Researchers unveil an unhackable chip that even quantum computers can’t crack
WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF Quantum computers will be able to crack most encryption systems on the planet, but this new security system is apparently uncrackable. Interested in the Exponential Future? Connect, download a free E-Book, watch a keynote, or browse my blog. The word unhackable is a strong one and recently there have...
Futurist Keynote, London: Future of Healthcare 2020 to 2070, Willis Towers Watson
WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF Today there are hundreds of exponential technologies arriving, and many of those are already having an impact on healthcare and patient outcomes, furthermore science fiction is increasingly becoming science fact. Firstly, I’d like to thank Mark and the team at Willis Towers Watson for...
Futurist Keynote, London: Investing in the Future, Bloomberg
WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF We are increasingly reaching the point where we can disrupt global industries within the space of weeks and days, and that has a significant impact on investors and investment strategies. Firstly, thank you to Parker and the team at Bloomberg for inviting me to...
Featured Futurist: Shaping the Future of UK Healthcare, Deloitte
WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF Exponential technologies will revolutionise healthcare, human longevity and wellness, and patient outcomes, and healthcare organisations need to be prepared. Interested in the Exponential Future? Connect, download a free E-Book, watch a keynote, or browse my blog. Firstly, thank you to Karen Taylor and the team at Deloitte for asking...
McLaren reveal their extreme 2050 shape shifting F1 race car concept
WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF While even the best and brightest minds can try to imagine life thirty years in the future the likelihood is that what’s possible will make even today’s grandest concepts rather tame. Interested in the Exponential Future? Connect, download a free E-Book, watch a keynote, or browse my blog. McLaren...
Google DeepMind’s AI helps researchers translate ancient languages
WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF While AI is being used to help translate modern day languages from one to another, it’s now getting to the point where we can see true universal translators emerging. Interested in the Exponential Future? Connect, download a free E-Book, watch a keynote, or browse my blog. Artificial Intelligence (AI) is...
Featured Futurist: Stuff Magazine, The Virtual Sporting Life
WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF The future of E-Sports will blow your mind and you’d be surprised at the things you can do from the comfort of your own living room. Firstly, thank you to James and the team for inviting me to be Stuff magazine’s new monthly columnist...
Featured Futurist: Stuff Magazine, Spotify the Difference
WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF The future of entertainment is going to be much weirder than you think, and in time the power to create blockbuster movies will be in your hands. Firstly, thank you to James and the team for inviting me to be Stuff magazine’s new monthly...
DeepMind’s AIphaStar achieves Starcraft II Grandmaster status, signals “advanced” AI has arrived
WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF Starcraft is a game of strategy and as such is a much more complex game for AI to master, but now one of the world’s most advanced AI’s has done just that. Interested in the Exponential Future? Connect, download a free E-Book, watch a keynote, or browse my blog....
A Google intern built a shockingly good synthetic image generator
WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF Researchers are trying to create a new form of AI, or Creative Machines, that can generate their own content from scratch, and the systems are improving all the time. Interested in the Exponential Future? Connect, download a free E-Book, watch a keynote, or browse my blog. For years, artists...
Former Go world champion retires after declaring “AI is invincible”
WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF It is inevitable that AI and robotics will continue to automate more human jobs and tasks, and society has to have answers and solutions for what’s coming. Interested in the Exponential Future? Connect, download a free E-Book, watch a keynote, or browse my blog. “Artificial Intelligence (AI) and automation...
Researchers repurpose tractor beam tech to create interactive holograms
WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF The future of entertainment is immersive and 3D, but getting there is proving hard, that said though there have been breakthroughs. Interested in the Exponential Future? Connect, download a free E-Book, watch a keynote, or browse my blog. Recently I’ve been showing off videos of the world’s first real...
Hypersonic flight a step closer after revolutionary British hypersonic engine aces tests
WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF The future of flight isn’t just supersonic, it’s hypersonic, and a new British hypersonic engine just aced its tests bringing it a step closer to commercial flight. Interested in the Exponential Future? Connect, download a free E-Book, watch a keynote, or browse my blog. Hypersonic planes, like the stunning...
Futurist Keynote, UK: Education in the Exponential Era, GEMS
WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF Everyone agrees that today’s industrial education strategies are not fit for purpose and will ultimately leave us with a huge skills gap in the future. Firstly, I would like to thank the team at GEMS, the world’s largest private school company, with over 150,000...
Futurist on TV: The Gadget Show, Channel 5
WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF The world of technology is moving fast, but most people experience this rate of change first through interaction with their devices and gadgets, so I lift the lid on what’s coming. Firstly, I’d like to thank Curtis, James and the crew for inviting me...
Futurist Keynote, London: Future of Superyacht Design, Superyacht News
WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF New technologies are disrupting every sector, and the superyacht industry is no exception, but today’s disruptions give the incumbents a new opportunity to demonstrate thought leadership and change the industry’s narrative. Firstly, it was a pleasure and an honour to be invited, for the...
UK startup’s new method drastically reduces the cost of clean meat
WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF Clean meat, real meat that is produced in the same way animals produce meat but outside the animal, will revolutionise food production – if the costs are right. Interested in the Exponential Future? Connect, download a free E-Book, watch a keynote, or browse my blog. It’s thought that lab...
An AI just discovered and then painted a hidden Picasso painting
WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF Not only can neural networks detect patterns, and copy the old masters, but now they can reveal hidden paintings too. Interested in the Exponential Future? Connect, download a free E-Book, watch a keynote, or browse my blog. Recently Artificial Intelligence (AI) has been more in the habit of detecting...
Quantum teleportation breakthrough supercharges quantum technologies
WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF Everyone is familiar with Qubits, but researchers just managed to add an extra dimension which could lead to the development even more incredibly powerful technologies. Interested in the Exponential Future? Connect, download a free E-Book, watch a keynote, or browse my blog. Scientists from University College London in the...
Vodafone combines 5G and haptics to let rugby players 100 miles apart tackle each other
WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF This is just one example of how 5G will let us work and play in new ways, and it’s just the beginning. Interested in the Exponential Future? Connect, download a free E-Book, watch a keynote, or browse my blog. Vodafone showed off several demos of its new 5G network...
