Archive for January 2020
Gilded Globes and Robot Kitties
First off, I’d like to thank for the Hollywood Foreign Press Association…for allowing comedian Ricky Gervais to stand up before the world and recite such harsh jokes that the network censors had to bleep him multiple times. Maybe they need some AI for that?
And are y’all sure you don’t want to bring him back next year?
Gervais also took on Big Tech at the Golden Globes, explaining that “If you do win an award tonight, don’t use it as a platform to make a political speech. You’re in no position to lecture the public about anything.”
Ouch. Yeah, bring him back.
This week, for those who are following, all attention will be directed towards the Consumer Electronics Show in Viva Las Vegas.
CNN reported earlier that robot kitties and smart trash cans are getting all the buzz so far. Yes, you read that correctly.
I know I personally have been waiting most of my adult life for a robot kittie. Sony’s had robot dogs forever (“Aibo”), but now to have a robot kittie….Well, I might just get on a plane to Las Vegas so I can see the new “MarsCat” for myself!
With that, it’s back to Monday.
Happy New Year…Decade?
Happy New Year…Decade?
Well, I guess that’s a wrap for the 2010s.
Happy New Year/Decade, a day or two late!
Here’s hoping you stick to all your New Year’s resolutions for more than 30 days, and that this decade is kinder to us than the ‘teens.
I’ve not made any major resolutions myself, other than to try and continue to stay above dirt (ambitious, I know).
As for predictions, I’m not sure that’s a limb I want to walk out on…But I’ll throw out a few themes that I think could be in the market conversation for 2020 and beyond.
1. More focus on (consumer) privacy
2. More focus on (business) cybersecurity
3. 5G, for those who can get it
4. Production AI (as opposed to pilot) driving real efficiency
5. Deep Fakery (in political campaigns *and* in mainstream culture) driving real fear (and embarrassment)
6. A new round of AR (Pokemon is sooo 2016)
7. Crypto renaissance as recession hedge
8. More synergy in etail, retail, and “me-tail”
9. Ramped up efforts to augment real world problems with tech solutions (solving for natural disasters, climate change, etc.)
10. Accelerating cyber/space race (including quantum and satellite comms) — the new mission critical battle space
What’s at the top of *your* 2020 list?