Enrique Dans
On the effects of technology on people, companies and society
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Is Apple about to get a reality check over its vision for augmented and virtual reality?
Is Apple about to get a reality check over its vision for augmented and virtual reality?
For somebody who teaches about innovation, the moments leading up to a product launch are extremely interesting, revealing speculation of…
Ringing the changes: how the developing world is using cellphones to move to a cashless economy
Ringing the changes: how the developing world is using cellphones to move to a cashless economy
A good article in The Economist, “A digital payments revolution in India”, reflects the growth of digital payment systems around the world…
Why is the world divided by Microsoft’s acquisition of Activision Blizzard?
Why is the world divided by Microsoft’s acquisition of Activision Blizzard?
Microsoft’s acquisition of the American video game company Activision Blizzard has turned into a year-long soap opera set against a…
Apple’s Personal Voice speaks volumes about the pace of technological change: nobody’s surprised by…
Apple’s Personal Voice speaks volumes about the pace of technological change: nobody’s surprised by…
For the last few years I have been using examples of speech synthesis in my lectures and presentations: synthesized voices that sound like…
When it comes to email marketing, are you in with the inbox?
When it comes to email marketing, are you in with the inbox?
I met with my friends at Teenvío to discuss an issue I rarely write about, but that nevertheless helps keep me in touch with my readers…
Why I’m afraid that European legislation on generative algorithms is going to repeat the mistakes…
Why I’m afraid that European legislation on generative algorithms is going to repeat the mistakes…
Here’s a difficult question, but one we’re going to have to answer very soon: how are we going to regulate generative algorithms and…
Our relationship with plastic is toxic; the UN wants to end it
Our relationship with plastic is toxic; the UN wants to end it
The United Nations is considering a global agreement to eliminate plastic pollution by 2030. A huge problem with few easy answers, and that…
Will machine learning become the key to leaner, meaner organizations?
Will machine learning become the key to leaner, meaner organizations?
One of the most striking things about generative algorithms and machine learning is that they are predicted to mainly affect white-collar…
What happens when the telecoms operators break the law to end net neutrality? Nothing
What happens when the telecoms operators break the law to end net neutrality? Nothing
Sometimes justice takes time, but it eventually comes. Other times, it doesn’t. When Donald Trump took over the White House in 2016, one of…