Category Archives: Technology

Weekend Lecture: The New Digital Age – LSE

Posted on September 7, 2013 by macromon

Eric Schmidt and Jared Cohen are two of the leading thinkers of our time. The New Digital Age is a unique and unparalleled collaboration between these two great minds and will offer us their view on the future of the … Continue reading →

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Consumer Driven Disruptive Tech – MIT Technology Review

Posted on September 3, 2013 by macromon

Good stuff from MIT’s Technology Review (click here if video is not observable)

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China and the internet – The Economist

Posted on April 16, 2013 by macromon

Stunning,  564 billion people online! (click here if video is not observable)

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Smartphones and Streaming Music

Posted on March 31, 2013 by macromon

Is Apple prepping a streaming music service? Nobody outside Cupertino knows. Here’s strong evidence why it should. – Fortune Interesting Fortune piece on smartphones and streaming music speculating on Apple’s entrance into the space. FORTUNE — There’s no doubt that … Continue reading →

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Nonlinear Thinking: iLifeguards

Posted on March 26, 2013 by macromon

Wow!  The robots are even coming for the lifeguards.  Maybe quantitative easing will help reduce unemployment on the beach. Amazing world we now live. Swimmers on Californian beaches are likely to be rescued by a different kind of lifeguard if … Continue reading →

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Introducing Samsung’s Galaxy S4 – CNET

Posted on March 14, 2013 by macromon

Very cool! (click here if video is not observable)

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Will 3D Printing Change the World? – PBSoffbook

Posted on March 4, 2013 by macromon

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The international cyberwar intensifies

Posted on February 21, 2013 by macromon

Keep this on your radar. Newly released reports tie years of cyber attacks against the U.S. to the Chinese military, triggering the potential for more aggressive action from the White House. We look back at a Washington Post special report … Continue reading →

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Weekend Lecture: Is Innovation Over?

Posted on February 15, 2013 by macromon

Tyler Cowen, of George Mason University, and Bhaskar Chakravorti, of Tufts University, debate the proposition: Innovation is over. The discussion was moderated by Vijay Vaitheeswaran, Shanghai bureau chief for The Economist, at The Economist’s World in 2012 Festival on December … Continue reading →

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Nonlinear Thinking: iDoctors

Posted on February 13, 2013 by macromon

One of our favorite technologies hits the mainstream media.   Revolutionary assuming the vested interests don’t squash it. Hat tip Larry Wagner! (click here if video is not observable)

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