Jetpacks and Tech-Enabled Cities: How We’ll Live in the Future

Cities are using data to get smarter, payments are getting digital and innovators are spinning transportation forward—even if that jetpack ride only lasts 10 minutes

CEO and chief pilot of Jetpack Aviation David Mayman sported his jetpack on stage at the Future of Everything festival on Wednesday. The "flying man" spoke with WSJ Personal Tech Columnist Joanna Stern about the development of the jetpack and whether it has any practical use.

Updated May 9, 2018 8:26 p.m. ET

From the way we pay for items to the way we get from point A to point B, technology is leading businesses, industries and cities into new territory. Here, a look at some of issues and ideas experts and entrepreneurs across finance, food, urban planning and transportation were talking about at The Wall Street Journal’s Future of Everything Festival on Wednesday.

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The Barcelona chair, the Cape Cod belt and six more timeless items with a sense of place—no updates required.

Technology has transformed our world, turning one-time science fiction into reality. WSJ’s Future of Everything Festival explores the next frontier.

Former world chess champion Garry Kasparov on the overblown fears about AI.