Category: Week1

Commonalities and differences in Apple's and Google's announcements

A great way to see the upcoming trends in technology is to see what the big players in the business are doing, in this case I’ll compare how Apple and Google see the future of technology by analyzing their announcements at their developer conferences. Developer conferences are a big deal nowadays, some time ago there… Read more Commonalities and differences in Apple's and Google's announcements

SoftBank Vision Fund and the raise of Venture Mega-Funds

Venture capital is a form of financing that supports small, emerging firms. They exchange funds for equity in firms with the potential for large growth. Venture capital firms will make investments in various stages (rounds) with hopes of growth and thereby fruitful returns. The returns come in the form of exits. Exits provide the funds… Read more SoftBank Vision Fund and the raise of Venture Mega-Funds

Future Trend of Entertainment at the age of Internet and Data: a Case Study of Netflix

Netflix is an online media provider located in Los Gatos [1]. The stock price of Netflix has doubled since the beginning of year 2018, which is surprising at a first glance since it is known that Netflix has been suffered with its poor financial condition. Netfilx’s poor financial condition results from its spending a lot… Read more Future Trend of Entertainment at the age of Internet and Data: a Case Study of Netflix

AI to Empower Google

In this year’s Google I/O, annual developer conference held by Google, new features and announcements were released, and they were just as good as those from previous years, if not better. Some of the key features include Android P, updated Google Home and Google Duplex. My favorite feature, and I’m sure it’s also many people’s… Read more AI to Empower Google

Science and Technology Education: Maintaining Competitiveness in a Globalized World

The dizzying pace of innovation in recent years has produced a multitude of technologies that were previously mere fantasies. From self-driving cars to artificial intelligence to low-cost gene editing, technological innovation has spurred new industries and changed how people live their lives. With an increasingly globalized and connected society, innovations and inventions in one country… Read more Science and Technology Education: Maintaining Competitiveness in a Globalized World

Automating the World

Last year I met professor Jerry Kaplan, from Stanford, who published his new books on AIs (AI: a guide to the near future [1] and We don’t need people [2]) with my University. In a short, one-hour lecture, he managed to paint a very good overview of where AIs are now and in what directions they will… Read more Automating the World

Technology in Education

A New Way of Learning Technology permeates almost every aspect of life in today’s society. Think about it – from ordering pizza to organising a party – technology plays a growing part in almost everything we do; and as humans we are adapting and evolving as a species around technology. Knowledge and content are being… Read more Technology in Education

What's the Next Big Wave?

We entered the Digital Age in the mid 1900s during which we have been hit by rapid waves of innovation about every decade. If you notice that everyone’s heads are bowed down peering into a hand-sized block of technology, it’s glaringly clear that the most recent advance was in mobile tech. The more enticing question… Read more What's the Next Big Wave?