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Metaverse Hype Befuddles Everyone–Even Techonomists
Ask 10 people to define the metaverse and you’ll get 15 different answers. The recent conference...
Can We Tokenize, Gamify, and Reality Augment Education?
New educational tools are incorporating curricula based on AI, gamification, AR and VR, and most...
Now You Can Get an AI to Write for You
Generative AI is increasingly available to every person–software that can create works of art,...
The Next Cold War Has a Chip On Its Shoulder
I’m no longer hiding under my desk awaiting missiles, but don’t be surprised if you see me...
Biden Proclaims AI Bill of Rights (Kinda/Sorta)
As AI assumes more and more previously human tasks, ethicists, futurists, and legal minds are...
A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Algorithm
AI-generated art from emerging products like Dall-e and Midjourney begs the question of what is...
Green PCs Get an A for Effort
Conventional wisdom has it that PCs and electronics are just bad for the environment – think nasty...
Who’s Curating the Show?
The art market highlights the problems with a decentralized world. It may ultimately mean that...
The Kyiv Tech Summit: Hacking for Ukraine
The hackathon will engage the blockchain community and others. Programmers, designers, and...
The Sustainable Consumer’s Guide to Smart Devices
Little devices can make a big difference in reducing your carbon footprint. Here’s a quick...
Apple Store, Microsoft Store, Crypto Store?
Solana Spaces was conceived to help demystify crypto and create a sort of ever-changing hangout...
Can a Game Change Lives?
More than one third of the world’s population plays video games. The Games for Change Festival...
The Metaverse, Porn, and the Future
The fallback definition of porn has been “I can’t define it, but I know it when I see it”. The...
Khronos and Friends Embark on a Metaverse MetaStandard
Avatars, navigation, security, the transportability of purchases and wallets, and what you can...
The Greening of Crypto: Proof of Stake and Beyond
Crypto is feeling intense pain right now. But the ecosystem must address a thorny problem as it...
How Governments are Solving Real Problems In the Metaverse
Cevat Yerli wants a metaverse rooted in pragmatism, optimism and happiness. He’s not alone. A...
Keep Calm and Crypto On
Despite daily reports of bad news about cryptocurrencies, the true believers at Consensus in mid...
Amid Tumult, Crypto Industry Seeks Regulation
A crypto movement that once tried to circumvent governments and regulators of any kind is finally...
Sheryl Sandberg’s Complicated Legacy
Sandberg will be remembered as the Wendy to Peter Pan and the Lost Boys. Her legacy also includes...
Blocked By Paywalls: Subscriptions Make Us Stupid
One-size-fits all paywalls for publishers create societal problems. Time for new models to make...
AI Comes Out of the Closet
AI is being used to make all kinds of everyday digital tasks more efficient and easy. The software...
We Need to Change the Abortion Rights Narrative
Banning abortion pushes the U.S. towards the path of becoming a third rate power, with uneducated,...
Cities and Countries are Solving Real Problems In the Metaverse
Cevat Yerli wants a metaverse rooted in pragmatism, optimism and happiness. He’s not alone. A...
Let’s Take Climate As Seriously as the Pandemic
Let’s Take Climate As Seriously as the Pandemic Remember the early days of pandemic lockdown? It...
The Kids Metaverse is (Sort of) Open for Business
Grownups have gotten so excited about what they could do in the metaverse that they’ve all but...
Wings are the Newest Accessory (at Metaverse Fashion Week)
Metaverse Fashion Week was a celebration of virtual sartorial style with over 70 participating...
Crypto: Finally Something We Can All Agree On?
Can government agencies move fast enough to ensure the U.S. remains the leader in digital assets?...
NFTs at SXSW: They Came, They Minted, They Conquered
If the metaverse is the next web, promising fully immersive digital destinations, then NFTs are...
Crypto Goes to War
Russia and Ukraine are among the world’s most crypto-conscious countries. Now cryptocurrency is...
Fintech Means Economic Inclusion
Fintech is creating a wider, more inclusive tent for those who want access to financial services....