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Restaurant Business Serves Up Mixed Plate For 2020

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The 2020 outlook report from the National Restaurant Association was released today and it paints a picture of an industry dealing with the countercurrents of solid consumer spending and disruptive technology. In fact, by 2030, the National Restaurant Association expects that technology could completely change the face of dining.

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JP Morgan Creates $100B Funding Arm To Help UN

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JPMorgan has created a $100 billion funding arm — the JPMorgan Development Finance Institution (DFI) — to expand investments in emerging markets and help the United Nations (U.N.) is striving to tackle a host of issues in developing countries — from infrastructure and food security to climate change and health — by 2030.

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Grab Creates Accelerator For Vietnam Startups

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Grab Ventures Ignite will nurture and support promising Vietnamese startups in their journey to become national champions in Vietnam’s tech startup ecosystem, in line with the government’s national strategy to create 10 technology unicorns by 2030,” Grab said in a statement.

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UN Rule Mandates Connected Cars Be Secured Against Cyberattacks

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A new rule from the United Nations will require connected cars sold in Japan, South Korea and the European Union, among other places, to be protected against cyberattacks, The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported. billion in 2030, WSJ reported. billion this year to $9.7

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Former Restaurant Execs Seek $230M For SPAC

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percent compounded annual growth rate over the 60-year period between 1970 and 2030, according to the National Restaurant Association. The sector is expected to reach $1.2 trillion in revenue in 10 years, representing a 5.7

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Chinese Finance Group Calls For AI Regulation In Ecosystem

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More should be learned from the rise and fall of the peer-to-peer (P2P) lending sector, during which regulations were not introduced quickly enough, said economics professor Huang Yiping at the National School of Development of Peking University to Reuters. The Chinese AI industry would be worth $143 Billion by 2030. trade war.

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How To Build A Digital ID In Layers

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In perhaps the most sweeping example, the member states of the United Nations have embraced, as part of “sustainable development goals,” a target to “provide legal identity for all, including birth registration,” by 2030. An ambitious goal, to be sure, and one that the U.N.

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