12 Ways Big Tech Can Take Big Action on Climate Change
Bill Gates and Mark Zuckerberg have invested $1 billion in Breakthrough Energy to fund next-generation solutions to tackle climate. But there is a huge...
Forget the Anthropocene: We’ve Entered the Synthetic Age
One fact about our time is becoming increasingly well-known. No matter how far you travel, no matter in which direction you point, there is...
This Week’s Awesome Stories From Around the Web (Through May 11)
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
A New Way to Build Tiny Neural Networks Could Create Powerful AI on Your Phone
Karen Hao | MIT Technology Review
"If you can train...
5 Breakthroughs Coming Soon in Augmented and Virtual Reality
Convergence is accelerating disruption… everywhere! Exponential technologies are colliding into each other, reinventing products, services, and industries.
In this third installment of my Convergence Catalyzer...
5 Breakthroughs Coming Soon in Augmented and Virtual Reality
Convergence is accelerating disruption… everywhere! Exponential technologies are colliding into each other, reinventing products, services, and industries.
In this third installment of my Convergence Catalyzer...
How the Most Successful Leaders Will Thrive in an Exponential World
We live in challenging times. Geopolitical turmoil, local and national social unrest, cycles of deadly natural disasters, cyber hacks, rising distrust of media and...
Dr. Alexa Will See You Now: Can We Trust Digital Assistants With Our Health...
It’s hard to imagine a field where data is more valuable than in healthcare. Monitoring and interpreting crucial health indices can make the difference...
How Researchers Used AI to Better Understand Biological Vision
A few years back, DeepMind’s Demis Hassabis famously prophesized that AI and neuroscience will positively feed into each other in a “virtuous circle.” If...
New Progress in the Biggest Challenge With 3D Printed Organs
We're tantalizingly close to growing organs in the lab, but the biggest remaining challenge has been creating the fine networks of blood vessels required...
5G Is Here. What Does That Mean for Exponential Tech?
5G, hailed as the future of connectivity, is now a reality. Over the last months, the first 5G networks have been rolled out in...
The Challenge of Abundance: Boredom, Meaning, and the Struggle of Mental Freedom
As technology continues to progress, the possibility of an abundant future seems more likely. Artificial intelligence is expected to drive down the cost of...
