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How technology (invention) shapes the market's future (innovation).

Why Soviet computers failed

Why Soviet computers failed

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

Have we been thinking of VR horribly wrong?

Have we been thinking of VR horribly wrong?

I'm not going back on why virtual reality, promised for twenty years, is still not here (the technology is ready, but there's no scalable problem to solve). But lately, I've been thinking a lot about how slow infrastructure changes create fast-paced market transformations. Probing

Every forecaster lives at the expense of the listener

Every forecaster lives at the expense of the listener

While we are entering even more volatile times than two years ago – can you wrap your mind around this? I barely can at this point – it's worth remembering that our collective brain will seek reassuring perspectives. In the industry, the most reassuring ones are solid forecasts. How do

Self-driving is about perimeters of autonomy, not levels

Self-driving is about perimeters of autonomy, not levels

I briefly touched yesterday on how John Deere embraced its side of the tech revolution in mobility by becoming a software-driven company (with some nasty side effects for its customers). But their investment in tech might go far beyond what you'd expect... In the late nineties, John Deere

Astro, the useless little domestic robot

Astro, the useless little domestic robot

Domestic robots are a novelty that Amazon is trying out with a few early-stage customers. exploring ahead of the curve. Stitch an iPad and a Rumba together, and you'll get Astro. Except that Astro won't vacuum and that to be honest it's pretty useless