Every 1 to 2 seconds, somewhere on the planet, a diabetic will get an ulcer somewhere on the tip of his or her feet. Half of these ulcers become infected …
Information warfare strategy and its assets: intellectuals, journalists, experts
We owe Alex Carey the following accurate observation. We tend to think that the most totalitarian regimes are those that make the most systematic use of propaganda and psychological warfare …
Health on your plate!
FReSH (initials standing for Food Reform for Sustainability and Health) is a benevolent initiative of the “World Business Council” to restructure the world’s food system; and to make companies adapt …
Palantir: Orwell’s nightmare
Alex Karp, founder and CEO of Palantir, spoke via video conference on December 3 with Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis regarding the continuously expanding collaboration between Palantir and the Greek …
Robotic melancholy
When it premiered, in 2016, it cut a big swath… “Her” company, Hanson Robotics, based in Hong Kong, specializes in high social intelligence machines. As self-presented on its website: Robots …
Telecommuting: the metadata in the service for measuring work productivity
The measurement of productivity has taken various forms over time. The quantity of the produced product/service is the basic criterion. Initially, with overall characteristics – how much the factory produces. …
The music is o.k., but the position is wrong!
What else can the hygiene lobby think of? Entrepreneurs from Warren County (Ohio, in case you’re interested) gave a small donation to high school students in the area, and had …
Whose health? (of the 4th industrial revolution!)
Digital technologies, human behavior data, and algorithmic decision-making are set to play an increasingly critical role in addressing future crises. As we increasingly place our hope for solving fundamental problems …
where is your mind?
The inventor is an american, studied at Harvard. His name is Han Bicheng, and his start-up BrainCo. His invention is sensors that by resting on the forehead “catch electrical signals” …
The data in the bank’s gis
400 million Indians will have to go through facial recognition to access their bank accounts. More than 400 million people in India who have bank accounts where benefits or various …
gadgets of pandemic
The futuristic building of Menai Science Park in wales predisposes imagination that something very important is happening there. As a branch of Bangor University and with a budget of 20 …
Robots don’t take our jobs. They become our supervisors!
Both politicians in their election campaigns and corporate executives at their conferences warn about an impending crisis due to automation – a crisis where workers will be replaced, gradually at …