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Enrique Dans
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Open source and AI: a winning combination
Open source and AI: a winning combination
In August 1991, when Linus Torvalds announced in a forum that he was working on a new operating system, he probably wasn’t thinking that…
Enrique Dans
Jul 25
Elon Musk and the X factor
Elon Musk and the X factor
As we all know by now, Joe Biden finally decided to abandon his quest for a second presidential term, saying he felt it was the best thing…
Enrique Dans
Jul 25
What Google’s decision to backtrack on eliminating cookies says about the company
What Google’s decision to backtrack on eliminating cookies says abo...
As many of us had already feared, Google is once again rowing back from plans to eliminate third party cookies, one of the main ways it has…
Enrique Dans
Jul 24
It’s simply common sense to use AI in healthcare
It’s simply common sense to use AI in healthcare
A good article in The Guardian, “GPs use AI to boost cancer detection rates in England by 8%”, explains how family doctors in the UK have…
Enrique Dans
Jul 22
China, solar energy and the logic of oversizing
China, solar energy and the logic of oversizing
There are few better illustrations of China’s ambitious renewable energy strategy than the 50MW Gansu Dunhuang solar farm in China’s Gansu…
Enrique Dans
Jul 21
Greed, short-termism, and algorithm training: the evolving AI data landscape
Greed, short-termism, and algorithm training: the evolving AI data ...
The Data Provenance Initiative, a global collective of volunteer artificial intelligence researchers, has published a thought-provoking…
Enrique Dans
Jul 21
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Crowdstrike, cybersecurity and technology’s big house of cards
Crowdstrike, cybersecurity and technology’s big house of cards
For the last 24 hours, companies around the world have been reporting problems that are hampering their operations caused by a bad update…
Enrique Dans
Jul 19
Everybody knows trade wars are a losing game, except Washington
Everybody knows trade wars are a losing game, except Washington
The Biden administration is considering tougher restrictions on the exchange of advanced semi-conductor technology with China, given that…
Enrique Dans
Jul 19
Nuclear populism: Italy’s misguided energy revival
Nuclear populism: Italy’s misguided energy revival
Italian president Giorgia Meloni’s government appears to be planning a revival of nuclear energy, 35 years after closing its last reactor…
Enrique Dans
Jul 17
TikTok’s worrying problem with extremist content
TikTok’s worrying problem with extremist content
An exclusive in Wired exposes a troubling trend during Germany’s recent campaign for the European election on June 9. TikTok apparently…
Enrique Dans
Jul 16
Google’s move on Wiz: a cybersecurity game-changer, or another pointless splurge?
Google’s move on Wiz: a cybersecurity game-changer, or another pointless splurge?
Google is reportedly poised to make its largest acquisition ever, eyeing Israeli cybersecurity firm Wiz for a staggering $23 billion…
Enrique Dans
Jul 15
Suddenly, the answer engine raises a lot of questions
Suddenly, the answer engine raises a lot of questions
Interest in the answer engine, as opposed to the well-known search engine, is rapidly gaining traction since Perplexity.ai decided to…
Enrique Dans
Jul 14
Why is the oil industry so keen to promote hydrogen as the fuel of the future?
Why is the oil industry so keen to promote hydrogen as the fuel of the future?
A recent LinkedIn post by Jan Rosenow, European program manager of the Regulatory Assistance Project (RAP), a global team of highly…
Enrique Dans
Jul 13
Why Amazon’s own employees are calling it out for greenwashing
Why Amazon’s own employees are calling it out for greenwashing
Just two days ago, Amazon’s communications department proudly announced that the company had achieved its goal of powering 100% of its…
Enrique Dans
Jul 12
How China is leading the way in adopting generative AI
How China is leading the way in adopting generative AI
For those of us who study disruptive innovation processes, the adoption of generative AI in China makes for a captivating case study. The…
Enrique Dans
Jul 11
Updating our expectations on decarbonization
Updating our expectations on decarbonization
Recent data on decarbonization processes and plans in various countries offers an opportunity to update our expectations. Let’s examine…
Enrique Dans
Jul 11
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