Ride-hailing firm Grab branched out into payments last year and now the $11 billion-valued company, which acquired Uber’s Southeast Asia business earlier this year, has given its fintech division a major boost after it announced plans to introduce virtual pre-paid debit in partnership with Mastercard.

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It might sound like something out of The Jetsons, but flying taxis isn’t just a futuristic dream anymore, as Singapore plans to launch its first fleet of drone-like hover-taxis in 2019!

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Uber’s meal-delivery service UberEats envisions dropping off its first drone-delivered dinners as early as 2021.

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Swiping right isn’t just for hookups anymore. On the DoNotPay app, the gesture means you’re ready to sue someone and claim awards from class-action lawsuits. Is the disruption of the legal system finally here?

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Smart marketplaces are coming, and they’re about to broker previously impossible transactions. But not without its hiccups, though.

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Most cell phone manufacturers spend a lot of time and money trying to get their customers to upgrade before it’s necessary. They do this with upgrade programs, gluing-down batteries, lobbying against repair legislation and making spare parts difficult or impossible to find. One company, wants to change this.

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A device that can pull drinking water from the air just won the latest Water Abundance XPrize. It creates enough water for 100 people every day by making an artificial cloud inside a shipping container.

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In a race to become the first transport provider to launch autonomous taxis to mainstream customers, Addison Lee has announced their plans to kickstart their fleet of self-driving cars as early as 2021.

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Yep, you read it right. There is probably plastic in your poop!

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8 Million metric tons of plastic ends up in the oceans everyday. Now some companies are taking that plastic and turning into something useful. Both HP and Ikea for example now have products that are made from plastic that was intercepted before it hit the ocean.

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