Geography: Asia
University of California, Davis scientists unveiled first scan of world’s first full-body medical imaging scanner, which is currently 40 times faster than PET scans
Japanese company ispace plans to create city on moon named Moon Valley by 2040, starting with two missions
Next generation advertising company Ryff is developing technology that uses artificial intelligence to customize product ad placement in videos
Chinese e-commerce firm JD.com announced opening of first unmanned store in Indonesia and Southeast Asia, leveraging RFID combined with facial and image recognition technologies
Emerging Advertising Channels
More than seven in ten advertisers currently using or planning to use smart televisions and digital assistants as advertising channels as of 2018, according to Salesforce survey
Registered Mobile Money Accounts by Geographic Region
GSMA data showed registered mobile money accounts globally grew 45% annually, from 86.8 million in 2011 to 555.6 million in 2016