Guardian Tech
The meaning of life in a world without work
20+ min · · As technology renders jobs obsolete, what will keep us busy? Sapiens author Yuval Noah Harari examines ‘the useless class’ and a new quest for purpose · Shared by 1370, including Antonio Vieira Santos, Claudia Sommer, Howard Getson, Dominik Grolimund, Liliane Ferrari ™, Jonathan Kogan, Andreas Von Gunten, Chris Messina, DonDahlmann, Nils Hitze, Katja Evertz, Thomas Power, Jane, Herbert Bay, Stephen C Sanders, Richard Joerges, Nir Eyal, Klaus Eck, Sergio Caredda, Kris Fannin
Tim Urban
It's 2020 and you're in the future
3 min · · Some people are young, just not you. · Shared by 698, including Nico Müller 🇺🇦, Joe Lencioni, Leif Wolkenhauer, Aleyda Solis 🇺🇦, Klaus Eck, Katja Evertz, Matthias Lampe, Brad Feld, Christopher Lauer™, Maurizio Tondolo, Mark Suster, fnord, Austin Kleon, Fern, Tauno, Dominik Grolimund, Tom Connor, Graeme Anderson
The Star Halifax
35 years ago, Isaac Asimov was asked by the Star to predict the world of 2019. Here is what he…
13+ min · · The famed science fiction writer was wrong about a world government, but pretty close on robots. On computers, though ... · Shared by 589, including 📁𝐦𝐫𝐯𝐧, Pat Kua, Katja Evertz, Brian Roemmele, Andres Oppenheimer, Kevin Kelly, Dominik Grolimund, Herbert Bay, Marie-Christine Schindler, Liliane Ferrari ™, Ines Bieler, Philip Stehlik, Sunnie J. Groeneveld, Rachel Miller | #InfluencerMarketing, Oliver Gassner https://mastodon.social/@oliverg, Matthias Sala, Klaus Eck, Simon Wüthrich, Tac Anderson
WIRED
The 'Future Book' Is Here, but It's Not What We Expected
16+ min · · Visionaries thought technology would change books. Instead, it's changed everything about publishing a book. · Shared by 378, including Steven Sinofsky, Esther Schindler, Nir Eyal, Klaus Eck, Nathan Baschez 📧, Fabricio Teixeira, Backchannel, Liliane Ferrari ™, Josep M. Ganyet, Stowe Boyd, Kevan Lee 👋, Craig Mod, Linda Liukas, Kevin Kelly, Anita Zielina, Justin Jackson, Sachin Rekhi, Oliver Gassner https://mastodon.social/@oliverg, Wesley Fryer, Ph.D. 🌎🎙🚀 wesfryer.com/after, Austin Kleon
WIRED
Google Takes Its First Steps Toward Killing the URL
3 min · · Google wants to get rid of URLs. But first, it needs to show you why. · Shared by 281, including Mark Kaigwa, Builtvisible, Tauno, Klaus Eck, Matthias Lampe, Liliane Ferrari ™, Lord Travis Wright, luis antónio santos, Nico Müller 🇺🇦, Jacob Jarnvall, Wesley Fryer, Ph.D. 🌎🎙🚀 wesfryer.com/after, Oliver Raduner, Niklaus Gerber, Marcos, 𝚛𝚘𝚐𝚎𝚛, Lluís Codina, Charles Baldwin, Backchannel, Thomas Power, Aleyda Solis 🇺🇦
Fast Company
These are the 5 most dystopian technologies of 2020 and beyond
7 min · · From CRISPR to deepfakes, these are the technologies that could cause calamity in the future. · Shared by 266, including Theodora (Theo) Lau - 劉䂀曼 🌻, Jennifer Stirrup #MBA Topics: #AI #Data #Strategy, 🇺🇦Evan Kirstel #B2B #TechFluencer, Katja Evertz, Ines Bieler, Matthias Lampe, Gabriele, Stephan Woodtli, Mark Tabladillo PhD, Klaus Eck, Mario Clemente, Faik Ersoy, LARRY ELKAN
medium.com
What Kids Need to Learn to Succeed in 2050
13+ min · · Humankind is facing unprecedented revolutions. How can we prepare ourselves and our children for a world of such unprecedented transformations and radical uncertainties? · Shared by 264, including Anthony Côte, Klaus Eck, Merkstatt@troet.cafe 📯, Marius Bleuer, Martina Grolimund, Vincenzo Tremonte, Maja Grolimund-Kurth, ThomNagy, Niklaus Gerber, Moritz A. Mihatsch, Jakub Ferenc, Nico Müller 🇺🇦, Liliane Ferrari ™, Charlie Oliver, Boris Périsset, Dominik Grolimund, Roney Lacerda
WIRED UK
Forget about artificial intelligence, extended intelligence is the future
5 min · · We should challenge the cult of Singularity. AI won't take over the world · Shared by 257, including Joi Ito, Ines Bieler, ΛLΞX TRΞJʘ, 📁𝐦𝐫𝐯𝐧, Klaus Eck, Mark Tabladillo PhD, Sergio Caredda, Merkstatt@troet.cafe 📯, Peter Schmidhuber, Stephan Woodtli, Florian Hanke 🍎, Cyrill Schmid, Gerd Leonhard, Phrasee, Bertrand Maltaverne, Howard Getson, Glyn Britton, Niklaus Gerber, Antonio Vieira Santos, Clemens M. Schuster
Fast Company
Move over, Zoom. This magic interface is the future of videoconferencing
3 min · · It’s called the Square. And we need it, pronto. · Shared by 230, including Fanzo, Frank Gruber, Andy Budd, Thomas Pleil, Sam Proud, Ines Bieler, Klaus Eck, Tiffani Bova, Merkstatt@troet.cafe 📯, Thomas Power, Gerd Leonhard, 🇺🇦Evan Kirstel #B2B #TechFluencer
Vox
Mary Meeker’s most important trends on the internet
3 min · · Here are all the slides, plus analysis. · Shared by 226, including Matthias «Delay» Göbel, RebelMouse, Hampus Jakobsson, Claudia Sommer, Dominik Grolimund, Richard MacManus, Rand Fishkin, Gabriele, Matt Navarra, Thomas Power, Marie-Christine Schindler, Mark Kaigwa, Jessica Gioglio, ThousandEyes, Su Franke, Mathew Ingram, Ouriel @Zengo, Klaus Eck, Builtvisible, Aleyda Solis 🇺🇦
The New York Times
The Rise of the Robot Reporter
6 min · · Fast, accurate and no typos! Bloomberg News, The Washington Post and The Associated Press test out machine-generated journalism. · Shared by 212, including Damien Van Achter, Lord Travis Wright, Francine Hardaway (hardaway.eth), Nieman Reports, Liliane Ferrari ™, Sarah-Jayne Gratton, Claudia Sommer, Javi Cantón @javicanton@mas.to, Stephanie A Kowalski, Merkstatt@troet.cafe 📯, Klaus Eck, Jeremy Caplan, Marko Saric, Josep M. Ganyet, luis antónio santos, Michael Gisiger, Martin Stabe, Ward Plunet, Dean Anthony Gratton, Howard Getson
Nieman Lab
Want to see what one digital future for newspapers looks like? Look at The Guardian, which isn’t losing money anymore…
7 min · · It's a remarkable turnaround for an institution that's been losing money for what seems like forever, and there are lessons to be had for other digital publishers. · Shared by 199, including Mathew Ingram, Klaus Eck, Charles Baldwin, Nieman Reports, Merkstatt@troet.cafe 📯, bouiboui, Joshua Benton, Adrian🇨🇭, Lluís Codina, Frederic Filloux, Carl Morris, Jane, almagentia369, Adrian Zumbrunnen, Vincenzo Tremonte, ErmanTaylan.eth, NZZ Editorial Tech
Forbes
Top 10 Digital Transformation Trends For 2019
Summary · 10 min · · Digital transformation isn’t just a trend relegated to the periphery of business. Instead, it stands at the confluence of technology, business, and how people live and work. In this Forbes article, analyst Daniel Newman reflects on recent advances in technology to make predictions about where developments might go. As you read, bear in mind that the adoption of new technology doesn’t automatically translate to digital transformation. Technology’s influence on customers, employees, culture and community are at the crux of digital transformation. · Shared by 199, including Antonio Vieira Santos, Ste Davies, getAbstract, Howard Getson, Daniel Bentes, Johannes Lenz, Rachel Miller | #InfluencerMarketing, Tris Hussey, Merkstatt@troet.cafe 📯, Charlene Li (she/her), Leo Blazquez, Christian Kloeppel, Michael Fisher, Katja Evertz, Klaus Eck, Niklaus Gerber, Bertrand Maltaverne, Ron McIntyre, Jacob Jarnvall, Stephan Woodtli
WIRED
Will Artificial Intelligence Enhance or Hack Humanity?
20+ min · · Historian Yuval Noah Harari and computer scientist Fei-Fei Li discuss the promise and perils of the transformative technology with WIRED editor in chief Nicholas Thompson. · Shared by 189, including Aimee Meifeu ✍️⚖️, Jeff Bussgang, Antonio Vieira Santos, Bertrand Maltaverne, Yuval Noah Harari, Merkstatt@troet.cafe 📯, Gerd Leonhard, Cyrill Schmid, Thomas Power, Backchannel, Alexandra Wong, Ian M Calvert, Nicolas Berg, Dayyan Smith, Yvette Dubel, 瑞拿頭, Klaus Eck, Clemens M. Schuster, fernand0, Toby Coppel
Fast Company
This is the computer you’ll wear on your face in 10 years
4 min · · Snap’s new Spectacles 3 camera glasses are an important step toward the augmented reality glasses that could one day replace the smartphone as our go-to computing device. · Shared by 154, including Jelan Ong, Ines Bieler, Yvette Dubel, Josep M. Ganyet, Katja Evertz, 🇺🇦Evan Kirstel #B2B #TechFluencer, Merkstatt@troet.cafe 📯, Gerrit Eicker, Thomas Power, Klaus Eck
Fast Company
What happened when Oslo decided to make its downtown basically car-free?
4 min · · It was a huge success: Parking spots are now bike lanes, transit is fast and easy, and the streets (and local businesses) are full of people. · Shared by 151, including Klaus Eck, Charles Baldwin, Claus Heller 🇺🇦, Michael Seemann, Thomas Pleil, Korben, Enrique Dans, Brent Toderian, Anna-Lena Müller, Chris {he, they} , Nils Hitze, Vikram Dutt, Merkstatt@troet.cafe 📯, Mike Butcher, Lucas Foster, Álvaro Felipe, Strong Towns, Ward Plunet