The Great Energy Split: Solar Silk vs. Shale Swagger
While the U.S. is drilling harder than ever, China is exporting the future, one battery, solar panel, and nuclear reactor at a time.
Read MoreDr. Mark van Rijmenam is a strategic futurist known as The Digital Speaker. He globally ranked as the #1 futurist. He stands at the forefront of the digital age and lives and breathes cutting-edge technologies to inspire Fortune 500 companies and governments worldwide. As an optimistic dystopian, he has a deep understanding of AI, blockchain, the metaverse, and other emerging technologies, blending academic rigor with technological innovation.
His pioneering efforts include the world’s first TEDx Talk in VR in 2020. In 2023, he further pushed boundaries when he delivered a TEDx talk in Athens with his digital twin, delving into the complex interplay of AI and our perception of reality. In 2024, he launched a digital twin of himself, offering interactive, on-demand conversations via text, audio, or video in 29 languages, thereby bridging the gap between the digital and physical worlds – another world’s first.
Dr. Van Rijmenam is a prolific author and has written more than 1,200 articles and five books in his career. As a corporate educator, he is celebrated for his candid, independent, and balanced insights. He is also the founder of Futurwise, which focuses on elevating global knowledge on crucial topics like technology, healthcare, and climate change by providing high-quality, hyper-personalized, and easily digestible insights from trusted sources.
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While the U.S. is drilling harder than ever, China is exporting the future, one battery, solar panel, and nuclear reactor at a time.
Read MoreYou didn’t post that photo, Meta might still use it. Your camera roll is now a potential training set, whether you hit “share” or not.
Read MoreStephen Hawking typed at one word per minute, now a paralyzed man can speak near-instantly, straight from his brain. Are we finally digitizing human voice itself?
Read MoreDenmark just did what Silicon Valley won’t, give people legal ownership of their own face, voice, and body. Should deepfakes now come with a copyright strike?
Read MoreA new study claims today’s leading AI models outperform humans at understanding emotions...
Read MoreGoogle is gutting the web and selling the bones to AI. And unless we fight back, your favourite websites may quietly vanish behind a chatbot’s smile.
Read MoreWhite-collar workers: AI won’t steal your jobs, unless you’re too lazy to upgrade your skills.
Read MoreHackers just got hacked, by an AI named Xbow, now leading HackerOne’s US leaderboard by finding more vulnerabilities than any human.
Read MoreThis week’s Synthetic Minds offers a 25% discount on Futurwise, your AI assistant to fight misinformation and stay informed. We dive into the global AI arms race, Gulf AI megabets, ad industry upheaval, Roblox’s digital discipline experiment, and why journalism may be collapsing from within.
Read MoreForget dating apps, soon you might marry your chatbot.Some argue it could be the healthiest relationship you’ve ever had, but is a 'perfect' relationship with AI really perfect?
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