Curated Commons // Edition 170
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Can you beat a labor crisis with tech?
Japan sure hopes so, with robots, AI, and more. Good piece on how Japan is battling the demographic challenges it faces - Read here ($)
When connectivity becomes the default
One area that still lacks pervasive connectivity - large agricultural farms. And when you combine autonomous tractors with permanently-connected satellite Internet, you are talking digital transformation of farming at a major scale - Read here ($)
HP is trying to protect you from viruses/malware in printer cartridges
At least, that’s the explanation the CEO is going with to justify the company’s act of blocking third-party (read cheap) ink cartridges in HP printers - Read here
Guess what’s back? Music piracy!
Streaming was supposed to rid the world of music piracy. Guess not. - Read here
Gen AI is going mobile
Good interview with the CEO of Qualcomm - Read here ($)
Shell companies and the signals they emit
If you are setting up a shell company consider not registering it at the great pyramid of Giza. And have believable humans as directors! Interesting Moody’s report - Read here
Identifying forms of increasing returns
Very interesting paper on how to id various forms of increasing returns - Read here
A deepfake call and a HK$200 Mn loss
Our trustless future is here - Read here
Stats on state of the planet
Good presentation from Nat Bullard on the state of decarbonization - Read here
Will we have plants that fertilize themselves?
It’s the age of synthetic bio. Get ready to read more stories like this one - Read here ($)
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