by Graeme Codrington | Nov 28, 2024 | Future Trends, Throw Forward Thursday
It could happen. Sometime in the future. Data centres use an incredible amount of electricity and water. Towns that incentivise these data centres to locate nearby for jobs and tax benefits might find themselves dealing with unrealistic demands for power and water...
by Graeme Codrington | Nov 21, 2024 | Future Trends, Throw Forward Thursday
Nearly 100 years, the famous economist John Maynard Keynes predicted that by 2030 we would all be working just 15 hours a week. If only, right? What went wrong? There is an answer, but you’re probably not going to like it. We need to change the whole system to...
by Graeme Codrington | Nov 7, 2024 | Future Trends, Throw Forward Thursday
Elections are messy, noisy and can overwhelm voters with too much information and too many choices. In the future, it could make sense for us to rely on our personal AI assistants – algorithms trained on our preferences, understanding our worldviews and able to...
by Graeme Codrington | Nov 1, 2024 | Future Trends, Throw Forward Thursday
Don’t get too excited by the title – it’s not quite what you think. In the future, it is possible that companies will not supply us with email addresses, but we will rather bring our own (just like we buy our own cars, phones and have your own...
by Graeme Codrington | Oct 24, 2024 | Future Trends, Throw Forward Thursday
Imagine logging into your web browser and there’s just nothing: no websites anywhere. You check your internet connection, and that seems fine. Your phone seems to be working. Except most of the apps are showing error messages, and there are just no websites....
