“If you believe in yourself anything is possible.” Miley Cyrus If you believe in yourself anything is possible. This quote resonates with most of us – if we are westerners. We’ve been brought up to think that confidence is one characteristic . . .
Read articleposted 25th March 2020forbes.com
Now is the time to make facts great again. “Fake news,” the 2017 Collins word of the year, poses a serious threat to the values of honesty, truth, and accountability—values that purveyors of falsified information don’t seem to hold too closely.
Read articleposted 4th December 2019forbes.com
Untrained dragons can cause a lot of damage. Likewise, as AI systems spread further and have more influence over our lives, it’s getting far more important to make sure they’re properly trained.
Read articleposted 4th December 2019forbes.com
Humanity is staring the climate crisis in the face, and we’re only just preparing for the fight.
Read articleposted 4th December 2019forbes.com
Profits are the most vital factor of any non-charitable company, especially in the tech world. But the path to proprietary software is often paved by the open-source community, which puts private companies in a tricky position when selling their product.
Read articleposted 4th December 2019forbes.com
The tech world is a strange place; it is egalitarian and exclusive, collaborative and ruthlessly competitive, open and rigidly closed.
Read articleposted 4th December 2019forbes.com
Manufacturing robots are breaking free of their cages.
Read articleposted 4th December 2019Until recently, we believed that the secret of successful leaders was their inherent qualities which include beliefs, values and character. Examples of this include Richard Branson at Virgin and Steve Jobs at Apple (the Trait theory of leadership). As a . . .
Read articleposted 13th November 2019“Both my best and worst habit is that I’m very impulsive.” Tove Lo How many times have you heard this exclamation; “You’ll never guess what I learned today!”. “As humans, we have an impulse to share what is going on . . .
Read articleposted 4th November 2019“There are two ways of meeting difficulties. You alter the difficulties or you alter yourself to meet them.” Phyllis Bottome Most of us are aware that we should change our habits to adapt to our rapidly changing world. The immediate . . .
Read articleposted 23rd October 2019Book by Charles Towers-Clark
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