Enrique Dans
On the effects of technology on people, companies and society
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Can cities meet the challenges of micro-transportation?
Can cities meet the challenges of micro-transportation?
The authorities in London are increasingly clashing with rental e-bike companies, along the lines of the problems with e-scooters in Paris…
Is typing still an important skill in the AI age?
Is typing still an important skill in the AI age?
A much-discussed article in The Wall Street Journal, “Gen Z-ers are computer whizzes. Just don’t ask them to type”, highlights many young…
Salesforce reinvents itself
Salesforce reinvents itself
Salesforce’s $1.9 billion acquisition of Own.co, a specialist maker of tools for backing up data in the cloud and preventing risk, is the…
Ticketmaster is a rip off, and everybody knows it
Ticketmaster is a rip off, and everybody knows it
Nobody should be surprised at the latest hullabaloo over Ticketmaster. Its abusive practices have even attracted the attention of the US…
Snapchat heads towards enshittification
Snapchat heads towards enshittification
Coinciding with Snapchat’s 13th birthday, founder Evan Spiegel has just announced that the social network will start placing ads in users’…
The road looks rocky for the automotive sector
The road looks rocky for the automotive sector
For the first time in its 87-year history, one of Germany’s leading traditional automakers, Hitler’s “people’s car,” is shutting down…
Would you let a robotaxi chauffeur your kids around?
Would you let a robotaxi chauffeur your kids around?
Some screenshots shared on Reddit show a survey emailed by Waymo to a user for test the idea of a new service called Waymo Teen, a…