Tag: Technology
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Aren’t we living two (seemingly separate) worlds these days? One where we get to physically interact with things and people, and the other, a virtual place where we can gather together no matter where we are in the world. Take, for example, this blog. I admit that I will never reach people across the globe…
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What you’re doing at the moment, who you’re with, and where you’re at are usually the things you put up on display on your social media feeds. I know, we all are into it, giving details of our lives (some intimate) over the internet. From Life is in the Transitions: The spread of online culture…
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Okay. So you might not be thinking about cyberwar yet. But it’s important to think of the unimaginable. And how can you do that? By looking for signals of change — things that are happening today and might just drive the future. You might be wondering where I got these ideas. For one, when we…
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Do you think it’s impossible? You might even say that you’re glad there are systems in place to keep bad actors away, such as the Data Privacy Act (in the Philippines). But if you’ve already seen the movie Snowden, you might begin to wonder about the possibility of being spied on over the internet. That…
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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…