Monthly Archives: June 2015

After years of talk, predictive analytics is finding a host of uses. Now the question is whether business has the managers and the data scientists to fully exploit it. By Beverley Head When a Telstra call centre operator asks “How are you?”, they pay very careful … Continue reading →

The Tran brothers: Ki How (left) and Ki Chong “Our vision is based on two big predictions of the future,” says Ki Chong Tran. “Prediction number one: 3D printing will change the way we make almost everything. Number two: the … Continue reading →

It is an enormous privilege to have been invited to deliver the fourth 7/7 Tavistock Square Memorial Trust Lecture. This year we mark the 10th anniversary of the terrorist attacks on London. Now the families of more than 30 British … Continue reading →

On Sunday, June 28, a Spacex rocket blew up in less than three minutes after launch: news reports. Any study of Elon Musk must begin at the headquarters of SpaceX, in Hawthorne, California – a suburb of Los Angeles located … Continue reading →

Growing fleets and the longevity of aircraft pose continual challenges to the manufacturers of business aircraft. Not only do the buyers of new turboprops and jets expect top-level customer support, but buyers of some of the oldest aircraft still sporting … Continue reading →

A human disaster is currently happening in the Mediterranean Sea where more than 10,000 migrants have been picked up as they attempted to enter Europe from Libya. The International Organization for Migration estimates that nearly 1,830 migrants have died on … Continue reading →