A product isn’t a real business for Mark Zuckerberg until it has at least a billion users. During Facebook’s third-quarter earnings call in 2014, Zuckerberg stated “This may sound a little ridiculous to say, but for us, products don’t really get that interesting to turn into businesses until they have about 1 billion people using them.” Look and see who is currently in the three-comma club and who is up-and-coming.
How will life be in the future? Will we still have the jobs we have today? Will relationships be strictly between humans or will it evolve to include robots?
Continue reading… “50% Unemployment, Sex Robots And Leisure”
As technology progresses, fields such as construction become more efficient in terms of time and cost. This new construction robot has the power to not only complete repetitive tasks quickly, but it can adapt to real jobsite conditions.
Continue reading… “New robot lays bricks 3 times faster than human workers”
A recent $2 million settlement with Lumosity is only one of four cases the Federal Trade Commission has brought in the past year. Expect to see many more to come in the future.
Continue reading… “The crackdown on companies claiming they can improve your brain”
Shipping containers have been used for everything from playgrounds, art, and even housing. A Boston company is now recycling the containers into high-tech mobile farms. This is all part of an effort from a new wave of companies to bring more innovation to agriculture.
Continue reading… “Shipping containers are being reused for fresh produce”
Thousands and thousands of people across the globe are constantly looking for the new diet or pill that will help them lose weight. Little do they know that the future of obesity prevention could potentially lie within human waste. Some may find this hard to swallow.
Continue reading… “Scientists to trial new fat fighting ‘poo tablets’”
Artists, designers, composers, and coders share all of the technological and digital developments that are sure to have a huge impact this year.
Continue reading… “Key trends for 2016 in art, culture, creativity and tech”
If you’re looking for evidence that US intelligence agencies aren’t losing surveillance capabilities due to rising encryption then investigate the testimony made by the director of nation intelligence, James Clapper on Tuesday.
Continue reading… “Government admits it will use smart home devices for spying”
It has been shown in a recent study that almost 95% of Arab students that graduate abroad do not choose to go back to their home countries. This was the main focus of a panel discussion at the World Government Summit in Dubai.
Continue reading… “Almost no Arab students return home after studying abroad”
Nautilus Minerals will begin testing its gear on the ocean floor in 2016. These are the world’s first deep-sea mining robots and will be digging deposits of gold, copper, and silver.
Continue reading… “Nautilus Minerals will dig for gold in hydrothermal vents”
Companies that choose not to look to the future face almost certain death. Those that embrace innovation and change will stay ahead of the curve and flourish.
Continue reading… “3 Top industries face death because they’re not embracing radical ideas”
The next 10 years will be incredibly different than from what it is right now. Even 5 years will seem like a new world. But whatever changes may come, we most certainly know that we’re going to need even more jobs to be filled than ever.
By delving into the futuring techniques of Futurist Thomas Frey, you’ll embark on an enlightening journey.
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