Alex Tapscott
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Meta's splashy Orion glasses are just another tool for big-tech dominance over our future
The new 'meta-verse' glasses will help tech giants retain their stronghold on personal data.
Futurist Malcolm Gladwell's new vision of the world ahead of us: Our lives 'can be tipped'
Gladwell’s new book explores how individuals can use power and influence to shape the collective narratives we tell ourselves as groups or as a society to steward policies and perspectives.
How Elon Musk's SpaceX began a new 'Space Race' unlike any other
A new book charts the path of SpaceX, Elon Musk's re-usable rocket giant.
AI backers tout new 'industrial revolution' — but is dangerous 'singularity' approaching?
AI has shaken the windows and rattled the walls of nearly every business, government and institution since it exploded into mainstream consciousness following the launch of Chat-GPT.
Five reasons the future of AI has already arrived
Artificial intelligence has shaken the windows and rattled the walls of nearly every business, government and institution since it exploded into mainstream consciousness following the launch of ChatGPT less than...
The human mind and AI are now closer than ever — and will soon surpass us in nearly every way
Ray Kurzweil writes that AI is now exceeding the human brain at several cognitive tasks and that it will eventually do all things far better than even the most expert...
After surpassing Microsoft, can chipmaker Nvidia remain world's most valuable company?
Nvidia recently surpassed Microsoft to become the world's most valuable company. Can it continue?
Get ready, the Bitcoin 'halving' is coming — and there are reasons to be bullish
For now, Bitcoin holders view this as an abstract problem to be solved at some later date. For today, they're content watching as Bitcoin, arguably the boldest financial and technology...
How the US is playing catch-up in the quest for the future of energy
A new book by veteran reporter Ernest Scheyder explores America's attempts to catch up with rivals like China in its pursuit of "green" energy independence.
How computer chip maker Nvidia became the poster child for earning billions in the AI age
As the AI race heats up, Wall Street estimates NVIDIA will double revenue in 2024 and again in 2025 --Â can anyone else catch up at this point?
The Sam Altman saga reveals the need for AI transparency
Whatever happens next for OpenAI, the company will need to operate with far more openness.
Using the power of Web3 to create the Internet we always wanted
Trillion-dollar digital behemoths like Google and Amazon tower over us. They’re too big to fail. They’re also too big to care - about user privacy, competition, government regulations or fair...