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Straightforward discussions on why often we disagree with the current hype, without filters or buzzwords.

Hyperloop is officially dead (#finally)

Hyperloop is officially dead (#finally)

While we were enjoying Christmas and the end of the year, Richard Branson decided to put Hyperloop out of its misery and declare it officially dead. Despite buying through $450 million in venture capital since 2014 and volumes of hype (remember going from LA to San Francisco in less than

The P in PESTEL is often mightier than the T

The P in PESTEL is often mightier than the T

While the U.S. Congress is doing whatever, the European Union has reached a comprehensive deal on AI regulation for generative AI tools like OpenAI's ChatGPT and Google's Bard. The first key point imposed on the tech sector is about safeguards and exemptions on faces live

Are AR and VR being digested into AI?

Are AR and VR being digested into AI?

Sorry for all the acronyms. The question concerns two highly hyped technologies of these last five years: augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR). These technologies have been slowly falling out of the hype train as they still fail to deliver any opposable value to any market (if you disregard

Withings, a sleeping small giant?

Withings, a sleeping small giant?

Withings is a French consumer electronics company that was among the first to explore health and fitness-connected devices in a different way. Beyond creating the first WiFi scale in 2009 and later an FDA-cleared blood pressure monitor, for me, their most remarkable device is their watch. Withings Unveils a Slick

The year Google (starts to) disappear?

The year Google (starts to) disappear?

An interesting link from the venerable Daring Fireball about the perception from within Google of how the company is going, quoting an engineer who worked there for 18 years: Much of these problems with Google today stem from a lack of visionary leadership from Sundar Pichai, and his clear lack

A quick take on what OpenAI drama means for the rest of us in 10 bullet points...

A quick take on what OpenAI drama means for the rest of us in 10 bullet points...

While everyone is discussing the minute-by-minute live-action, let's step back and see the big picture for every business starting to invest (and depend) on AI in 10 bullet points. 1. OpenAI structure was a clown car (imagine if Mozilla was running Google) and still is. This is terrible