Category: The future of ________
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I enjoyed doing the activity in one of my classes so I thought of sharing my work with you. From this given scenario: “Breaking news: A searchable database of all private messages sent the past 10 years on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Tinder, WeChat and many other social platforms has been leaked online. It is being…
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I enjoyed doing the activity in one of my classes so I thought of sharing my work with you. From this given scenario: “You suddenly notice that the Internet is out. You have no mobile access or cell phone service. If you check, you notice nothing is broadcasting on TV or radio. Even though the…
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“Read-and-write” neurotech implants are a reality. A device can be implanted in your brain that both “reads” your thoughts and feelings, and also “writes” new, artificial thoughts and memories directly into your head. The first successful read-and-write implant intercepts and records 80% of data sent to the brain’s hippocampus, giving users close-to-perfect recall of anything…
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A new blockchain-powered hate platform called Venge allows users to place anonymous bounties on actions designed to harass or terrorize specific individuals. These actions include doxxing, revenge porn, “swatting,” social media harassment, vandalism even violence. With one tap, you can pay someone else to act on your anger, frustration, or hate. Smart contracts pay out…
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If you can remember my previous post on the future of the energy market, which you can find here, distributed energy resources can disrupt our vertically integrated power market. And in a webinar facilitated by USAID Southeast Asia EDGE Hub on Transforming the Power Sector: Regulatory Design for Disruptive Technologies, Santiago Enriquez of Abt Associates/USAID…
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Energy-as-a-Service (EaaS) is a delivery model that combines hardware, software and services. Solutions should combine demand management and energy efficiency services, facilitate the adoption of renewable and other decentralised supply sources, and also optimise the balance between demand and supply. from the publication of Deloitte on Energy-as-a-Service: The lights are on. Is anyone home? So…
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Twenty-five percent of online orders are delivered by drone. Many of these drones are fitted with cameras and other sensors to collect data as they fly over neighborhoods, providing an additional revenue stream for shippers and merchants. Individuals who opt for free, unlimited drone delivery consent to the collection of data from their homes and…