Tag: Technology

They Know All About You: Personalised Customer Profiles

A case study of Square, Inc. Montse Medina talked about how Jetlore’s AI technology optimises user experience with personalised content. Their prediction platform takes consumer preferences and maps their behaviour into predictive attributes, where media companies, retailers, and hospitality services can merchandise intelligently, and market the right products for the right audience. The up and… Read more They Know All About You: Personalised Customer Profiles

Now the time is right for AI to put health care on its head

Technological development in the realm of artificial intelligence is increasingly picking up speed and, consequently, many industries have come to experience AI’s vast potential. Particularly, the industry surrounding health care is deemed to change drastically in the age of artificial intelligence. According to a past research paper by the analyst firm PriceWaterhouseCoopers (PWC) (5), there… Read more Now the time is right for AI to put health care on its head

Is Blockchain a future? Yes, of course!

Blockchain is definitely one of the “hot” buzzwords nowadays. What is Blockchain exactly? There are many explanations of Blockchain. I love this definition [1] from The Wall Street Journal. “A blockchain is a data structure that makes it possible to create a digital ledger of transactions and share it among a distributed network of computers.… Read more Is Blockchain a future? Yes, of course!

Industries and Jobs Ripe for Disruption

Technologies disrupt the old and the new. Even those aware of new technologies and competitors are disrupted. This is true for companies, industries, and job fields (or collectively ‘Markets’). In this post, I want to explore a) types of disruption, b) determinants of disruptions, and c) markets primed for future disruption. Types of Disruption There… Read more Industries and Jobs Ripe for Disruption

World’s largest companies by market value

The world is changing upon us, there is no debate on that. But how are these changes affecting the world’s most valuable companies? In 1992, the world’s 10 largest companies in terms of market value were Exxon, Walmart, Altria, GE, Coca Cola, Merck, IBM, P&G, Bristol-Myers and J&J [1]. All these companies had different core… Read more World’s largest companies by market value

Thoughts on Moore’s Law

It has now been 53 years since Gordon E. Moore published a paper called “Cramming More Components onto Integrated Circuits”. [1] In it he stated that “The complexity for minimum component costs has increased at a rate of roughly a factor of two per year. Certainly, over the short term this rate can be expected… Read more Thoughts on Moore’s Law

AI & Quantum Computing: Where Technology Is Leading Us

Technology has always played a key role in humans’ history, influencing significantly every aspect of our lives: how we interact, work, travel, and so forth. It is particularly true if we consider last 50 years, from the onset of the personal computer to the latest edition of smartphone. Let’s think about our daily routine: we… Read more AI & Quantum Computing: Where Technology Is Leading Us

Would Artificial Intelligence threaten human progress?

Many people argue that the evolution of AI would inevitably lead to the downfall of man – it’s inventors.  In contrast to the natural inherent intelligence as portrayed by humans and other animals artificial intelligence is that which is demonstrated by machines through software’s that are designed by humans to process tasks and services that… Read more Would Artificial Intelligence threaten human progress?

Swipe to unlock - Where UX/UI is heading

First is not always the best. The way that we interact with our devices has changed over a very short period of time. Rather than pushing physical buttons and turning clunky dials, most of our interactions with our devices comes down to a series of taps and swipes on a digital screen. By moving towards… Read more Swipe to unlock - Where UX/UI is heading

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