Word on the street
Lexicon New terms that made us smile.
Industry rumours on what’s next.
volkswagening
Nokia will re-launch with Android devices in 2016.
verb Hoodwinking industry regulators over a product’s environmental credentials.
uberisation
Apple will launch an electric vehicle in 2018 which could share components with BMW’s i series.
noun Application of real-time asset allocation, dynamic pricing and mobile payments to other businesses.
cobot noun Collaborative robots that function alongside humans in the workplace.
Google will disrupt the insurance industry by selling and underwriting policies.
Insurance
The city of Paris will ban diesel cars by 2020.
mobivore noun A digital-technology consumer solely reliant on mobile devices.
wantrapreneur noun A would-be entrepreneur who never actually gets started.
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