Lorcan Brophy
Why Europe could be a future leader in the era of New Space
It has been 64 years since humankind first sent an object into orbit, with the Soviet Union's Sputnik 1. For most of those ensuing six decades, there have been serious obstacles to building a business in space. The days of the Space Race subsided and concerns over wasteful investment and…
A Quest for Artificial Superintelligence and the Danger that Looms
Increasingly, studies are beginning to show racist inclinations in advanced AI. Is this trend worrying and how should we best react?
What is 'deep tech' by BBVA
What if one day you had an Artificial Intelligence (AI) that allowed you to converse with famous historical figures? Who would you summon? What if this AI could give deep answers to the most probing philosophical questions one can muster? What's first on your list? What if it could generate…
Is now the time for the genesis of smart cities?
By 2050, 2 in every 3 people of us will reside in urban areas, as predicted by the UN. This projection was of course before the recent forced rise of working from home and a collective realization of its prospects. But how likely is this figure to evolve? How apprehensive…
Quibi, Tik-Tok and the rise of Micro-Content
A $1 billion venture investment, led by industry heavyweights. The brainchild of a proven industry veteran in Jeffery Katzenberg. A welcome disruption in the multi-billion-dollar streaming market. Quibi ("Quick Bites"), was launched into app-stores with what seemed an inevitable trajectory. A trajectory hoped to target millennials and feed into their…