StreetLight Data buys anonymous data from mobile and GPS services about where people drive, how often and where from to form demographic insights into city locations. Businesses can use the service to discern the right location for a new branch.

Italian app MonkeyParking is attempting to give people the ability to 'sell' their parking spot in the US. Though physical parking spots are not up for grabs, instead the 'insider information' about when the parking spot you are currently filling will become free is on sale.

Technology has become an unparalleled part of every aspect of our lives, dominating our work, our social lives, our hobbies and even our healthcare. But at what point does our changing relationship with technology become a problem? And how do we fix it?

A new wave of technological advancements is making it easier than ever to plug into a techno-utopian automated lifestyle, as people increasingly expect to exchange minimum input for maximum output.