Enrique Dans
On the effect of technology on people, companies and the society as a whole. (Writing in Spanish at enriquedans.com since 2003)
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Slack: an amazon company?
Slack: an amazon company?
The usually well-informed Bloomberg has raised speculation that one of the most popular internal corporate communications systems, Slack…
Is Tesla a car company?
Is Tesla a car company?
I recently had the opportunity to try out a Tesla Model X, the company’s top-end model. The opportunity did not come from Tesla, with which…
The surveillance dilemma
The surveillance dilemma
The Egyptian government wants urban transport platforms such as Uber or Careem to set up their servers within the country and share their…
Politicians who do not understand the internet
Politicians who do not understand the internet
Politicians like to be seen to take a tough stand on terrorism, and are usually cheered on by those looking for some kind of magic solution…
Autonomous driving: it’s not about if, or even when, it’s here now
Autonomous driving: it’s not about if, or even when, it’s here now
Earlier this week, I took part in a round table discussion on the autonomous vehicle at the Faculty of Engineering of the University of…
Me, myself & AI: in the OECD forum
Me, myself & AI: in the OECD forum
Yesterday I had the opportunity to participate as a discussion leader in a session entitled “Me, myself & AI” within the Forum of the…
Technology and perspective
Technology and perspective
Jordi Benítez, from Spanish finance monthly Capital, asked me for a column on the occasion of the publication’s 200th edition, in which I…
What is technical debt, and why is British Airways up to its neck in it?
What is technical debt, and why is British Airways up to its neck in it?
The concept of technical debt is a euphemism invented by the US developer Ward Cunningham and applied to the consequences of poor software…