Many of the global economic ripple effects of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine won’t be felt for weeks or even months. Russia is, for instance, one of the world’s largest exporters of fertilizer, accounting for about 14 percent of the global…
During times of uncertainty though, we’re even more eager to predict what’s to come. To satisfy this demand, thousands of prognosticators share their views publicly. In hindsight, we see varying levels of success at predicting the future. Read more in…
While 2020 was a bad year economically for 7 in every 10 participants and their families, 77% were optimistic that the year ahead will be better, with more than half of respondents predicting the global economy will be stronger in…
Jobs predicted that we would carry around “slates” with “agents,” like today’s iPhones with Siri. Gates foresaw smart advertising. Bezos knew Amazon would grow beyond book-selling. Read more in inc Steve Jobs, Bill Gates, and Jeff Bezos Made These 9…
“The Bible Code,” a 1997’s book by the reporter Michael Drosnin popularized the idea. His book claimed to use the earliest parts of the Bible to predict the assassination of the Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin, the Gulf war, and…
More than half of us have chosen to live in cities, a figure that is expected to rise to 70% by 2050. In economic terms, the results of urbanization have been nothing but impressive. Cities are accountable for 80% of…
In 2018, expect to see companies employ AI in increasingly creative ways on social media. Already, ad platforms are capable of testing hundreds of variations at once–tweaking imagery and wording to automatically identify which ads are performing best and put…
Here’s how one online dictionary defines trends: “A trend is what’s hip or popular at a certain point in time.” Framed that way, it’s easy to understand why so many people have a knee-jerk distrust of trends. Read more in…
Most major developers of powered exoskeleton suits have now adapted technology originally conceived for mobility to industrial applications. Sarcos is now bringing two exoskeletons to market that have a good shot at being the first blockbuster powered industrial exoskeletons, the Guardian…
In 2018, expect to see companies employ AI in increasingly creative ways on social media. Already, ad platforms are capable of testing hundreds of variations at once–tweaking imagery and wording to automatically identify which ads are performing best and put…
