23andMe, and all of its DNA sequencing competitors, have been a source of absolute unpredictability over the past decade – consistently showing us new ways that DNA data can impact the world around us. With over $786 million in funding and more than 5 million users, 23andMe is a cultural force that won’t slow down.… Continue reading 23andMe brings huge promise to the Future of Medicine, but not without a little pain
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The complicated history and frightful future of the Internet comment section
Why is your comment so important that thousands of strangers need to see it? This is the question I asked myself the other day after realizing I was one of the top comments on a YouTube video with over 300,000 views. It’s popular opinion to believe the Internet would be better off without comments sections.… Continue reading The complicated history and frightful future of the Internet comment section
Millions of dollars will be made on digital forgeries that can’t be detected
The dynamics of our economy, the caliber of our relationships, and the future of our own lives depend on influence. It’s why getting a cosign from Mark Cuban can jetset an entrepreneur on a million-dollar path. It’s why upcoming rappers want a feature from Drake – knowing that will be enough to take them to… Continue reading Millions of dollars will be made on digital forgeries that can’t be detected
Digital Humans are taking over the customer experience in healthcare, banking, and film
When you spend every day analyzing technology and theorizing the future of said technology, you’ll occasionally devise some theories so powerful that you feel as though you’ve literally prophesied the future. That feeling becomes even more powerful when the emerging companies in the space begin making progress on those theories – bringing speculation into reality.… Continue reading Digital Humans are taking over the customer experience in healthcare, banking, and film
10 million people watched a live concert in Fortnite and we’re just getting started
2019 is going to be a transitional year for social media, as we begin to see digital communities emerging outside of the traditional social media platforms. Business Wire cited a survey which reported 41% of Gen Z feeling anxious, sad, or depressed by platforms like Facebook, Instagram, and Snapchat. With them being the first digital… Continue reading 10 million people watched a live concert in Fortnite and we’re just getting started
IBM’s AI can win Jeopardy, but it can’t win a debate
Ever since artificial intelligence has entered mass culture, IBM and Google have been scheduling Man vs. AI exhibition matches, in various disciplines to test the progress of machines. The most famous match of all was in 1997, when IBM’s Deep Blue chess algorithm beat the world chess champion Garry Kasparov, in a rematch from the… Continue reading IBM’s AI can win Jeopardy, but it can’t win a debate
Clickbait as a Business Model is Dead – Will Live Events Save Journalism?
The publishing industry had a very surreal moment last week with a drove of surprising layoffs. Verizon (which owns HuffPost, Yahoo, and AOL) announced it would be laying off seven percent of its staff, Gannett Co. which owns more than 1,000 daily and weekly newspapers across the country had cut approximately 400 jobs, and most… Continue reading Clickbait as a Business Model is Dead – Will Live Events Save Journalism?
The fax machine: A technological anomaly
“Imagine a world without fax machines”, is a talking point you’ve probably never encountered. Wedged somewhere in the timeline between the telephone and the personal computer, fax machines are a technology afterthought and are almost never referenced as an influential 20th-century technology among the ranks of the automobile, the radio, and the computer. However, fax… Continue reading The fax machine: A technological anomaly
YouTube and Netflix algorithms are slaves to your time
“The greatest trick the devil ever pulled was convincing the world he didn’t exist”, The Usual Suspects. Today, artificial intelligence is following the basis of this quote. Although not very devilish in its ways, AI has done an incredible job convincing the world it doesn’t exist. Most of us consumers simply don’t realize when AI is… Continue reading YouTube and Netflix algorithms are slaves to your time