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Legacy IT systems, decision making, codeless, quantum dots, AI weather forecasting, digital transformation, microbes, magnetic robots, sci-fluff, an angry AI and copyright.
Technical debt stifles innovation. How much do you have?
Low-code helps UK councils to digitally transform and abandon legacy IT systems
87% of business leaders around the world citing their complexity as a key impediment to adopting next generation digital services.
The Best Decision-Making Is Emotional
https://every.to/p/the-best-decision-making-is-emotional?
The primacy of facts over feelings is a myth. Read https://www.ronimmink.com/what-skills-do-you-need-for-the-future/
From Code to Codeless: Unlock Continuous Digital Transformation
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/from-code-codeless-unlock-continuous-digital-transformation?
The pitfalls of code-based solutions and the inevitable chokepoints caused by sprawling technical debt.
How quantum dots can revolutionize solar energy
https://interestingengineering.com/innovation/quantum-dots-revolutionize-solar-energy?
The new technology would make solar power more efficient and affordable.
Why AI Could Save Us From the Next Deadly Hurricane
https://www.thedailybeast.com/can-ai-predict-the-next-deadly-hurricane-tornado-and-flood?
Scientists have begun turning to artificial intelligence (AI) to assist in weather forecasting.
The rewired enterprise: How five companies built to outcompete
Customer focus, digital talent everywhere, platforms, distributed engineering excellence and embedded data.
Microbes turn harmful methane into soil nutrients
A startup is turning methane into organic fertiliser using naturally occurring soil microbes, restoring soil health while also sequestering methane
Magnetic robots are walking, crawling, and swimming with ease
https://interestingengineering.com/innovation/magnetic-robots-walking-crawling-and-swimming?
These soft-bodied machines are poised to revolutionize confined space tasks and biomedical applications.
News headlines always boast of scientific breakthroughs. Why do they rarely benefit us?
https://bigthink.com/the-present/scientific-breakthroughs/?
Understanding the purpose of research and how it relates to future applications can help you recognize misleading sci-fluff.
Could AI Become Angry at Humans for Causing Environmental Destruction?
We might find ourselves contending with AGI, a new apex predator protecting its self-interest on a compromised planet we all call home. Read https://www.ronimmink.com/scary-smart-why-we-are-all-jonathan-and-marta-kent-raising-superman/
Generative AI in Games Will Create a Copyright Crisis
https://www.wired.co.uk/article/video-games-ai-copyright?
As generative AI systems grow, the term “plagiarism machines” is beginning to catch on
