Beyond Discourse Dumpster Fires: Rethinking Social Media
Today’s social media platforms have transformed human communication into algorithm-friendly “content” units that can be efficiently processed, ranked, and moderated. While this approach has powered extraordinary growth, it has also created an online environments that often bring out the worst
Digital Hostages: The Evolution and Impact of Modern Ransomware
Ransomware has emerged as a critical global cybersecurity threat, with attacks costing organizations $2 million on average and causing $4.54 million in total damages per incident. From paralyzing critical infrastructure like the US Colonial Pipeline to disrupting healthcare systems, these
The Battle for Truth in Modern Journalism
Today’s journalists use sophisticated tools to scrape, analyze, and visualize complex datasets, transforming investigative reporting across fields like political corruption and climate change. Yet this technological evolution comes at a critical moment when major tech platforms are scaling back fact-checking,
The Productivity Paradox: Can AI Fix Pharma’s R&D Crisis?
Despite a $145.5 billion investment in pharmaceutical R&D in 2023, US Federal Drug Administration novel drug approvals remain stagnant at around 43 annually, according to recent findings from Deloitte’s 14th Annual Pharmaceutical Innovation Report. The complexity of modern diseases, combined
Vital Signs: How Wearables Are Redefining Personal Health
In recent years, Internet-enabled wearable devices have emerged as powerful tools for monitoring and managing personal health, promising to revolutionize healthcare delivery. As these technologies have become more affordable and user-friendly, their adoption has skyrocketed – in 2022 alone, over
Death by a Thousand Cuts: AI’s Threat to Election Integrity
As Americans reflect on our own recent presidential election, the rest of the world faces a critical challenge: navigating elections in an era of increasingly sophisticated artificial intelligence. From chatbots providing misleading voting information to deep fake videos of candidates,
Using Technology to Revolutionize the Global Food Chain
While industrial and vertical farming have become commonplace in many parts of the world, these advanced techniques are not widely implemented in Africa, where the largest food deficit is expected. This even though Africa has the land and the climate
Cellular Architects: Designing Organs with Bioprinting Technology
In the quest to revolutionize medicine, our bodies are becoming living laboratories. By 2030, it’s estimated that bioprinting could address up to 20% of the organ transplant waiting list globally. These groundbreaking technologies are set to generate custom, patient-specific organs
Data drivers: Cybersecurity and Connected Cars
In the race to the future, our cars are becoming supercomputers on wheels. By 2025, it’s estimated that 70% of light-duty vehicles and trucks globally will be connected to the internet. These rolling data centers are set to generate a
The Double-Edged Sword of AI in Business Applications
With the dawn of AI, more and more applications that we rely on for work or play are being augmented by generative AI. According to Gartner, 55% of organizations have implemented or are piloting generative AI solutions. This rapid uptake