Facebook Libra – Other people’s currencies.
The vested interests will now be more against Libra than ever. The pandemic is substantially weakening the existing financial system meaning that Libra is more...
Facebook Libra – Well populated graveyard.
Only users can save Libra. The loss of Vodafone is another nail in the coffin of Facebook’s digital currency Libra meaning that the only thing...
Facebook Libra – Saving gravy.
Vested interests sink Libra. There are certainly regulatory issues that need to be addressed with Facebook’s or any digital currency, but I suspect that the...
Artificial Intelligence – Galactic fail.
Hubris once again found wanting. The failure of Meta’s scientific language model to survive for more than three days online is just another sign that...
Artificial Intelligence – Here comes Skynet?
I am not panicking yet. Terrifying claims made in a scientific article in AI Magazine last month predict a high likelihood that the machines will...
Tech Newsround – MSFT FQ2 / Arm & Nvidia / Meta
Microsoft FQ2 2022 – skittish investors. Microsoft’s results demonstrated just how edgy the market is with the numbers causing the shares to fall 5% followed...
Meta Platforms – Mark of intent.
Meta hasn’t given up on Fintech Meta’s purchase of trademarks is a clear sign that it has not given up on financial services, but the...
Crypto – Picks and shovels
The genie is finally out of the bottle? While cryptocurrencies and digital tokens are grabbing all of the headlines, I think that the real action...
Facebook Libra – Well populated graveyard pt. II