Disruption & Technology

There is no area of business, society or life which technology is not upending. This report looks at the fullest range, from gold mining in Russia to gay bars in London

Russian miner Polyus turns tech into gold
Remote-controlled drills and self-driving trucks have boosted production
Artificial intelligence is guiding venture capital to start-ups
Firms are using algorithms to uncover potential investments
Grindr and Tinder: the disruptive influence of apps on gay bars
Dating apps mean LGBT people do not need physical spaces to meet one another
New big data trend tracks ‘digital footprints’
Process mining shows how a company’s decisions work — or fail
P2P currency exchanges continue cash revolution
TransferWise, Moneycorp and peers are cutting out big banks
Education must transform to make people ready for AI
Schools will need to teach know-how, not know-what