Researchers at the Global Challenges Foundation released earlier this month a thorough and unsettling look at what threatens human civilization. Continue reading… “Top 12 threats to human civilization”
The Great Cow Epiphany and the Six Immutable Laws of Information
Futurist Thomas Frey: Recent comments by Vint Cerf, vice president of Google and one of the founding fathers of the Internet, about the long-term viability of our data has many wondering what will happen to our digital information over the next 100, 200, or even 1,000 years. Continue reading… “The Great Cow Epiphany and the Six Immutable Laws of Information”
Warning: rapid finance sector growth is bad for the economy
One huge political issues in recent years has been that Wall Street has done better than Main Street. the Bank for International Settlements has a new study that shows exactly why rapid finance sector growth is bad for the rest of the economy. Continue reading… “Warning: rapid finance sector growth is bad for the economy”
Can coding bootcamps save the day?
It used to be that if you graduated from college with no marketable skills but dreams of a safe career path, you went to law school. For three years and about $150,000. Now people skip law school and go to a computer coding bootcamp. For just three months and $15,000 or less.
NOTE: Anyone interested in learning to code, DaVinci Coders offers multiple courses designed to get you into the rapidly growing technology industry. For more info please visit davincicoders.com.
Continue reading… “Can coding bootcamps save the day?”
Mobile game revenues will grow 16.5% in 2015, to more than $3B
According to new figures from eMarketer, US mobile game revenues—including both downloads and in-app purchases—will grow 16.5% this year to reach $3.04 billion. Continue reading… “Mobile game revenues will grow 16.5% in 2015, to more than $3B”
Cool grain silo house
What would you think if someone told you they lived in a grain silo? You might imagine them sleeping on a bed of hay and bathing in a horse trough. Continue reading… “Cool grain silo house”
Making robots that have better morals than humans
Many people are worried about artificial intelligence, and what will happen if machines become smarter than humans. Even Bill Gates has said he is concerned about the decisions machines of the future will make once they outsmart humans. Continue reading… “Making robots that have better morals than humans”
Can Google’s new health search change how we manage health?
According to Google, one is twenty searches is for health information. For a lot of people, the internet has become the first place to look when a strange symptom, the common cold, or morbid curiosity in the ‘Google Images’ bar strikes. Continue reading… “Can Google’s new health search change how we manage health?”
Global stocks comparison, 1899 and 2014
The global stock market had a very different look 145 years ago than it does today. Continue reading… “Global stocks comparison, 1899 and 2014”
Silicon Valley investors betting against banks
WorldRemit a London-based money transfer startup, has announced a new $100 million funding round, with a reported valuation of more than $500 million. Silicon Valley venture capital firm TCV, which has previously invested in everyone from Facebook to Spotify and Netflix, will lead this round. Continue reading… “Silicon Valley investors betting against banks”
Storing data for millions of years with man-made DNA
Moving closer to an entirely new, and better, way to store the world’s information Swiss scientists have discovered encasing DNA in glass and chilling it down can preserve data encoded in it for millions of years. Continue reading… “Storing data for millions of years with man-made DNA”
Google and our right to be forgotten
When Mario Costeja González googled himself in 2009, two prominent results appeared: home-foreclosure notices from 1998, when he was in temporary financial trouble. It took the next five years to have 18 words delisted from Google search results on his name. Continue reading… “Google and our right to be forgotten”
