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Technology is disappearing into the environment
We are moving from connected devices to ambient intelligence.
The first phase of digital technology required us to interact with a device. The next phase is different. Sensors, AI, 5G, edge computing, and connected devices increasingly allow environments to sense context, anticipate requirements, and respond without being explicitly asked. By 2030, we will have 39 billion connected devices.
Technology moves from something we consciously use to something embedded in the environment around us. The interface is disappearing.
The leadership question
What happens to your business when customers stop interacting with technology and simply expect their environment to understand and respond to them?
The future fitness move
Map the moments in your customer or operational journey where sensing + context + intelligence + automatic action could remove the interface altogether.
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What will the quantum future look like?
Explore how strange behaviour at the smallest scales could transform computing, medicine, security, navigation and scientific discovery
https://www.deccanherald.com/dhie/science/2026/08/10/what-will-the-quantum-future-look-like
This Silicon Chip Grows DNA in Plain Water. It Could Rewrite How the World Stores Data.
With synthetic DNA lying at the heart of many modern medical technologies, finding a way to create these important biotech tools sustainably is a dire necessity. With this new chip, scientists are one step closer to making that dream a reality.
https://www.popularmechanics.com/science/health/a73347406/dna-chip/
A Key Meat Protein Has Been Grown in Lettuce For The First Time
A study demonstrates, for the first time, that higher plants can stably produce myoglobin, one of the key proteins responsible for many of meat’s desirable properties
https://www.sciencealert.com/a-key-meat-protein-has-been-grown-in-lettuce-for-the-first-time
China unveils jellyfish-like surveillance robot built for silent underwater missions
In a recent breakthrough in biomimetic robotics, researchers in China have developed a jellyfish-inspired “underwater phantom” designed for stealth operations beneath the surface.
https://interestingengineering.com/innovation/china-jellyfish-like-drone-underwater-missions
Young researchers, startups must take Ayurveda from laboratory to marketplace
Ayurveda today stands at the verge of a transformative era.
The Digital Economy Just Flipped — and People Over 50 Are on The Winning Side
The influencer era rewarded youth, attention, and volume. The era replacing it rewards experience, depth, and trust. You have all three. Also read: https://www.ronimmink.com/beyond-ai-organisational-wisdom/
Greenhushing: Why Corporate Silence On Sustainability Is A Real Risk
Companies are quietly increasing sustainability investments while going silent about them — a practice known as greenhushing.
Robot Dogs Suddenly Taking Jobs From Human Security Guards
The cost to cover one 24/7 guard shift is anywhere from $80,000 to $130,000 cheaper per year when contracting robot dogs over human security officers.
https://futurism.com/robots-and-machines/robot-dogs-labor-security-guards-automation
