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Is Instagram to blame for the rise in self-harm amongst teenage girls?
Wiser! Essay: Rates of self-harm, depression and social anxiety continue to rise amongst teenage girls. The question is why?…
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Dorsey quits Twitter & renames Square; plus Instagram, Shopping Bots and TikTok
Wiser! #48: Jack Dorsey quits as Twitter CEO for the 2nd time., then renames Square to Block; Plus Instagram harm to teen girls, shopping bots, TikTok and more...…
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Deepfakes in the Metaverse; plus Substack, NFTs, Nigeria's CBDC, and Xbox
Wiser! #46: deepfakes in the Metaverse; Substack lose the plot, Tarantino sued over NFTs; Nigeria launch CBDC and Xbox hits 20.…
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The Metaverse Part 2; what it virtually means in reality
Wiser! #45 (Premium): All of a sudden, everyone is talking about the Metaverse. Thanks Meta! In this 2 part series, Part 1 explained what it is and Part 2 looks at what it does.…
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Microsoft enters the Metaverse; Facebook's on/off facial recognition, and Pinterest want your Attention
Wiser! #43: Microsoft takes on Facebook head to head in the metaverse virtual workspace; Pinterest moves for your attention, and Facebook turns off facial recognition (for now).…
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The Metaverse Part 1; Facebook's big bet
Wiser! #43 (Premium): When Facebook, the world's largest social network, renames to "Meta", it positions the Metaverse as the Next Computing Platform, aka Web3, the next generation of the Internet.…
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A hell of a week for Facebook; plus Amazon, Google, Starlink & more
Wiser! #39: It's been a tough week for Mark Zuckerberg and Facebook; the whistleblower, the US Senate, the Facebook Files and a 5 hour global outage. Plus Amazon's pursuit of the home, Google are in court (again) and Elon Musk's Starlink.…
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Ambient Computing: Amazon's in the house
Wiser! #38 (Premium): Amazon has unveiled a clutch of digital smart tech for the home in its pursuit of ambient computing, inc robots, wearables, drones, smartspeakers and AI.…
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China's CBDC rollout continues; Twitter's AI bias revealed; Uber saves lives; and more...
Wiser #37: China's CBDC rollout is on track according to expert Richard Turrin; Twitter opens up its algorithms to scrutiny for AI bias; Uber saves lives and a roundup of the top stories from September.…
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Can iPhone detect your mental health?; Amazon's AI "time and motion"; Daniel Schreiber & more...
Wiser! #36: Apple looking at detecting mental health via iPhone; more attention on Amazon's treatment of workers; Lemonade CEO Daniel Schreiber talks to me; plus much much more.…
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Daniel Schreiber, CEO Lemonade: changing the way people think about insurance
Newsletter #35 (Premium): Lemonade is the AI-powered, digital insurer with a social conscience. They redefined the insurance business model, achieved more in 4 years than most do in 40, & growing at pace. In this exclusive interview, Rick Huckstep talks with CEO, Daniel Schreiber.…
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Microsoft's remote working survey; Facebook smartglasses; Epic v Apple latest
Wiser! #34: Microsoft have conducted the largest study ever into the effects of remote working; plus an exclusive interview with Lemonade CEO Daniel Schreiber; Facebook's new smartglasses and the Litecoin pump and dump.…
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El Salvador go all-in on Bitcoin; Apple delay CSAM; Coinbase take on the SEC
Newsletter #32: All eyes on El Salvador's BitcoinDay. Plus Apple delays its child protection measures, and more insights and information…
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Tesla's AI Day
Newsletter #30 (Premium): Every year Tesla has "a day". This year, it was AI Day, and it threw up a few surprises; Robots, AI supercomputers and the verticalisation of Tesla.…
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Tesla's AI Roadmap; Biden calls on BigTech; TikTok's ecommerce plans
Newsletter #29: Tesla's AI Day unveiled why they are more than just an electric car company. Plus President Biden calls in BigTech to fight Cybercrime. And TikTok make another move into eComm, and much much more…
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The Pegasus Project: the spyware leak that exposed the risk to lawyers and activists
Wiser! #25: The Pegasus spyware hack reminded us that if we're connected, we're vulnerable. Plus BigTech's earnings calls, Dorsey and Bitcoin save the world, plus Robinhood goes public…
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"They're killing people": Was Biden right about Facebook?
Wiser! #24 (Premium): Was President Biden right to lay the blame on Facebook for the high levels of anti-vax misinformation? For the Wiser! Newsletter, Rick Huckstep goes looking for the data points.…
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$2 trillion Microsoft opens a new Window for creators
Wiser! #21: As Microsoft enter the $2 trillion club, the new Windows 11 is aimed at the Creator Economy. Plus Binance, Neeva, McAfee and Starlink, all for good measure!…
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Robots and the Rise of the Machines
Wiser! #20 (Premium): Strategic Insight on the global robotics market that is growing at 20% CAGR. With China leading the way and Robots deployed in many industries. Plus Nike case study…
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BigTech's pursuit of the Healthcare dollar
Wiser! #18 (Premium): BigTech has eyes on the US Healthcare market. It's expensive, inefficient and broken.…
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How Apple built a 10-year lead in wearables technology
Wiser! #17: Apple has built a formidable lead in Wearables...in plain sight! Plus CBDCs, Musk in trouble again and TikTok goes into Radio.…
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Google: when the truth depends on your POV
Wiser! #16: Google shows off its new AI language tool; Bitcoin prize is like a yoyo; Crypto's true energy costs; SuperApps, Robots and Atomic Fingerprints…
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Battle Stations! Apple takes on Epic Games and the EU
Wiser! #13: Epic Games are suing Apple for monopolistic behaviour in the AppStore. Ethereum hits an all-time high. CBDCs are coming. And Lemonade, the true disruptors in Insurance?…
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Quantum Computing 101
Wiser! #12 (Premium): Quantum computing explained in simple terms, plus the 10 areas where quantum computing will change the way industry and markets work.…