As I’m currently looking for a new mesh WiFi networking system for my apartment, I’ve been wondering about Apple’s decision to abandon the wireless router market back in November 2016. I’m hoping Apple would reconsider their decision regarding wireless routers and re-enter the market. It would be a powerful space for Apple to command. After all, Apple wants to be present all around your smart home and they’re working hard on technologies like HomeKit, Siri, and AppleTV. They’re also always touting the importance of security and privacy.
Read MoreWhat are colleges selling you?
At least three out of four things from the “college sales pitch” are such that we can replicate them ourselves, should we want to. Only accreditation is hard to replicate, but also there one could argue that it’s highly overrated, except when it comes to specialized careers. When looked upon like this, it’s easy to agree that the entire college system must change, especially in countries where attending a college causes long-term financial burdens to the students and their families.
Read MoreThe 5+2 challenge areas of Climate Tech
On an aggregate level investments in Climate Tech has grown at almost five times the rate of the overall global venture capital market. One would assume – and most certainly hope – that this trend continues.
Read MoreThe EU urgently needs its own chip manufacturing
If the US is feeling stressed about the global chip situation, the EU should be outright panicking. It’s high time that the EU has woken up and attempts to do something for the sake of “digital sovereignty”. Let’s hope the intervention doesn’t come too late, because in matters that are complex and capital intensive, change doesn’t happen overnight.
Read MoreWhy not focus on Climate Tech then?
So if you’re like me, a tech enthusiast and wondering what to do with your life, why not focus on Climate Tech then? I for one am going to start paying much more attention to Climate Tech going forward, and I definitely want to learn as much as possible about the various technologies and opportunities emerging out there. Seems like a perfect object to focus on in order to find something meaningful to do with the time and resources I have at my disposal.
Read MoreNFT's – The digital equivalent of a signed copy of a photograph
You can make thousands of copies of a photograph, be it printed or digital. In both cases the cost is low, and one could argue that in the case of a digital photo, the cost is essentially zero. But you can’t copy a signature, be it a physical or cryptographical one, and for some collectors that has value.
Read MoreProust got it partly right with "we suffer, therefore we think"
According to Proust, ideas which have arisen without pain lack an important source of motivation. Mental activities can thus be divided into two categories. On the one hand, there are “painless thoughts”, sparked by no particular discomfort, e.g. having a disinterested wish to find out how sleep works. On the other hand, there are “painful thoughts”, arising out of a distressing inability to do something, e.g. not being able to sleep due to insomnia.
Read MoreWhat does it mean to have 60 billion transistors in a computer chip?
However big or small a computer chip is in actual physical size, 60 billion transistors sounds like a lot. And it is. But what does this stunning transistor count mean in practice?
Read MoreTikTok is probably going to be banned in the US too
Given everything that’s going on between China and the US and the fact that we have an incumbent president who’s becoming increasingly desperate and angry, it’s a safe bet that TikTok’s 26.5m MAUs in the US can soon say goodbye to their favorite social media app.
Read MoreA few thoughts on the AI Black Box problem
As we’re seeing more and more solutions around us leveraging artificial intelligence (AI), typically some form of machine learning (ML), many have begun to wonder how those solutions actually work. Especially when it comes to processes like medical diagnostics and credit scoring, people have started to ask the question: how did system X reach conclusion Y?
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