Tech expert Kurt Knutsson discusses Joby Aviation and Virgin Atlantic planning to launch 200-mph U.K. air taxis linking airports and cities. Imagine skipping the gridlock and soaring over the English countryside, arriving at your destination in a fraction of the time. What sounds like a scene from a futuristic movie is about to become a reality in the U.K., thanks to a partnership between Joby Aviation, a California-based company, and Virgin Atlantic. They're teaming up to introduce electric air taxis to the U.K., revolutionizing how people travel between airports and nearby cities. Let's take a closer look at this development that could foreshadow the future of transportation here in the U.S. Get security alerts & expert tech tips – sign up for Kurt's The CyberGuy Report now. Joby Aviation's innovative aircraft are at the heart of this transportation revolution.

Visit tech startup Skydio's headquarters on the San Francisco peninsula in California and you're likely to find flying robots buzzing on the roof overhead. Docking stations with motorised covers open to allow small drones that resemble the TIE fighters from Star Wars films to take off; when each drone lands back again, they close. The drones can fly completely autonomously and without GPS, taking in data from onboard cameras and using AI to execute programmed missions and avoid obstacles. Skydio, with more than 740m in venture capital funding and a valuation of about 2.5bn, makes drones for the military along with civilian organisations such as police forces and utility companies. The company moved away from the consumer market in 2020 and is now the largest US drone maker.

Leo Prieto's passion for nature started during his childhood by the sea. "I was obsessed with what was under the surface. I'd anchor myself to a rock with my snorkel, and I was fascinated by all the little animals doing things that go unnoticed." His teenage years coincided with the arrival of the internet in Chile, where he became a web pioneer, launching and selling several startups. Inevitably, his interests in the environment, the internet and business merged, driven by the feeling that technological advances should not be wasted.

Enter Harvey, today's golden child that lives at the intersection of technology and law. Harvey is an A.I. platform that can help lawyers perform legal tasks in areas such as due diligence, litigation, and compliance. Described as "the innovative artificial intelligence platform built on a version of Open AI's latest models enhanced for legal work," legaltech startup Harvey, the self-styled "generative A.I. for elite law firms," is about to play in the big leagues. Harvey is being rolled out for use by 3,500 lawyers in 43 offices of Allen & Overy, the seventh largest law firm in the world and part of London's "Magic Circle." I've watched legaltech evolve from the inside for decades.

Whatever I called it, it was going to be big. It was the pitch for my new startup, a company that promised to deliver one of the world's most popular resources in the most high-tech way imaginable: an on-demand drone delivery service for bottled water. In my mind I was already picking out my Gulfstream private jet, bumping fists with Apple's Tim Cook, and staging hostile takeovers of Twitter. I just needed to convince a panel of venture capitalists that I (and they) were onto a good thing. There were three VCs in total.

There is no way around it – tech startups need to make several crucial investments early on in order to secure financial stability, ensure scalability and pave the road to long-term success. Regardless of the niche your startup occupies, you as a business leader need to consider the various tech solutions out there for each of your departments, and start implementing the right tech to support your company from inception to the moment it reaches its break-even point. This will be a long and winding road regardless of the technologies you choose to invest in, but choosing the right tech will help you along the way. In fact, if you want to be among the 40% of startups that actually make a profit, you need the right technologies at your side. With that in mind, here are some important technologies you should invest in early to grow and scale your tech startup.

The best 5G startups are making groundbreaking innovations in wireless technology and communications. This is attributable to the importance of 5G in the world today so much that IHS Markit projects that 5G would increase the global GDP by $13.2 trillion by 2035. The benefits of 5G range from a dramatically fast network to lower latency, resulting in innovative solutions such as better connectivity for individual users and businesses. Here is a closer look at the top 10 5G startup companies. Some of these technologies include artificial intelligence (AI), the Internet of Things (IoT), and augmented reality (AR).

Some parents may flounder to find an effective ABA care provider because the data simply doesn't exist in convenient form. SpectrumAi aims to bring more clarity around what works and produce better treatment outcomes by measuring it in an empirical way via a digital platform. Rather than having to scribble largely unquantifiable and subjective paper notes that interrupts the flow of ABA therapy, which requires deep engagement by the therapist, SpectrumAi's software helps automate the data collection process and provides a widely accessible information hub that can also help therapists zero in on the most effective ABA techniques for different patient groups. Shao did not divulge SpectrumAi's specific customers, but said they include major players across the U.S. health insurance and ABA provider industries.

This article is the first in a short series of pieces that will recap each of the day's talks for the benefit of those who weren't able to travel to DC for our first conference. Dr. Sephus came to AWS via a roundabout path, growing up in Mississippi before eventually joining a tech startup called Partpic. When asked, she identified access as the biggest barrier to the greater use of AI/ML--in a lot of ways, it's another wrinkle in the old problem of the digital divide. A core component of being able to utilize most common AI/ML tools is having reliable and fast Internet access, and drawing on experience from her background, Dr. Sephus pointed out that a lack of access to technology in primary schools in poorer areas of the country sets kids on a path away from being able to use the kinds of tools we're talking about. Dr. Sephus said that AWS has been hiring sociologists and psychologists to join its tech teams to figure out ways to tackle the digital divide by meeting people where they are rather than forcing them to come to the technology.

Clockwise is a tech startup that provides an online app to help employees build the most optimal daily schedules by leveraging artificial intelligence (AI) technology. The company recently closed on a Series C funding round to further expand its customer base and grow the business. Clockwise works directly with its users to generate schedules that create time for important meetings and other responsibilities. Additionally, it optimizes the day to fit within a user's preferred work style. So, for users who find they are most productive in the morning, the startup's AI software front-loads their uninterrupted focus time and leaves meetings and group tasks for later in the day.