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A long-term view on the drivers of inflation and monetary policy

Developments in AI lead to new speculations about the role of technologies in the evolution of life.

Will our society's progressive values lead us to embrace a new romantic paradigm?

An unconventional reflection on Hannah Arendt’s philosophy

All manufacturing produces waste, even the clean energy industry. Critical clean energy technologies – EV batteries, solar panels, wind turbine blades – lead to a massive problem with waste management

Sebastiaan Crul discusses the inevitability of techno-fixes in a world haunted by crises

Intelligent systems will increasingly solicit our ‘help’ to gather data

A reflection on the demise of Big Tech and the return of industrial incumbents

Definitions are becoming obsolete as tech and science blur the boundaries between the natural and the artificial

The implications of generative AI for tech and talent

Regulation, decentralization and combined approaches battle for the crypto throne

We should be strategic as we make strides toward digital sovereignty.

Despite a hefty ecological footprint of its own, digital technology has the potential to contribute to a more sustainable future.

In the past few months, creative AI systems such as DALL-E and Midjourney have taken the internet by storm with their “artistic” creations.

Brace yourself, the 2D newsfeeds gracing our screens might soon be part of internet history.

As man becomes machine and machine becomes man.

Is Europe too late to cause a Brussels effect on AI technology?

How Instagram is preparing itself for the metaverse

Texan rebellion is likely to shake up federal politics in the U.S.

Companies are on the lookout for opportunities during the crypto crash

Why are Gen Zers more likely to prefer online anonymity compared to millennials?

What does it take to create a flourishing virtual economy?

Will deepfake videos, the latest and most versatile medium to eternalize the dead, impel us to regulate digital immortality?

Are we moving towards a culture in which our digitally positioned self is more important than our actual self?

By sharing ownership and control with producers and governments, our smart devices are no longer what they seem

Pim Korsten gives a rundown on the opportunities and risks of the rise of central bank digital currencies.

Learn more about our framework that helps us understand the anatomy of digital systems.

Both praised and feared by many, the 'promises' of the metaverse are highly contentious. Sebastiaan Crul aims to separate the wheat from the chaff.

The pandemic has ensured the implementation of edtech in school systems. Will pedagogical or technological aspects be prioritized?

The evolution of the cyborg in science and popular culture