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The relentless hype surrounding generative AI in the past few months has been accompanied by equally loud anguish over the supposed perils — just look at the open letter calling for a pause in AI experiments. This tumult risks blinding us to more immediate risks — think sustainability and bias — and clouds our ability

Nearly two decades ago, Facebook exploded on college campuses as a site for students to stay in touch. Then came Twitter, where people posted about what they had for breakfast, and Instagram, where friends shared photos to keep up with one another. Today, Instagram and Facebook feeds are full of ads and sponsored posts...

Digital identification is becoming increasingly vital in a world where we conduct more and more of our business online. The unique identifiers that allow us to access online services and authenticate our identities in the digital environment are referred to as digital IDs. Traditional identity verification techniques, such as usernames and passwords, are becoming increasingly

When it comes to sustainability, cities represent both the problem and the solution. Sprawling slabs of concrete and asphalt create heat islands, resulting in significantly higher temperatures than non-urbanized areas, while city populations are only growing as the planet becomes more populous. Already, more than 60 percent of humans live in urban areas. Framlab is

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The energy business is always evolving and looking for new methods to improve efficiency, save costs, and promote sustainability. Integration of blockchain technology in energy supply chains, notably in the construction of smart grids and microgrids, is one of the most recent advancements in the energy sector.Smart grids and microgrids powered by blockchain have the

In an industry thick with creators, Lars Wingefors is an unapologetic business man first, perhaps only. "I've seen bad experiences with trying to handle creative people," said Wingefors, self-described entrepreneur and owner of Nordic Games Group and Wingefors Invest. "So we don't have any internal developers and I don't intend to." Typically that wouldn't be

More and more people are waking up to the potential of massively scalable public blockchains to transform the world and shape the future, and we will explore what that might look like in this post. How will blockchains impact the future? What will a blockchain-powered world look like in 10, 20, or even 30 years? While nobody