In the wake of COVID-19, digital technology will play a crucial role in determining which cities thrive—and which ones falter. [Image: courtesy of the author] Many of these new technologies are part ...

A bright light is shining in New York City's economy: technology. That's the finding of a recent study by Tech:NYC, an industry group, and the Center for an Urban Future think tank. The beating ...

Urban Innovation Fellows Breakfast and Panel Discussion, co-hosted by partners at Bloomberg Philanthropies. The Urban Innovation Fellows work to build innovation capacity in New York City agencies.

“In the face of climate challenges, urban technology isn’t just about futuristic gadgets—it’s about the hard work of making cities more resilient and adaptable.”—Michael Samuelian, founding director, ...

A team of researchers at Cornell Tech, Cornell University’s tech-focused research campus, has developed a forecast for how technologies like artificial intelligence could shape cities in the coming ...

Emissions reductions and meeting the needs of a changing climate are where urban tech is headed — guided not only by the urgent thrust of the crisis, but by government incentives, regulatory ...

Urban tech is a $65 billion industry. Here’s how COVID-19 could upend it In the wake of COVID-19, digital technology will play a crucial role in determining which cities thrive—and which ones falter.

Over the past two years, Danny DeJesus, founder of tech training nonprofit Urban Tech Hero, has seen the challenges of formerly incarcerated people like himself in tech. He’s as determined as ever to ...

Soon, a section of Dubai will be transformed into an urban tech district. The creation of the Dubai Urban Tech District will create thousands of jobs in the tech and education industries while ...