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Enrique Dans
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I was surprised the other day to see an acquaintance who I know is digitally literate talking on X about signing up to the Robinson List in…
Enrique Dans
Oct 20
Why are some people so afraid of innovation?
Why are some people so afraid of innovation?
Thursday saw several important announcements of Alex Blania and Sam Altman’s Tools for Humanity Worldcoin project, now simply called World…
Enrique Dans
Oct 19
On the question of cheating and dishonesty in education in the age of AI
On the question of cheating and dishonesty in education in the age ...
Much of the academic world is deeply worried about whether AI is leading to more cheating, although academic dishonesty, which covers a…
Enrique Dans
Oct 17
Elon, why did you have to get involved in politics?
Elon, why did you have to get involved in politics?
Elon Musk’s decision to throw his support, financial and moral, behind Donald Trump might politely be described as puzzling, if not…
Enrique Dans
Oct 16
How renewable energy is making it possible to decarbonize heavy industry
How renewable energy is making it possible to decarbonize heavy ind...
An article in The Economist, “First electric cars. Next, electric factories?” explores the viability of replacing fossil fuels with…
Enrique Dans
Oct 15
Renewables are changing the UK’s energy map: time to rethink its pricing system?
Renewables are changing the UK’s energy map: time to rethink its pr...
The UK energy sector is divided over proposals to change the country’s electricity pricing system, whereby under an auction system all…
Enrique Dans
Oct 15
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It’s time to take action against the digital pushers
It’s time to take action against the digital pushers
An interesting column by The Guardian’s Martha Gill, “Can you resist all the addictions modern life throws at you? Only if you’re rich…
Enrique Dans
Oct 13
Who said Netflix would kill off the movies?
Who said Netflix would kill off the movies?
In a world where streaming platforms have come to dominate the entertainment landscape, it’s easy to assume that traditional movie theaters…
Enrique Dans
Oct 13
Tesla has a Master Plan Part 4
Tesla has a Master Plan Part 4
If you didn’t see Tesla’s “We, Robot” event on Thursday, find the time to watch it on YouTube. The whole thing apparently lasts 80 minutes…
Enrique Dans
Oct 12
Roboref: it’s not personal, it’s professional
Roboref: it’s not personal, it’s professional
The Wimbledon Championships date back 147 years, making it the oldest, and for many the most prestigious, tennis tournament in the world…
Enrique Dans
Oct 11
The age of oil is ending: are you ready for the transition to clean energy?
The age of oil is ending: are you ready for the transition to clean energy?
Asked to name the companies that have fed the world’s energy needs during the last century, the big oil companies, especially the “the…
Enrique Dans
Oct 9
What’s the real reason Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg want to do away with the hyperlink?
What’s the real reason Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg want to do away with the hyperlink?
This excellent article discussing a podcast by former LA Times journalist Matt Pearce further reinforces the impression that social media…
Enrique Dans
Oct 8
How Amazon has taken one step back and two steps forward with its Just Walk Out technology
How Amazon has taken one step back and two steps forward with its Just Walk Out technology
Amazon opened its first Go stores in December 2016, moving from two decades of online retail to neighborhood convenience shops. Since then…
Enrique Dans
Oct 7
AI: how China is doing more with less
AI: how China is doing more with less
State-owned China Telecom has managed to train a one-trillion parameter AI model using only domestically made chips.
Enrique Dans
Oct 7
Who needs a brush to paint a masterpiece?
Who needs a brush to paint a masterpiece?
On Thursday, at the invitation of my longtime friend and IE University colleague Julian de Cabo, I attended the presentation of…
Enrique Dans
Oct 6
How much is OpenAI prepared to spend to hold on to its talent?
How much is OpenAI prepared to spend to hold on to its talent?
OpenAI’s lavish $6.6 billion financing round, which now puts the value of the company at no less than $157 billion, temporarily allows it…
Enrique Dans
Oct 5
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