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Web3 versus the Metaverse; different journeys to the same destination (Part 1)

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Web3 versus the Metaverse; different journeys to the same destination (Part 1)

Wiser! #49 (Premium): Web3 is everything crypto and the economy that is forming around it; DeFi, DAOs, Dapps, Decentralised, NFTS. It's on the same course as the Metaverse, just taking a different route. In this 2 Part series, I make sense of what's happening and what's next for the Internet.…

Rick Huckstep • 07 Dec 2021

The Metaverse Part 2; what it virtually means in reality

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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.…

Rick Huckstep • 16 Nov 2021

The Metaverse Part 1; Facebook's big bet

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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.…

Rick Huckstep • 02 Nov 2021

Ambient Computing: Amazon's in the house

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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.…

Rick Huckstep • 05 Oct 2021

Daniel Schreiber, CEO Lemonade: changing the way people think about insurance

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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.…

Rick Huckstep • 21 Sep 2021

Will El Salvador's #BitcoinDay be the saviour of Bitcoin?

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Will El Salvador's #BitcoinDay be the saviour of Bitcoin?

Wiser! #33 (Premium): El Salvador are the first nation in the world to adopt Bitcoin as legal tender. It's a gamble for President Bukele, but will it pay off?…

Rick Huckstep • 10 Sep 2021

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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.…

Rick Huckstep • 31 Aug 2021

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

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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

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China's Big Tech Crackdown

Newsletter #26 (Premium): China has looked at the power of the BigTech monopolies in the USA and said "not happening here!"...and they mean business!…

Rick Huckstep • 06 Aug 2021

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

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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.…

Rick Huckstep • 23 Jul 2021

Robinhood: good samaritan or evil menace?

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Robinhood: good samaritan or evil menace?

Wiser! #22 (Premium): Strategic insight into Robinhood, the day trading app. Are they the good samaritan, or an evil menace? Find out here.…

Rick Huckstep • 09 Jul 2021

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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…

Rick Huckstep • 25 Jun 2021

BigTech's pursuit of the Healthcare dollar

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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.…

Rick Huckstep • 11 Jun 2021

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SPACE: The final frontier?

Wiser! #16 (Premium): The Space Race used to be between two most powerful nations. Now the superpowers are the two richest men in the world, plus Sir Richard Branson.…

Rick Huckstep • 28 May 2021

China: the journey to a cashless society

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China: the journey to a cashless society

Wiser! #14 (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

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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.…

Rick Huckstep • 04 May 2021