Technology
GAMING & YOU: Facts Not Fiction!
These facts about gaming have massive consequences on: • What programs universities will be focused on teaching • How the world of computing will evolve • Major hardware/software revenues • Impact on chip manufacturing • And much more Imagine the following: 1) In 2019 over $152B was spent on gaming worldwide 2) No, teenagers are…
Read MoreWhy Zoom Won and Skype Lost
Skype has been around for decades. Pre-Pandemic, Skype was a global standard. Microsoft had high hopes when they purchased Skype at a very high price in 2011. Around that time and in the coming years, some had heard of Zoom, and there were many other competitors as well. Let’s remember that Skype as a Microsoft…
Read MoreHow are Artificial Intelligence (AI) Investments Doing in 2020?
2020 has been a challenging year! While it seems the world has stopped while we deal with the pandemic, innovation in areas such as AI skyrocket. So, what is the AI investment landscape in 2020? As of June 1, 2020, about 800 VC AI deals have been conducted for a total of about $9B. Note…
Read MoreAt What Point is Virtual Insane?
Since Feb of 2020, thousands of conferences and events have either been straight-up canceled or have attempted to go virtual. I respect, for example, SXSW which did not attempt to do a half-baked virtual replacement for their conference. It seems that many conferences are acting desperate and unable to accept this delay during the pandemic…
Read MoreThe White House’s $1 Billion AI & Quantum Fund
The White House recently detailed the establishment of twelve new research institutes, all to be focused on AI and quantum information science. As reported by VentureBeat, this fund is primarily for major institutions and NSF (which is great! I hope it will trickle down to entrepreneurs, academia, and others). But I am hopeful that the…
Read MoreApple, Blood-Oxygen, & You!?
The new Apple Watch 6 is boasting a blood oxygen monitor (amongst other health monitoring as well). In theory that is great. Love it. In reality and practically speaking, the question is where does this data go, what happens with this data, and how does the consumer (you) benefit? Unless we solve the last mile…
Read MoreUnicorn? VC’s – It Is Time To Get Real!
Unicorn? VC’s—- it is time to get real! (See: Silicon Valley Is Trying Out a New Mantra: Make a Profit) It is the VC community (who takes many liberties and are super aloof- unwarranted) who came up with the term ‘unicorn’. Basically, it was to tag a company as a target for pointless massive funding,…
Read MoreThe Inversion Factor, How to Thrive in the IOT Economy
Had a great time speaking at this fireside chat at MIT Enterprise Forum with my co-author Sanjay Sarma and talking about The Inversion Factor. Excellent moderating by Gideon Lichfield, Editor-in-chief at MIT Technology Review. You can watch the full talk below.
Read MoreComing Soon: The Inversion Factor
Delighted to share The Inversion Factor with you. The Inversion Factor discusses the emerging architecture of IoT, the specific nuances and the evolution of a ‘Needs-First’ vs a ‘Product-First’ mentality/architecture & economy in the emerging Hyper Connected World. We have included in depth and never-available-before case studies and we explain/discuss the emerging architecture of IoT…
Read MoreThe Shrinking Talent Pool in US Technology Companies
Shrinking talent pool in the US Tech companies: The immigration ban is not only effecting people traveling from the 6 countries to the US but is having serious negative ramifications about the culture we are creating and representing to the world. I was at the top technical university in Germany last week and met with…
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