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Enrique Dans
On the effects of technology on people, companies and society
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Why Brave is right to dismiss Google’s latest bid to control our online movements
Why Brave is right to dismiss Google’s latest bid to control our on...
Brave has explained in a press release — “Why Brave disables FloC” — how Google’s proposed alternative to third-party cookies, a user…
Enrique Dans
Apr 14
China’s digital currency is about to disrupt money
China’s digital currency is about to disrupt money
A lengthy article in The Wall Street Journal, China creates its own digital currency, a first for major economy, outlines the likely…
Enrique Dans
Apr 13
With Starlink, Elon Musk is once again showing how to make economies of scale work
With Starlink, Elon Musk is once again showing how to make economie...
Elon Musk made some interesting comments a month ago about Starlink, the satellite communications company launched via SpaceX, saying that…
Enrique Dans
Apr 11
Facebook now owns the web’s biggest supplier of GIFs: is that a problem?
Facebook now owns the web’s biggest supplier of GIFs: is that a pro...
When, in February 2013, Alex Chung and Jace Cooke, during a relaxed breakfast conversation about how boring many conversations on the web…
Enrique Dans
Apr 10
The internet of junk
The internet of junk
We all know one: people we imagined to be intelligent, or at least not idiots, who suddenly enter a downward spiral of believing…
Enrique Dans
Apr 8
Tomorrow’s economy will be very different to today’s, so let’s start talking about what it should…
Tomorrow’s economy will be very different to today’s, so let’s star...
A few days ago, thanks to my algorithmic recommendations — not from the sources I usually read, but selected on the basis of subject…
Enrique Dans
Apr 7
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Sometimes, a good old-fashioned phone call is more than enough…
Sometimes, a good old-fashioned phone call is more than enough…
As we begin to see the end of the pandemic and the normalization of labor relations it’s worth thinking about the future of a habit many…
Enrique Dans
Apr 6
Crack down on cookies and make the internet a better place!
Crack down on cookies and make the internet a better place!
One of the most common complaints of internet users is the feeling of being spied on. In response, the New York Times is suggesting its…
Enrique Dans
Apr 5
How do you feel about an algorithm deciding if your startup gets funding?
How do you feel about an algorithm deciding if your startup gets funding?
I’ve been keeping an eye on the use of machine learning algorithms, particularly by venture capitalists, to make investment decisions for…
Enrique Dans
Apr 4
Just how real is Volkswagen’s conversion to electric vehicles?
Just how real is Volkswagen’s conversion to electric vehicles?
In the wake of 2015’s dieselgate scandal, Volkswagen’s image was sorely in need of a makeover. The company’s brutal attack on the…
Enrique Dans
Apr 3
Discord and Microsoft: how do you create momentum?
Discord and Microsoft: how do you create momentum?
The Wall Street Journal reports that Microsoft is talking to Discord about acquiring the social audio company created in 2015, that has…
Enrique Dans
Apr 2
Can Telegram square the circle and break WhatsApp’s hold on instant messaging?
Can Telegram square the circle and break WhatsApp’s hold on instant messaging?
Squaring the circle, the task of constructing with a ruler and a compass a square that has an area equal to that of a given circle, is one…
Enrique Dans
Apr 1
Here’s my experience of driving an electric car for two years
Here’s my experience of driving an electric car for two years
An article in The Next Web, “Here’s how to calculate the cost of driving an EV per km (or mile)”, got me thinking that it might be…
Enrique Dans
Mar 31
It’s time to bring greenwashing under control
It’s time to bring greenwashing under control
The U.S. government is finalizing its strategy for measuring and reporting eco-investment or green finance, the financial activities…
Enrique Dans
Mar 30
If app stores are abusive, what’s the alternative?
If app stores are abusive, what’s the alternative?
On July 10, 2008, Steve Jobs unveiled the App Store, which at that time had a total of 500 apps, calling it “the biggest launch of my…
Enrique Dans
Mar 29
We are entering the biggest technological transition in history
We are entering the biggest technological transition in history
A long-read article in The Guardian, “The race to zero: can America reach net-zero emissions by 2050?” is recommended reading for anybody…
Enrique Dans
Mar 28
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