The purpose of looking at the future is not prediction… it is to be better prepared

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Today’s topics to consider are AI CEOs, white hydrogen, marketing trends, IoT, growing testicles in a lab, ultra thin pacemakers, brain privacy and Gerd Leonard.

The purpose of looking at the future is not prediction… it is to be better prepared

CEO says later this year, your ai will be able to attend meetings for you

https://futurism.com/the-byte/ceo-ai-attend-meetings

Hate showing your face in meetings? If one AI CEO has his way, you might not have to anymore.

Trillions of tons of buried hydrogen: Clean energy gold rush begins

https://newatlas.com/energy/geologic-hydrogen-gold-rush/

White hydrogen.

Three Key Trends that Can Drive Brands into the Future

https://www.mediavillage.com/article/three-key-trends-that-can-drive-brands-into-the-future/

Female, polycultural and the importance of trust.

IoT will change the world

https://techcentral.co.za/iot-will-change-the-world-ionline-ionpr/240027/

Cybersecurity, AI, automation, virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR) are some of the most impactful IoT trends of 2024. Machine learning, advanced edge computing, the connected cloud, 5G and IoT integration, satellite connectivity, and the rise of eSims all have industry experts excited, too.

Scientists grow teeny tiny testicles in laboratory

https://futurism.com/neoscope/scientists-grow-tiny-testicles-lab

Testicle organoids

Scientists invent ultra-thin, minimally-invasive pacemaker controlled by light

https://medicalxpress.com/news/2024-02-scientists-ultra-thin-minimally-invasive.html?

The featherlight membranes, thinner than a human hair, can be inserted with minimally invasive surgery and contain no moving parts.

Your brain needs a really good lawyer

https://www.vox.com/future-perfect/24078512/brain-tech-privacy-rights-neurorights-colorado-yuste?

Your brain may not be private much longer.

Gerd Leonhard: “The purpose of looking at the future is not prediction… it is to be better prepared”

https://egade.tec.mx/en/blog/gerd-leonhard-purpose-looking-future-not-prediction-it-be-better-prepared

Leonhard explained that the key to being better prepared is to develop awareness to understand future changes in the industry.

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