Baggage handling improves despite passenger traffic surge

SITA, the global leader in technology solutions for the air transport industry, has announced an improvement in the air transport industry’s rate of mishandled baggage. The newly launched SITA Baggage IT Insights 2024 reports the number of bags mishandled by the...
Webb finds carbon molecules around a young star

Webb finds carbon molecules around a young star

An international team of astronomers has used NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope to study the disk of gas and dust around a young, very low-mass star. The results reveal the largest number of carbon-containing molecules seen to date in such a disk. These findings have...

Technology seen as key to expanding economic opportunity

Global leaders are keen to use technology including AI to advance key impact goals, according to a new study from HP Inc with Oxford Economics. The study of business executives and government officials in 10 countries found three out of four leaders believe technology...

Tips for mitigating long-term supply chain resource constraints

Supply chain and procurement leaders can better address long-term resource constraints by focusing on the immediate risks that threaten business viability, according to new research from Gartner. The research findings showed that leading supply chains motivate action...

Space robotics poised for explosive growth

Five years ago, NASA launched a mission straight out of a sci-fi blockbuster by deploying its robotic system, Astrobees, on the International Space Station (ISS) to assist astronauts with repair and maintenance. Fast forward to today, and space robotics has taken a...

The top four HR investment trends for 2024

For the third consecutive year, HR leaders cited HR technology as their top investment priority, according to a survey by Gartner. The survey reveals that the other top three investment areas in 2024 are: learning and development (L&D); total rewards; and talent...