2016 August

WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF We are in the middle of a tug of war that pits Human security experts against autonomous AI “Robo-Hackers” but…

WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF The Rio 2016 running track is the fastest ever and records will fall.   Love the Exponential Future? Join our…

The virtual world just got a new payments technology and it’s as easy as nodding your head Chinese web behemoth and Amazon stalking horse Alibaba…

In an age of pen and paper one man stood out, and he’s just surprised us again The advantage of hosting your own blog or magazine is…

WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF Everything inside Team USA’s olympic training camp screams technology.   Outside it was a beautiful spring day with Pikes Peak…

Scientists for the first time have created a technology that can display true, high resolution colour holograms but Hollywood holograms are still a way off…

WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF The US Navy’s trials of their first autonomous warship platform have been wildly successful.   The US Navy’s new unarmed…

WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF Imagine a new form of communication, one that transcends phones and virtual reality. Imagine telepathy.   I know what you’re…

WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF Being able to re-program quantum computers, in the same way we can re-program today’s computers will mean companies don’t have…

WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF In the not so distant future drugs cheats will give way to gene cheats, and WADA plans on catching them…

WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF Mental preparation for the Olympic games has always been a crucial part of a sports persons training, now Olympians have turned…

WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF More and more private organisations are taking on the final frontier, now Moon Express have a license to land on…