Data

Beyond optimisation: Coco Krumme and the need to plan for consequences

By Adam Tinworth

Optimise all the things has been the motto of Silicon Valley culture for two decades. Coco Krumme and Martin Gassner discuss the consequences of this philosophy.
The False Promise of Optimisation

Optimisation is the driving principle of our modern world.
Coco Krumme: putting the optimisation mindset in its place

By Adam Tinworth

Have we been seduced by optimisation to such a degree that we can no longer see its limits? Coco Krumme argues that that's esactly what's happened.
Will AI eat software?

By Martin Recke

Software used to be expensive, but thanks to AI, it may soon be cheap. Will software developers lose their jobs?
Can digital wallets solve the identity crisis?

By Martin Recke

It’s not primarily a question of technology, but of mass adoption. The current state of digital wallets is a major design problem.
Loretta Tioiela: How synthetic biology can transform the world

By Adam Tinworth

The next wave of technology might not be digital: synthetic biology offers the potential to transform how we live.
Why the link of brand and performance marketing is broken

By Martin Recke

The schism between brand and performance marketing has deep roots in the history of the craft, and it’s a systemic issue.
Francesca Bria: How Data May Help Cities to Become More Democratic and Sustainable

The Covid-19 crisis has accentuated some of the most pressing urban challenges. What role can technological humanism play here?
Liveblog: Francesca Bria on How Data May Help Cities to Become More Democratic and Sustainable

By Adam Tinworth

We need to rework our urban systems if we are to survive the climate crisis. And, as Francesca Bria explains, ethical use of data could be our greatest weapon…
Cities are systems: data makes them better

By Adam Tinworth

The urban infrastrcuture is the most complex system most of us encounter on a daily basis. In a world rocked by crises, we need to understand these systems better.
Ashley Galina Dudarenok: why China is leading the way to a digital society

By Adam Tinworth

Driven by a decades-long vision, and widespread consumer trust of digital tools, China is showing the world what a digital society could be.
Ashley Galina Dudarenok: What marketers can learn from China?

Ashley explains how Chinese e-commerce giants will change commerce worldwide: What is happening in the Chinese digital world right now, and what impact could this have for all of us.
In conversation with Dr Parag Khanna

Dr Parag Khanna about the political issue of mass migration and how this will influence the years to come.
In conversation with Timandra Harkness

David Mattin and Timandra Harkness talk about Big Data, personalisation and their social impact on society.
Benedict Evans: The Great Unbundling

Benedict Evans gives an update on the macro and strategic trends in the tech industry.
Benedict Evans: The Great Unbundling

By Adam Tinworth

You don't understand business any more. The great unbundling has changed everything, and Benedict Evans is here to explain how.
Francesca Bria: reclaiming sovereignty in our digital futures

By Adam Tinworth

Can Europe navigate a path between the digital giants of the US and the state control of China, to build a digital utopia from our current dystopia?
Timandra Harkness: Our Personalised Century

By Adam Tinworth

The 20th Century set the stage for the personalised century we're living in. But can we keep the person at the heart of personalisation?
Smart cities are the future — but they need smart approaches to data, too

By Adam Tinworth

As we rebuild our urban infrastructure after pandemic-induced changes in work patters, smart cities will have a major advantage.
Subprime Attention Crisis, or a trillion dollar industry up in the air

By Martin Recke

Attention is the most valuable asset today, and the way it is traded is at a crossroads similar to the subprime mortgage crisis that led to an economic collapse.
A new round of surveillance

By Martin Recke

Surveillance capitalism could lead the way to the surveillance state. Digital contact tracing, once introduced, won't go away any time soon.
A WiFi kettle and the quest for tea – and data

By Adam Tinworth

The internet of things is fascinating - but a little unreliable, as one Brighton resident found out when trying to brew a cup of tea.
Life, loss and digital data: a warning from one woman’s digital ego

By Adam Tinworth

When deeply painful life events occur, a digital ego that doesn't keep track hurts the person who created it - and the company that uses it.