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Work without chit-chat and making Lemonade

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Microsoft • 9 min read

Work without chit-chat and making Lemonade

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.…

Rick Huckstep • 17 Sep 2021

El Salvador's Bitcoin Day & Apple delays CSAM

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Bitcoin • 9 min read

El Salvador's Bitcoin Day & Apple delays CSAM

Newsletter #32: All eyes on El Salvador's BitcoinDay. Plus Apple delays its child protection measures, and more insights and information…

Rick Huckstep • 10 Sep 2021

Facebook's World Domination Strategy: Novi, a connected wallet for a connected world

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Facebook • 11 min read

Facebook's World Domination Strategy: Novi, a connected wallet for a connected world

Newsletter #28 (Premium): Novi is Facebook's digital wallet. It allows users to move digital money between Facebook's apps for free and easily. And it's is going to be hugely disruptive. You only have to look to China and WeChat to see what is going to happen.…

Rick Huckstep • 20 Aug 2021

The Pegasus Project: the spyware leak that exposed the risk to lawyers and activists

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Cyber • 12 min read

The Pegasus Project: the spyware leak that exposed the risk to lawyers and activists

Newsletter #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…

Rick Huckstep • 30 Jul 2021

"They're killing people": Was Biden right about Facebook?

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Facebook • 11 min read

"They're killing people": Was Biden right about Facebook?

Newsletter: #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.…

Rick Huckstep • 23 Jul 2021

$2 trillion Microsoft opens a new Window for creators

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Microsoft • 10 min read

$2 trillion Microsoft opens a new Window for creators

Newsletter #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!…

Rick Huckstep • 02 Jul 2021

How Apple built a 10-year lead in wearables technology

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Apple • 7 min read

How Apple built a 10-year lead in wearables technology

Newsletter #18: Apple has built a formidable lead in Wearables...in plain sight! Plus CBDCs, Musk in trouble again and TikTok goes into Radio.…

Rick Huckstep • 04 Jun 2021

China: the journey to a cashless society

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CBDCs • 10 min read

China: the journey to a cashless society

Newsletter #15 (Premium): Central Bank Digital Currencies are coming. It's not a question of whether, but when. And China has stolen the march and is years ahead of the rest of the world.…

Rick Huckstep • 14 May 2021

Battle Stations! Apple takes on Epic Games and the EU

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Apple • 9 min read

Battle Stations! Apple takes on Epic Games and the EU

Newsletter #14: 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?…

Rick Huckstep • 07 May 2021

Virtual Humans; the Quest for Realism, Experience & Influence

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Virtual Human • 6 min read

Virtual Humans; the Quest for Realism, Experience & Influence

Newsletter #10 (Premium): Virtual Humans. Mark Zuckerberg says that Mixed Reality is the next big thing.…

Rick Huckstep • 16 Apr 2021

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Augmented Reality • 9 min read

Call of Duty gets real!

Newsletter #9: Microsoft score $20bn AR deal with US Army, TikTok's awesome signal liquidity, Coinbase goes public, and more strategic insights from the Tech Economy…

Rick Huckstep • 09 Apr 2021

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Google • 8 min read

We like pizza and cookies!

Newsletter #6: Google announces the end of cookies, subscription search from Neeva, Crypto and Bitcoin, and Apple and Facebook in a battle for Mixed Reality…

Rick Huckstep • 26 Mar 2021