How technology (invention) shapes the market's future (innovation).
🚨Trigger warning. This might be an optimistic view of technology. If you feel uncomfortable reading such a shocking take on AI coming from me, feel free to skip this article. (What is wrong with me?) I trust we don't have to overthink the top ten sectors that haven&
Technology
If you've been following me, you know I have been pointing out how Apple has been steadily shifting to become a service company for years. In that regard, iPhone sales that seem so critical to run-of-the-mill analysts are admittedly less and less critical as Apple has pretty much
Beginner
A century ago, crossing the street was a straightforward task – just step across. But today, with traffic regulations in place, finding a crosswalk and waiting for that green signal is the norm if you want to obey the law. Jaywalking, or crossing outside designated areas, can now lead to hefty
Hot Takes
These last few days, there have been several comparisons about how fast ChatGDP reached 1 million users, and you probably caught a few of those. ChatGPT has crossed 1M+ users in just 5 days. To compare, it took Netflix 41 months, FB - 10 months, and Instagram - 2.5
Weak Signals
In March 1998, Neil Postman shared five key ideas about technological change with Denver University students. One of the key messages was that technology is always a trade-off, bringing something new and taking something else away simultaneously. You can read his wonderfully prescient talk and dive into the perspective he
Hot Takes
Most of the tech and digital news this year has been depressing, if you ask me. Between Andreessen Horowitz investing upward of $350 million in the new Adam Neumann grift or Marc Zuckerberg gambling the future of Meta on us wearing cumbersome 3D helmets, the little world of digital tech
Hot Takes
To end the week, I'd like to share an interesting find about a legacy technology that still survives against all odds. The mighty floppy disk! As much as I would like to think it's now a kind of exotic oddity used by hobbyists and retrogamers, it&
AI
Two weeks ago, a composition won the first prize at the Colorado State Fair. This composition wasn't produced by an artist but by someone using Midjourney (a now notorious AI that generates images from text prompts). Scandal ensued. TL;DR — Someone entered an art competition with an AI-generated
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Technology
You were probably (hopefully?) off the internet for a few weeks. This gives me a fantastic opportunity to look back at what I wrote these last months and kick off September with a curated list of a few articles that you might have missed.
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Technology
The 'doe noormal' Dutch mindset has had a lot of impact on the way this culture deals with technology and innovation. In many cases, this can be an interesting point of view for you too...
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While most of you are probably returning to work this week, I've decided to share a few insights about the Netherlands' tech, design, and innovation. As a country which is only twice as big as London, it makes few headlines, so this might be an interesting exercise. Here goes...
Weak Signals
To kick off the week, let me share an 18 min video by Asianometry on why Soviet computers failed (they have an excellent newsletter that I can only recommend too): This is clearly a story of adjacency and feedback loop between science, technology, and innovation. But past the obvious struggle