Future

• How to live forever? Immortality is possible.
  2019-01-07

  Longevity science may stall ageing around 2065. The near-term task: stay healthy and solvent enough to meet that horizon.

• 3 future industry trends: space travel, life extension and AI
  2018-03-13

  Three industries to watch over ~50 years: reusable spaceflight, personalised life extension, and problem-solving AI systems.

• Taxation on robots
  2017-04-04

  Ageing Europe and AI-driven job loss threaten the pension tax base. Robot taxes are one option—if we redesign growth to stay shared.

• Smart cities?
  2017-03-24

  Smart-city tools fix traffic and queues—but housing shows digital markets can worsen scarcity. Cities need APIs that enforce planning.

• What would be the last job on Earth?
  2016-08-04

  If machines take most work, what is the last job? Creativity and the evolving idea of a “job” may matter more than any final title.

• Facebook innovation
  2016-07-29

  Facebook’s solar drone Aquila aims to stay aloft for days and beam internet down — connectivity without rockets, and a wider sky of uses.

• Digital transformation in logistics
  2016-05-31

  International parcels at a fraction of list price: how e-commerce demand is unlocking big-carrier rates for small Spanish merchants.

• I will buy a Tesla Model 3 in 2021
  2016-05-25

  Tesla’s Model 3 reveal feels historic. At $35,000 and with Superchargers growing, I plan to buy one in Spain by 2021.

• Superforecasters
  2016-02-14

  Amateurs beat intelligence analysts at probabilistic prediction. What superforecasters do — and why forecasting is becoming everyone’s game.

• Should we stay where we are?
  2016-01-05

  Corporate careers once felt safe. Technology and automation are rewriting that bargain. Should you stay — or prepare an exit while you still can?