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All my latest writing, reports, speaking, and podcasts around the various internets
Synthetic AI-generated humans: is the future of fashion fake?
We have synthetic humans earning millions as influencers and models who are created by a computer. What’s driving this … and where’s it all going? To...
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IBM’s Weather Company has a path to billions in new revenue, thanks to the rise of the subscription economy
I recently had a chance to interview IBM VP and global head of Watson Advertising and Weather Sheri Bachstein for the second time. She’s a...
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I am the CEO of $SMRT
I am excited, bemused, amused, and yes, also hopeful to announce that I am the CEO of $SMRT, a creator coin cryptocurrency issued by Rally.io. And I...
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Clubhouse adds direct payment option for listeners to support creators
It’s all about creators. If you want to build a great platform, you need creators and influencers who make and deliver create content: videos...
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Apple: iOS 14.5 imminent, developers need to get serious about privacy … or else
iOS 14.5 is almost, almost, almost here. We’ve been waiting for weeks, and it’s a big deal. iOS 14.5 finally fully implements all the...
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AirPods Max At $549 Feels Like A Middle Finger To People In A Pandemic
Are robot chefs the future of food? Chatting with the maker of Flippy, the...
$50K AI Prediction Contest Launches Today
WristCam Is A Camera For Your Apple Watch, Built Into The Strap
Apple GateKeeper: Macs phone home whenever they open an app … but one...
Cyber Monday Biggest Online Shopping Day In US History; Cyber Week Biggest In...
Mobile ad monetization: 25 questions answered
Apple Watch StrapGate Is Not Over. You Still Need To Return Your Entire Watch...
Why former Microsoft CTO Nathan Myhrvold is taking the highest-resolution...
Robots and AI can 10X productivity. Are they also better for workers?
Online Grocery Orders Jumped 560% Over Last 7 Days
Low Code Explosion: Why 37 Of The Top 50 Retail Apps Are Hybrid
The future of farms is vertical: 400X more yield, 95% less water, 99% less space
How mobile app tracking is changing (or, making the insane sane)
YouTube Will Now Show Ads On All Videos Even If Creators Don’t Want Them
Apple’s ‘Big Commission Cut’ Will Cost Only 2% Of App Store Revenue, According...
Apple Podcasts Web Embed Finally Arrives, Helping You Nibble Before Biting
Apple’s New ‘Big Sur’ Update Bricking Older Macs
No selling allowed: how Insight Timer is building the biggest meditation...
How to calculate ROAS in iOS 14 with SKAdNetwork
Elon Musk Tests Positive For Covid-19 (And Negative)
Thanks, Apple: Choosing Which Laptop To Buy Just Got Really Hard
Is space the future of IoT? Tracking rhinos, ships, and wind farms by micro...
MacBook Air 2020: 18 Hours Battery, 3.5X Faster, 5X Faster Graphics
Republican Facebook Exodus? Parler Hits #1 On App Store
This AI creates movies from hundreds of smartphones automagically
The US desperately needs new election tech. Time for blockchain?
YouTube Bug Cutting Creator Pay 50% Or More; YouTubers Becoming Desperate and...
