An Alibaba backed open research think tank (the Luohan Academy) has published a 22-page report which says that AI, mobile internet, e-commerce are not destroying more jobs than they create. Nextbigfuture summarizes the report as there are lots of jobs and businesses being created by the Alibaba, Ebay, Googles and Ubers of the world. People …
ARK Invest’s Cathie Wood believes the whole transportation industry will shift to electric. They have a price target of $4000 for Tesla. They think Tesla will reach that level by 2023. The $4,000 price target assumes that Tesla evolves from a hardware manufacturer with 19% gross margins to a company generating most of its profits …
Berlin-based Blockchain non-profit MXC, announced the launch of their “Smart City IoT Standard”, the MXProtocol, in New York City in cooperation with MatchX GmbH and Citiesense. The 2019 NYC Smart City Program will see hundreds of Smart Sensors and LPWAN Gateways deployed across the business districts in NYC. These high tech sensors will manage local …
Just as the older generation has had to get its head around the hi-tech world of cryptocurrencies and how they work, so the tech itself is introducing younger folk, like millennials and the newly-emerging Gen Z to online activities they may never have considered otherwise. One key area that cryptos bring to the younger …
Nextbigfuture has calculated how the Super Heavy Starship will make deploying the Starlink satellite network $1 to $2 billion cheaper to launch than with Falcon 9s. The Super Heavy Starship will be able to deploy over five times the number of Starlinks satellites per launch and the cost per launch will be three times less. …
I believe it is likely that we will have 10,000 qubit quantum computers within 5 to 10 years. There is rapidly advancing work by IonQ with trapped ion quantum computers and a range of superconducting quantum computer systems by Google, IBM, Intel, Rigetti and 2000-5000 qubit quantum annealing computers by D-Wave Systems. 10,000 qubit quantum …
With the recent downturn in the crypto markets, there is much speculation about what will lead to a resurgence of the market. The difference of opinion usually turns on whether people believe hype is more important than fundamental value for this market. For those who think hype will lead to a resurgence, milestones like the …
On January 17 and 18, 2019, the niTROn Summit 2019 will be at the San Francisco’s Yerba Buena Center. It is hosted by blockchain giant TRON. The conference aims to break down industry barriers, explore potential blockchain solutions and share visions of the future. Register for early bird access now. Ex-Los Angeles Laker Basketball superstar …
One of the main promises of blockchain technology is a vastly improved social media experience. The benefits many entrepreneurs envision include, among other things, greater data sovereignty, the ability of users to profit from ads, censorship resistance, robust online identity and verification of claims, etc. This article is an attempt to analyze the best attempts …
Marlin, the startup behind a blockchain-oriented protocol for scaling distributed ledgers while preserving user privacy, is pleased to pre-announce the launch of its product at the Genesis C.A.T. Meetup, held in Moscow, Russia, on November 6, 2018. After a series of successful simulations and benchmarking in the testnet stage, Marlin is about to announce the …
DESICO, a startup that is developing a security token infrastructure, started public offering on November 7, 2018 during which investors will be able to purchase DESI tokens which entitle token holders to platform’s revenue. The company relies on the fundraising model given that DESI Tokens represent safer and more valuable instruments compared to ICO-based utility …