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Enrique Dans
On the effects of technology on people, companies and society
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Why agile is not always a good thing
Why agile is not always a good thing
Research commissioned by a consulting firm finds that software projects developed using so-called agile development methodologies have a…
Enrique Dans
Jun 6
When China understands the logic of renewable energy
When China understands the logic of renewable energy
One of the things everybody in the West knows about China is that it is not a democracy, and is instead a regime run with an iron fist by a…
Enrique Dans
Jun 6
Zoom has a vision for the future of work: clone wars
Zoom has a vision for the future of work: clone wars
Nilay Patel’s lengthy interview in The Verge with Zoom founder and CEO Eric Yuan reveals the latter’s “sci-fi” vision for the future of…
Enrique Dans
Jun 5
Regulation or prohibition?
Regulation or prohibition?
The Center for European Policy Analysis (CEPA), a US think tank of which I am a senior fellow, has published an article of mine, in which I…
Enrique Dans
Jun 2
Getting to the core of the cable revolution
Getting to the core of the cable revolution
We pretty much take cables for granted, only becoming aware of them when they fail.
Enrique Dans
Jun 2
Technology as neither good nor bad: ultra-processed foods
Technology as neither good nor bad: ultra-processed foods
More than fifteen years ago, Brazilian nutritionist Carlos Augusto Monteiro found that although Brazilian households spent little on sugar…
Enrique Dans
May 31
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Starlink WiFi and Qatar Airways: the perfect connection
Starlink WiFi and Qatar Airways: the perfect connection
In October 2022, SpaceX launched high-speed, low latency internet for aviation via its Starlink satellites.
Enrique Dans
May 30
Netflix, advertising… and the mistake of believing the markets think like you do
Netflix, advertising… and the mistake of believing the markets think like you do
I write after donning a hair shirt in penitence for my crass misunderstanding of Netflix’s decision in late 2022 to offer cheaper…
Enrique Dans
May 30
We’re getting there, but we still need a lot more EV charging infrastructure
We’re getting there, but we still need a lot more EV charging infrastructure
US drivers have been among the most resistant in the developed world to appreciate the advantages of EVs, but the latest data shows that a…
Enrique Dans
May 29
It’s about time somebody ranked generative assistants
It’s about time somebody ranked generative assistants
A very good article in The Wall Street Journal, “The Great AI Challenge: We Test Five Top Bots on Useful, Everyday Skills”, ranks today’s…
Enrique Dans
May 28
Let’s cement the foundations for decarbonization
Let’s cement the foundations for decarbonization
Concrete is the most widely used material on our planet after water, but the process of making its main component, cement, which requires…
Enrique Dans
May 26
Can the FTC create a level playing for AI?
Can the FTC create a level playing for AI?
A fantastic interview in The Wall Street Journal with Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Chairman Lina Khan on the role of her agency and the…
Enrique Dans
May 26
How long can Google keep kicking the AI can down the road?
How long can Google keep kicking the AI can down the road?
When OpenAI was set up in 2015, Google had already been thinking for some years about developing machine learning in an environment with…
Enrique Dans
May 24
What rights does Scarlett Johansson have over a voice that sounds like hers?
What rights does Scarlett Johansson have over a voice that sounds like hers?
Scarlett Johansson’s threat to take legal action against OpenAI over its use of a voice extremely similar to hers for the company’s…
Enrique Dans
May 24
The AI big question: make or buy
The AI big question: make or buy
Here’s an interesting decision more and more businesses face: whether to acquire AI technology ready-made, or create it in house.
Enrique Dans
May 23
Meta makes money from inciting violence: how does it get away with it?
Meta makes money from inciting violence: how does it get away with it?
I said it at the time: India’s colossal elections would be a laboratory where we could measure the behavior of the actors involved, and…
Enrique Dans
May 22
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