UK researchers on the path to release swarms of robots into our sewers
WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF Every year we loose trillions of gallons of water from old leaking pipes and infrastructure, and now the robots are getting onto the case … Love the Exponential Future? Join our XPotential Community, future proof yourself with courses from XPotential University, read about exponential tech...
Rolls Royce’s electric plane smashes multiple world records
WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF Future aircraft will be powered by “greener” fuels, from ammonia and electricity to hydrogen, and their rate of development is accelerating – literally. Love the Exponential Future? Join our XPotential Community, future proof yourself with courses from XPotential University, read about exponential tech and trends, ...
Tesco selects central London for it’s first walk in walk out store
WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF We have had the technology to let customers walk in, grab what they want, pay, and leave without stopping at the checkout for a long time, but it’s now rolling out. Love the Exponential Future? Join our XPotential Community, future proof yourself with courses...
Google DeepMind is teaching AI to play Diplomacy before taking on the real thing
WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF AI might be getting alot better at strategy, but sometimes diplomacy is called for and that’s a skill that AI has yet to master … Love the Exponential Future? Join our XPotential Community, future proof yourself with courses from XPotential University, connect, watch a keynote, or browse my blog. Now...
Aker Offshore to create the world’s first wind turbine recycling plant
WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF At some point in the future all the renewable generation systems we’re building will go end of life, and noone wants it all to end up in landfill … Love the Exponential Future? Join our XPotential Community, future proof yourself with courses from XPotential University,...
Futurist Keynote, UK: Life in 2069, Samsung
WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF The future won’t just be a more modern version of today’s reality, it’ll be sci-fi on steroids. Love the Exponential Future? Join our XPotential Community, future proof yourself with courses from XPotential University, read about exponential tech and trends, connect, watch a keynote, or browse my blog. Firstly, thanks...
UK’s Heathrow airport to start operating flying taxis from 2025
WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF Flying is always the fastest way to go – and flying taxis are now literally starting to take off. Love the Exponential Future? Join our XPotential Community, future proof yourself with courses from XPotential University, read about exponential tech and trends, connect, watch a keynote, or browse my blog....
A new particle accelerator just created the brightest medical X-Rays ever
WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF Particle accelerators that fit on a chip will one day revolutionize medicine but in the meantime they’re transforming X-Rays. Love the Exponential Future? Join our XPotential Community, future proof yourself with courses from XPotential University, read about exponential tech and trends, connect, watch a keynote, or browse my blog....
Scotlands first underwater substation makes waves in the energy sector
WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF Offshore wind is becoming increasingly important and now a radical new substation design is giving it a big boost. Love the Exponential Future? Join our XPotential Community, future proof yourself with courses from XPotential University, read about exponential tech and trends, connect, watch a keynote, or browse my blog....
Oil giant BP bought a startup that turns office buildings into power plants
WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF Virtual power plants are the future of power plants, and the oil majors are circling the sector and buying up startups … Love the Exponential Future? Join our XPotential Community, future proof yourself with courses from XPotential University, read about exponential tech and trends, connect, watch...
5G connected ambulance lets remote clinicians direct paramedics in real time using haptics
WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF Sometimes the medical experts you need are hundreds of miles away but now they can be right there with the patient thanks to 5G. Love the Exponential Future? Join our XPotential Community, future proof yourself with courses from XPotential University, connect, watch a keynote, or browse my blog. The South...
Webinar: The Future of Superyacht Design and HNW culture, SuperyachtNews
WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF Superyachts builders, owners, and operators are trying to be more green and sustainable, and thanks to new innovations they’re moving the dial … Love the Exponential Future? Join our XPotential Community, future proof yourself with courses from XPotential University, connect, watch a keynote, or browse my blog. It’s been a...
MotoGP stands up the world’s first ultra-fast standalone 5G broadcasting system
WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF One of 5G’s major future use cases is being able to stream live events in 8k without the need for hideously expensive professional broadcast equipment. Love the Exponential Future? Join our XPotential Community, future proof yourself with courses from XPotential University, connect, watch a keynote, or browse my blog. 5G...
After decades in the shadows Flying Whales is bringing back the mighty airship
WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF Today’s pace of life is hectic so airships provide both a respite as well as a way to lift massive volumes of cargo cheaply. Love the Exponential Future? Join our XPotential Community, future proof yourself with courses from XPotential University, connect, watch a keynote, or browse my blog. Airships are coming...
65 percent of all COVID disinformation came from just 12 people
WHY THAT MATTERS IN BRIEF Disinformation in our connected digital world is its own pandemic, and it only takes a few people to sway global opinion. Love the Exponential Future? Join our XPotential Community, future proof yourself with courses from XPotential University, connect, watch a keynote, or browse my blog. During my keynotes and sessions...
Saudi megacity Neom to build world’s first solar dome desalination plant
WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF More areas of the world are suffering from water scarcity, and while desalinating seawater is a solution it also has its issues that this goes some way to solving. Love the Exponential Future? Join our XPotential Community, future proof yourself with courses from XPotential University, connect, watch...
Price to bury carbon nears tipping point as cost of emissions soar
WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF When it becomes cheaper to conserve than pollute you’ll be amazed how fast companies change their habits. Love the Exponential Future? Join our XPotential Community, future proof yourself with courses from XPotential University, connect, watch a keynote, or browse my blog. Let’s face it if you want to change something...
The UN IPCC’s climate report is “Code Red for humanity”
WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF The Japanese have a saying: “We all live under one sky.” But increasingly as a result of human activity that sky, and the climate that goes with it, is changing our world. Love the Exponential Future? Join our XPotential Community, future proof yourself with...
IQ tests can’t measure it but Cognitive Flexibility is key to learning and creativity
WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF Our future will be vastly different from today’s reality so students will need all the help they can get to make the most of it. Love the Exponential Future? Join our XPotential Community, future proof yourself with courses from XPotential University, connect, watch a keynote, or browse my blog. The...
Drax announces the worlds largest negative emissions energy project
WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF Greenhouse gasses that are responsible for climate change are being emitted faster than ever before, and now companies are being incentivised to literally bury them. Love the Exponential Future? Join our XPotential Community, future proof yourself with courses from XPotential University, connect, watch a keynote, or browse my blog. Drax,...
