New ways of consuming digital content

New ways of consuming digital content


With attention spans getting shorter in the digital economy, content publishers are producing short-form version of web series, videos and even using messaging apps to publish bite-size content from books/ebooks:


https://www.cnbc.com/2018/10/30/youve-never-seen-anything-like-my-new-book-james-patterson-says.html

Human Augmentation

Human Augmentation


Implanting microchips, and more, in humans:


https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-10-19/biohackers-are-implanting-everything-from-magnets-to-sex-toys?srnd=technology-vp

Moonlight

Moonlight

City lighting by illuminating satellites: China is planning to launch its own 'artificial moon' by 2020 to replace streetlamps and lower electricity costs in urban areas:


https://www.gadgetsnow.com/tech-news/china-to-launch-its-own-moon-by-2020/articleshow/66283395.cms

Disrupting the Labor Market: The gig economy at full throttle

Disrupting the Labor Market: The gig economy at full throttle



"Uber is testing an "on-demand labor" service that would expand the ride-hailing giant beyond the transportation realm for the first time":


https://www.cnbc.com/2018/10/18/ubers-testing-a-new-on-demand-labor-service-like-a-temp-agency.html

Freeze Frame

Freeze Frame

Scientists at California Institute of Technology are said to have developed a camera that can capture 10 trillion frames per second, which can help in further research on interactions between light and matter:

https://www.gadgetsnow.com/tech-news/worlds-fastest-camera-may-freeze-time/articleshow/66218014.cms

Programmable Legal Entities

Programmable Legal Entities


Tokenization of real assets - trading in digital assets:  https://hackernoon.com/pony-up-folks-programmable-legal-entities-are-tectonically-reshaping-capital-markets-71633e8c663c