Science & Technology
- How to live forever? Immortality is possible.
Longevity science may stall ageing around 2065. The near-term task: stay healthy and solvent enough to meet that horizon.
- Taxation on robots
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?
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?
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
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
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
Tesla’s Model 3 reveal feels historic. At $35,000 and with Superchargers growing, I plan to buy one in Spain by 2021.
- My new role at Bloombees
I left a multinational with no offer in hand — and landed as Logistics Director at Bloombees, building hassle-free cross-border commerce.
- A piece of California in Madrid
Google Campus opens in Madrid — free café access, TechHub desks, and free event space for founders joining London, Tel Aviv, and Seoul.
- The Economist brief science documentaries
Six free Economist Science briefs on time, dark matter, multiverses, life beyond Earth, the Cambrian explosion, and consciousness.
- Peter Diamandis on TED: Abundance is our future
Peter Diamandis’s TED talk on abundance — a bridge between economic growth and the new private space race.
- Great month for private space exploration
Blue Origin’s booster landing, asteroid mining rights, Cosmic Girl, Cygnus, and SpaceX: a landmark month for private spaceflight.