However, in 2028, the complexity and scale of business objectives will demand the involvement of brain power and expertise across boundaries in more intricate ways. By 2028, employees will use avatars, language software, conversational interfaces and real-time dialect translation to work and speak with team members. By 2028, the most high-value work will be cognitive in nature. Extreme digital dexterity will ultimately be the modus operandi for how employees work in 2028. MORE

By 2028, the city wants to increase tree canopy cover by 50 percent in “ low-income, severely heat impacted ” neighborhoods. Google debuted a new tool called Tree Canopy Lab in an effort to keep cities like Los Angeles cool by helping them plant more trees. Image: Google. MORE

No one knows what Netflix will look like in 2028, but one thing is certain – it will evolve and look nothing like it does today. Come along with me on a journey back in time: a time when the internet was shiny and new. It’s 1998 and you just fired up your brand new tangerine iMac when your friend sends you a message on AIM asking if you’ve heard about this new DVD service called Netflix. You have not. MORE

Chinese cloud services provider Alibaba agrees to supply the Olympic Games organisers with cloud infrastructure and services until 2028 MORE

By 2028, the way we work will bear little resemblance to work as it stands today. Smarter With Gartner covers nine different business areas: IT, Human Resources, Legal & Compliance, Finance, Sales, Supply Chain, Marketing, Communications, and Customer Service & Support. Although the topics can range from blockchain to customer service strategy to the number of people job hunting, there is a common theme for the top 10 picks. MORE

Elliott has the challenge of providing high-speed internet connectivity — 150 megabits per second for both downloading and uploading data — to all residents and businesses in the state by 2028. Russ Elliott in his man-cave COVID-19 workspace. Photo courtesy of Russ Elliott). MORE

roads by 2028 (which would make EVs 9% of total vehicles) — the West’s electrical system should be able to meet the demand for battery charging without adding power sources or upgrading electricity transmission. (Seattle Department of Transportation Photo). MORE

Samsung said today that the next generation mobile standard, 6G, may arrive earlier than initially expected, further boosting data rates for future XR apps. Read More. AI AR/VR Business Mobile 5G 5G networks 6G ai category-/Computers & Electronics category-/Internet & Telecom computer vision digital twins holograms Samsung MORE

By 2028, according to the report, over a quarter of young people will have had a long-distance sexual experience. Social isolation has impacted just about every aspect of our lives, not least our love lives. A recent article in Mashable titled Futurists predict what your sex life may look like after the pandemic wove together interviews with legendary trend seer Faith Popcorn , renowned sex futurist Byrony Cole , and myself. MORE