Essentials, the Influencers Review
Essentials extracts for you the best content selected & published by the influencers of the industry to highlight only the news you can't afford to miss about innovation & the digital disruption.
Future of Work
RT @JannaQ: #OurDIgitalFuture: Interested in the "AI and the Future of Humans" report @PewInternet director Lee Rainie mentioned on the AI panel? Check it out online here: https://t.co/MQUGaJnlHa and here https://t.co/XSaOTaCKKy https://t.co/QxiSXdfnPU
OpenArtificial Intelligence and the Future of Humans
The most encouraging uses of AI will be in early warning of terror activities, incipient diseases and environmental threats and in improvements in decision-making.” Yvette Wohn, director of ...
Artificial Intelligence and the Future of Humans
Experts say the rise of artificial intelligence will make most people better off over the next decade, but many have concerns about how advances in AI will affect what it means to be human, ...
RT @TamaraMcCleary: The #FutureofWork, or of workers? https://t.co/7o7FMMmwzH #DigitalTransformation https://t.co/0JIlMgWfPu
OpenThe future of work, or of workers?
We need to start putting workers at the centre of the debate about the future of work and ensure they are equipped with the skills that will be needed.
Future of Mobility
10 objectives for assessing Mobility as a Service
MaaS has the potential to transform cities, but first, we need a new paradigm for how we are using it.
Has Ridehailing been a good addition to the transport network? Have a read at this article and tell us what you think. https://t.co/DQOTSPQs0U https://t.co/VWm7vYbAls
OpenThe Ridehailing Trend: Past, Present and Future Overview
After complaints were made by San Francisco-based taxi operators, ‘UberCab’ became what it is today and was renamed to simply ‘Uber.‘ After estimating demand that was more similar to a ...
RT @d2twelve: Elevating the #Future of #Mobility to ultimately create a more integrated transportation system that is faster, cheaper, cleaner, and safer than today’s with
🔘 Passenger Drones
🔘 Flying Cars
@DeloitteStratOp
RT @WSWMUC
#AirTaxi #DigitalTransformation
https://t.co/27U2H2CRjx https://t.co/XyuuqCTj4e
OpenElevating the future of mobility Passenger drones and flying cars
While flying cars may sound as if they belong to science fiction, technology seems to have brought them closer to reality—potentially helping to create a faster, cheaper, cleaner, safer, ...
Future of Money
10 Hot Fintech Startups from India to Watch Closely
Ten hot fintech startups from India to keep a close eye.
RT @jaypalter: #Wealthtech Trends to Watch in 2019
https://t.co/0lr3tXfgi0
w/ @psb_dc @CraigIskowitz @cgledhill @LexSokolin @MichaelKitces @newrulesinvest @RichThinkingB @vsoloINSART @JoshBook10 @williamtrout @BillWinterberg @darrenxduffy @helene_wpli @TheRudinGroup @Jeff_Marsden
via @xtiva https://t.co/s38VMTelTs
OpenWealthtech Trends to Watch in 2019
What is the most important wealthtech trend that the wealth management and advisory industry should pay attention to in 2019? Here's what the experts say.
$BNS $RY $TD - Disruption Is Creating Opportunity In Canadian Banking
https://t.co/MzvrVqRwU8 https://t.co/BKqoRciBJL
#fintech #banking #finserv #investing #in
OpenDisruption Is Creating Opportunity In Canadian Banking
In a world of constant disruption, if you are not going forward, you are going backwards. Canadian banks are focusing on the highest growth parts of their busin
Essentials
Future of Work Future of Mobility Future of Money Future of News & Journalism Future of Energy Future of Food Future of AI & Machine Learning Future of Climate Future of Hacking & Cybersecurity Cars of the Future Space Tech Essentials Swiss Innovation Legal Cannabis News & Trends Digital Transformation in Banking Bitcoin Futures 5G Mobile News Smart Cities IT & CIO Trends Europe Startup News
Future of News & Journalism
How @karaswisher uses Twitter to find columns: Full Q&A: Ezra Klein and Kara Swisher on the future of journalism https://t.co/UbxFP48ByD?
utm_campaign=https://t.co/95mPz3LoPO&utm_content=entry&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter via @Recode
OpenFull Q&A: Ezra Klein and Kara Swisher on the future of journalism
Klein says Twitter has made journalists dumber, meaner and more reactive.
RT @knightfdn: Did you know? Each @NewsMatch organization is eligible to receive a total of $25,000 in matching funds for small-dollar donations from individuals up to $1,000. https://t.co/1R3x4LoukD #NewsMatch
OpenNewsMatch opens with more than $3 million in matching support for nonprofit newsrooms across the U.S.
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The annual @NiemanLab predictions for 2019 is out and is filled with intriguing, exciting, depressing possibilities. Love this section every year. https://t.co/7Wo5XWnXfP
OpenTo close out 2016, we asked some of the smartest people we know to predict what 2017 will bring for the future of journalism. Here’s what they had to say.
The boundaries of journalism — and who gets to make it, consume it, and criticize it — are expanding Reporters and editors from prominent news organizations waded through the challenges ...
Future of Energy
Bravo @GovInslee! Governor lays out bold agenda to decarbonize Washington, including commitment to carbon-neutral electricity sector by 2030 & "100% clean electricity" by 2045. Joins Cali. & @xcelenergy in ambitious commitment to carbon-free electricity.👏
https://t.co/24IfBKpASI
OpenClean electricity, clean buildings and clean transportation: Inslee plan would launch comprehensive clean energy transition and significantly drive down emissions
Gov. Jay Inslee was joined today by Democratic legislators and climate action supporters to unveil a plan that would launch a dramatic…
Carbon Crossroads: Can Germany Revive Its Stalled Energy Transition?
Although Germany has been a global leader in moving to decarbonize its massive economy, the country's ambitious clean-energy transformation is faltering. Now, a broad spectrum of energy ...
Sustainable Energy System | Hardly affected by plant closures, divestment, extreme weather or emission constraints, fossil fuels are expected to continue dominating the energy supply. https://t.co/YHBGRyy1VR https://t.co/VAnty02ScF
OpenSustainable Energy System
Rather, US carbon dioxide emissions from burning natural gas have surpassed those from burning coal. Although utilities are progressing toward emission goals in the Clean Power Plan, the ...
Future of Food
The future of food is digital #opinion #technology #DigitalTransformation https://t.co/6yg87DWu8b https://t.co/tkzupYsJGM
OpenThe future of food is digital
Stephen Chau, head of product at Uber Eats, shares the ways he predicts restaurants will be transformed by technology.
Passage of the farm bill is a rite of Congress that often borders on the arcane. But this year’s version signals how American farming is gradually embracing a vision beyond the industrial model. https://t.co/DeOQywxRoC
OpenFrom hemp to organic foods, farm bill embraces change in rural US
Passage of the farm bill is a rite of Congress that often borders on the arcane. But this year’s version signals how American farming is gradually embracing a vision beyond the industrial ...
SF // @thefuturemkt is hiring Brand Ambassadors for the Winter Fancy Food Show in January https://t.co/bEwHHfdQsg #foodtech #foodjob
OpenFuture Market Brand Ambassador – Winter Fancy Food Show 2019
The Future Market is seeking brand ambassadors for a pop-up exhibit installation during the Winter Fancy Food Show in San Francisco on January 13, 14, and 15, 2019 at the Moscone Center. ...
Future of AI & Machine Learning
RT @stanfordnlp: “Language is the ultimate frontier of AI research because you can express any thought or idea in language,” @yshoham said. “It’s as rich as human thinking.” In article on @indexingai
Artificial Intelligence report. #nlproc https://t.co/l5kuL5lcFF
OpenA Stanford-led survey of trends in artificial intelligence finds advances in working with human languages, global reach
The group's report helps investors and governmental agencies and provides updates for people whose lives will be affected by new developments in AI.
RT @DeepMindAI: Learning an adversary allows us to efficiently identify rare failures in safety critical domains, to help ensure safe deployment of RL agents: https://t.co/1v6aIIGo45
This work will be presented shortly at the #NeurIPS18 SecML workshop (https://t.co/hsb0Y77RyG) in room 513DEF!
OpenNIPS 2018 Workshop on Security in Machine Learning
NIPS 2018 Workshop on Security in Machine Learning
RT @DynamicWebPaige: ✨💪 Killer logo; even cooler concept:
"JAX uses XLA compiler infrastructure to generate optimized code for program subroutines that are most favorable for acceleration—and these optimized subroutines can be called and orchestrated by arbitrary Python."
https://t.co/cy70VtUga9 https://t.co/WTYZPWMD7u
OpenCompiling machine learning programs via high-level tracing
Compiling machine learning programs via high-level tracing Roy Frostig∗ Google Brain [email protected] Matthew James Johnson∗ Google Brain [email protected] Chris Leary Google ...
Future of Climate
Sad but true: Trump and his apologists are piling "unimaginable debt and environmental chaos" on future generations, writes Andrew Sullivan. That's not conservative. https://t.co/FTycfWBjtx via @intelligencer #climate
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[email protected]_Action & @iftf asked a set of experts & innovators one question: what does the future of #climateaction look like? Check out the result here: https://t.co/8g1VMUkbeV #COP24 #MDBTalks https://t.co/JY5NeWI9oi
OpenMapping the Future of Climate Action
“We need to revisit the narrative and adjust the way we present the prospect of climate action,” said Mafalda Duarte, head of the Climate Investment Funds, at the launch of the report on ...
RT @FAO: Climate change is threatening our ability to ensure global food security, eradicate poverty and achieve sustainable development.
Check out @FAO's work on climate change to achieve #ZeroHunger: https://t.co/ZsdZPhLX7Y
#COP24 https://t.co/TMyc4NNEsP
OpenClimate Change
Climate change threatens our ability to ensure global food security, eradicate poverty and achieve sustainable development. Greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from human activity and livestock ...
Future of Hacking & Cybersecurity
Iasiello_E: State-sponsored espionage and sabotage to shape 15 cybersecurity threats to beware in 2019
https://t.co/37swtbZQpS
OpenState-sponsored espionage and sabotage to shape 15 cybersecurity threats to beware in 2019
The rise in state-sponsored cyber-attacks on critical infrastructure will continue its upward trajectory during 2019, according to a cyber threat intelligence firm that also forecasts that ...
Report Sheds Light on Massive #Ransomware Problem via @kim_crawley https://t.co/8g8x2J2QHd #SamSam #malware #security #infosec #cybersecurity https://t.co/fMbHA4g0ej
OpenReport Sheds Light on Massive Ransomware Problem
Datto, a managed service provider of IT services, recently released their 2018 Global State of the Channel Ransomware Report, in which they surveyed over 2,400 IT professionals from around ...
GandCrab has been particularly aggressive throughout 2018, says @Raj_Samani. @euroinfosec on the 🐱 and 🐭 game being played between the developers and security researchers via @BnkInfoSecurity. https://t.co/Ib6kF6HK2t
OpenGandCrab Ransomware: Cat-and-Mouse Game Continues
A new, free decryptor has been released for "aggressive" crypto-locking ransomware called GandCrab. Researchers say GandCrab has come to dominate the ransomware-as-a-service market, earning ...
Cars of the Future
Self Driving Car Video Reveals the Tantalizing Closeness of Autonomous Cars https://t.co/3GILreJ8mR @inversedotcom #SelfDrivingCars #AutonomousVehicles #autonomous
OpenSelf Driving Car Video Reveals the Tantalizing Closeness of Autonomous Cars
Smartphones could be the key to unlock self-driving cars.
Women can, in some cases, pay thousands of dollars more than men in a year just to get from A to B. https://t.co/xU26ZxollJ
OpenThis Week In the Future of Cars: Women Pay More for Transit
Tesla, GM, and Nissan want to restore the fading tax credit for EVs; Waymo is almost ready to go; the Mustang gets electrified; and more car news.
RT @OnPointRadio: Waymo is now offering ride-hailing with self-driving cars in several Phoenix suburbs. It's a baby step, but how far does the technology have to go before it's everywhere?
We speak with @andyjayhawk, @RobRants, @missy_cummings & @nurobots' Dave Ferguson.
https://t.co/CV35cWYFf5
OpenUber, Lyft ... And Now Waymo: The Self-Driving Car Service Hits The Road
There’s now an app to hail a self-driving taxi. We’ll look behind the wheel at the technology and safety concerns.
Space Tech Essentials
MILO Institute Launches a New Model for Space Exploration
Through the institute, Arizona State University, Lockheed Martin and GEOshare are pioneering a new way to fund deep-space missions that help us better understand not only our universe, but ...
How business is changing the space game
Dr Ben Corin, Research Staff Member at US-based IDA Science and Technology Policy Institute, indicated that the next activities generating private space business would include private space ...
RT @thesheetztweetz: Adam Jonas – best known as a $TSLA Wall Street bull – sees a dazzling future in the space industry.
The @MorganStanley analyst sat down with me, to explain why he sees companies like @SpaceX and @BlueOrigin having “an Apollo effect” on the United States:
https://t.co/k6uvLpzicZ
OpenHow Morgan Stanley's 'mad scientist' became the top Wall Street analyst on the space industry
Adam Jonas became famous – and to some, infamous – on Wall Street when he called for Tesla's stock to more than double to $70 a share.
Swiss Innovation
RT @MSEurope: Did you know that @MSFTScaleUp supports a batch of up to 10 startups with offering solutions to the challenges of digitazation?
Read the story of one of the participating startups @Bestmile from our third batch. 👇🏼
https://t.co/6bZHW7daRZ
OpenMicrosoft ScaleUp Berlin – meet Swiss startup Bestmile
The Microsoft ScaleUp program is designed for Series A startups and offers access to sales, marketing and technical support. Eligible startups partake in the immersive program at one of ...
Swiss Startups : new analyzes, without real surprise … https://t.co/NVLX3nrvyI https://t.co/XLbHApJ6dZ
OpenSwiss Startups : new analyzes, without real surprise …
Create a stock option scheme that is open to as many startups and employees as possible, offering favourable treatment in terms of regulation and taxation. Allow startups to issue stock ...
Check out the journey of the #VentureLeaders China (@venturelab_ch) on @RadioTeleSuisse) >> https://t.co/XrfdXiHltv
... and if you prefer to read, you can do so in our blog >> https://t.co/KnOGlykk23 https://t.co/XvdYQh6U5S
OpenA resounding success for the 5th edition of Venture Leaders China: Swiss Deep Tech leaves a lasting impression on China
By Quentin Gigon, Junior Project Manager - Innovation & Entrepreneurship For the past few years, China has seen its economy grow at a fast-paced rhythm with a keen interest towards ...
Legal Cannabis News & Trends
MJardin Group Granted #Cannabis Cultivation License by Health Canada for Nova Scotia Facility https://t.co/svrk7lzJuw via @invest420 #money #invest https://t.co/kjdQOnbcXz
OpenMJardin Group Granted Cannabis Cultivation License by Health Canada for Nova Scotia Facility
DENVER–(BUSINESS WIRE)–MJardin Group, Inc. (“MJardin” or the “Company”) (CSE:MJAR), a leader in cannabis management, is pleased to announce that the recently opened cultivation and ...
Four years after #Uruguay became the first nation in the world to legalize recreational #cannabis, officials announced that a call for applications to grow nonmedical marijuana for commercial purposes will go out Feb. 11, 2019.
https://t.co/c0kGF9RP2U
OpenUruguayan government announces new application process for recreational cannabis cultivation
Four years after Uruguay became the first nation in the world to legalize recreational cannabis, officials announced that a call for applications to grow nonmedical marijuana for commercial ...
What Stocks Worked and Why and 16 Stories from New #Cannabis Ventures https://t.co/Jz0WlZrIf8 via @invest420 #invest #money https://t.co/HBay3XnmmF
OpenWhat Stocks Worked and Why and 16 Stories from New Cannabis Ventures
This is a copy of the December 9th edition of our weekly Newsletter, which we have been publishing since October 2015. Friends, As we head into the final weeks of 2018, cannabis stocks are ...
Digital Transformation in Banking
RT @sbmeunier: The Greatest Risk to Banking is Not Technology #banking #fintech #finserv #DigitalTransformation #disruption @Strategyfintech MT @JimMarous
➡️https://t.co/BfKNtG9PA1 https://t.co/EYQOiS2pw0
OpenConfronting the Greatest Risks Facing The Future of Banking
The biggest threat to banks and credit unions remains difficult to address because it is so deeply ingrained in most institutions' culture.
RT @JimMarous: The Future Of Banking: Fintech Or Techfin?
My newest contribution via @forbes
https://t.co/BeZHfyHh4c
#banking #fintech #finserv #TechTrends #DigitalDisruption
OpenThe Future Of Banking: Fintech Or Techfin?
While traditional banking institutions are beginning to embrace the potential of collaboration with fintech firms, big tech organizations like Google, Amazon, Facebook and Apple in the U.S. ...
The future of banking and owning the customer #fintech https://t.co/yWuiu4I0Gy https://t.co/1CvV8Yd7ug
OpenThe future of banking and owning the customer
Dr. Markos Zachariadis, associate professor of Information Systems Management and Innovation at Warwick Business School, University of Warwick, and fintech research fellow at CDI in ...
Bitcoin Futures
RT @SpirosMargaris: How #blockchain is bringing
#staffing #innovation
https://t.co/oBDlwKspwm #fintech #futureofwork @eastwoodgary @thenextweb https://t.co/PvqJk75oIi
OpenHow blockchain is bringing staffing innovation
Blockchain technology is rapidly spreading into every available corner in the market, leading many business owners and managers to encounter it for the first time recently. While many have ...
#Bitcoin Governance
#fintech #blockchain #cryptocurrencies via @andi_staub
@SpirosMargaris @jblefevre60 @fintechrockers @luc_schuurmans @haydentiff @Stevewal63 @dinisguarda @pierrepinna @natashakyp @FrankJSchwab @psb_dc @HaroldSinnott @chboursin
https://t.co/NT0STuuPp0 https://t.co/BnUsuvOnMd
Open5G Mobile News
RT @nokia: We signed €250 million financing with @nib to support our #5G research and development in Europe as the era of 5G begins. Read more: https://t.co/WLw6odsVzy https://t.co/aiKpEZzq8o
Open
In order to realize the service continuity between the newly-built 5G Core and the existing EPC, operators need to upgrade the existing network equipment to support necessary inter-working interfaces, to identify the 5G terminal. https://t.co/iLj4u3JaPK @ZTEPress
OpenCommon Core facilitates rapid deployment of 5G
Direct deployment of the 5G core network can maximally meet service demands and will not cause unnecessary investment waste, so it is the preferred solution
#SnapdragonSummit @Qualcomm chief brands #5G a moving target as company revealed broad backing from #Chinese #smartphone makers for #Snapdragon855 @cristianoamon https://t.co/GQpVjK9waA https://t.co/eXo2ef9w4K
OpenQualcomm chief brands 5G a moving target
LIVE FROM QUALCOMM SNAPDRAGON TECH SUMMIT 2018, MAUI: Qualcomm president Cristiano Amon (pictured) highlighted the ...
Smart Cities
And, as you prepare for our next webinar, check out our last webinar! In it Coral Gables, Florida IT Director, Raimundo Rodulfo shares what they have done to turn their city into a #SmartCity! Check out the recorded #webinar to learn more: https://t.co/mK7lXE8WPu https://t.co/HO7ehzNYum
Open
#ICYMI: @IEEESmartCities recently launched a newsletter that will be used to advance state of the art technologies for global #smartcites. To learn more, check out our press release: https://t.co/mjAneEZqoA https://t.co/0aiN2ekjYQ
OpenIEEE Smart Cities Launches Newsletter
IEEE Smart Cities is a global, multi-discipline cross-IEEE effort, through which IEEE seeks to help municipalities around the world address urban population growth by providing education, ...
Top smart cities in Europe
Top smart cities in Europe, including London, Helsinki, Barcelona, Vienna, Amsterdam, Stockholm, Copenhagen, Berlin, Dublin, Reykjavik, Lynon, Paris
IT & CIO Trends
The future of #MooresLaw
1. #CPU processing #tasks
2. #GPU tackling #graphics + 10x performance jump over CPU
3. #TPU computing #AI + 10x performance jump over GPU
@EU_Commission via @MikeQuindazzi >>> #Megatrends #EmergingTech >>> https://t.co/Iz4m560gbH https://t.co/fCNOwF62ip
OpenGlobal Trends to 2035 - Economy and Society
AI Artificial Intelligence AMD Advanced Micro Devices AMECO Annual Macro-Economic Database ARM Advanced RISC (Reduced Instruction Set Computing) Machine ASC Advisory Scientific Committee ...
Streaming Data, Machine Learning, Streaming Analytics — #VoltDB enables the top big data trends for 2019 https://t.co/DdaVPweL8y
OpenBig Data Trends to Consider In 2019
Big data is no longer a buzzword; it seems to have comfortably crossed the threshold of early adopters. The following post emphasizes on how big data can morph the shape of business in the ...
SDN: Where is it now and what is the future? #enterprise #network #sdn @computerweekly https://t.co/UVxbASoM8e
OpenSDN: Where is it now and what is the future?
Software-defined networking is one of the great IT hype stories of this century – we look at where it stands now
Europe Startup News
RT @WestwoodLA: London’s #startup ecosystem at a glance https://t.co/zxgfZd1SCS via @EU_Startups
OpenLondon’s startup ecosystem at a glance
Combining the benefits of networking, café culture, and serviced offices, these London coworking spaces offer something for everyone: Huckletree – Huckletree is an innovation-oriented and ...
Porto’s startup ecosystem at a glance
Porto Innovation Hub – The Porto Innovation Hub creates opportunities for local citizens to get involved with the city’s local innovation ecosystem through events, workshops, info sessions, ...
SILICON VALLEY: Here is the most comprehensive guide to the SV Startup Ecosystem ever created, a list of 400+ startup orgs & resources for entrepreneurs: https://t.co/mngsZAph9j
#SiliconValley #EcosystemCanvas #FIworldwide @RadivisionTV @siliconbeat @silicontap @simulationshow https://t.co/S94h0dsqpm
OpenPittsburgh Startup Resource List: 250+ Accelerators, Incubators, Investors, and more
Pittsburgh is truly a GREAT place to build a startup, but most of the early-stage entrepreneurs we speak to are not aware of the local resources that are availa