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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Shopping enters a new phase
Shopping enters a new phase
Last year, around this time, I was discussing how shopping malls in the United States were either reinventing themselves or dying as a…
What can traditional banks learn from fintech?
What can traditional banks learn from fintech?
The growing popularity of fintech and the emergence of competitors in different phases of the cycle, from new banks such as Germany’s N26…
Why the launch of the Apple Watch 4 could mark a turning point in medical science
Why the launch of the Apple Watch 4 could mark a turning point in medical science
Wednesday’s presentation of the Apple products was not particularly interesting or impressive: the feeling was, basically, that we had…
When innovation fails: whatever happened to CurrentC?
When innovation fails: whatever happened to CurrentC?
Tomorrow marks the fourth anniversary of Apple’s mobile payment system, Apple Pay. The launch aroused a lot of interest in an area that, at…
Justice and algorithms: California and bail
Justice and algorithms: California and bail
The governor of the state of California, Jerry Brown, has signed a law that, as of October 2019, will replace cash bail with an algorithmic…
How about an internet where Alex Jones would be free to say what he likes?
How about an internet where Alex Jones would be free to say what he likes?
The sequence of events leading up to the de facto banishment from the web of Alex Jones and InfoWars, which will culminate in the expulsion…
In California, by 2045, 100% energy will be clean. What about the rest of the world?
In California, by 2045, 100% energy will be clean. What about the rest of the world?
By 43 votes to 32, the Assembly of the State of California has approved a measure requiring all energy used in the sunshine state to be…