What is World Cities Day? World Cities Day is celebrated annually on 31 October and serves as an opportunity to promote the international community’s interest in global urbanization and contribute to ...

For residents of European cities—with their snarled traffic, drafty old buildings, creaking public services and gray winters—it's easy to see the appeal of moving to a brand-new, high-tech metropolis.

This essay is part of In the Shadow of the Server, a Next City series on the fight over urban technology infrastructure — who builds it, who benefits, and how local leaders can push back. 2026 has ...

Urbanization is accelerating, and by 2050, almost 70% of people will live in cities—turning them into hubs of culture, innovation and activity. Tech leaders today carry the torch for climate-conscious ...

This op-ed is part of In the Shadow of the Server, a Next City series on the fight over urban technology infrastructure — who builds it, who benefits, and how local leaders can push back. The data ...

Explore how smart cities technology is reshaping urban life through innovation, sustainability, and connectivity—transforming cities into smarter, greener, and more efficient communities worldwide.

Yesterday, Donald Trump announced on social media that he had been planning to “surge” troops into San Francisco this weekend—but was dissuaded from doing so by several tech billionaires. “Friends of ...

As the world reimagines life after the pandemic, a bold new vision for city development is emerging—Quantum Cities. In this episode of Today in Tech, host Keith Shaw interviews Chase Garbarino, ...

When people think of tech hubs, names like Silicon Valley, New York or London usually dominate the conversation. But innovation has a way of growing in surprising places. Over the past decade, a wave ...

Flock surveillance cameras and drones are now common. Here’s what they can do. Flock made headlines late last year during widespread crackdowns by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Though Flock ...

Corin Cesaric-Epple is an Editor at CNET covering home and kitchen tech and meal kits, and reporting regularly on artificial intelligence. She earned her bachelor's degree in journalism from the ...

If you've ordered food on Uber Eats recently, you may have seen a delivery robot instead of a human driver. Uber has partnered with Avride to bring autonomous robots to the streets. They already ...