All articles by Stu Robarts

Stu is editor for Thematic Intelligence at GlobalData, overseeing news and features that cover the major themes affecting industries.

Future of work technologies ‘making mining safer’

Future of work technologies – comprising the categories of visualisation, automation, interpretation, collaboration and connectivity – are playing a crucial…
Three climate regulation strands to have biggest corporate sustainability impact

The most significant impacts on corporate sustainability strategies globally over the next five years will come from just three strands…
The AI robot workforce: smarter, better, faster, stronger?

Pick, place, press, twist, connect – these are the defining actions of an AI robot workforce said to be able…
‘No trade-off between AI regulation and innovation’ – GlobalData

Hours before US Vice President JD Vance claimed on Tuesday (11 Feb) that regulations on AI like those in Europe…
Trump’s trade, tech wars to hit ‘businesses in all sectors all over the world’

The trade and tech wars that Donald Trump is expected to unleash as central pillars of his second US presidency…

AI and blockchain in mining: unearthing value in the emergent with the emerging

Despite it being an emergent technology within the mining sector itself, greater value is already being excavated from blockchain through…
‘Fatigue kills people all the time’ – but monitoring is making strides

In October, First Quantum Minerals (FQM) launched a Fatigue Crib Station at one of its sites in Africa. Described by…
Critical mineral recycling could avoid energy transition shortages

Supply-side demand challenges of mining critical minerals may impact the global pursuit of net zero, a new report suggests, but…
Faith in ESG craters as global macro factors weigh on businesses – survey

Faith in environmental, social and governance (ESG) efforts across industries is plummeting as macroeconomic and geopolitical threats continue to preoccupy…
How Impossible Metals plans to mine the seabed with autonomous robots

Impossible Metals, a company that is building underwater robotic vehicles to collect critical metals from the seabed, last week (13…