_01&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_efd6a3cd08-32fc9cd10d-420590069

Technology Explainer: What Is Artificial Intelligence?

https://itif.org/publications/2018/09/04/itif-technology-explainer-what-artificial-intelligence?mc_cid=3e0df53cd7&mc_eid=96c86bbed9

Money to Burn

Money to Burn Australia is the world’s most expensive country in which to be a smoker, and from tomorrow on, one pack alone will tear an almost €17 hole in an Australian smoker’s wallet. With two more price increases already in sight over the next two years, Australia’s, as well as New Zealand’s smokers, are probably jealously eyeing Ukraine. There, they could get almost 370 smokes for the same amount of money.