Hi. Hope you had a good start into 2024!
If you're looking for interesting trends/topics lists in the domains of tech/journalism, check out this DW Innovation post.
If you want to be extra geeky, read up on OI. That's not a typo. OI stands for organoid intelligence and describes an emerging, multidisciplinary field focused on biological computing. For example, they're using lab-grown brain organoids as biological hardware/wetware: "Just a few weeks ago, a biocomputing system made of living brain cells learned to recognize the voice of one person from a set of 240 audio clips of eight people pronouncing Japanese vowel sounds." Wow.
I'll be more concerned with "down-to-earth" topics, though. Like: "AI for everything", "Twitter killers", and – of course – Apple's new take on XR/immersive/spatial.
Feel free to share what you find interesting (or scary) in the comments.
Hello & Happy New Year!
We're back at the social media desk – and we'd like to kick off 2024 with a couple of must-read lists and reports that cover important topics and trends in the world of technology and journalism:
Future Today Institute / Amy Webb | 2024 Macro Themes + 2023 Signals Review
https://lnkd.in/eeNhdJMe
MIT Technology Review | 10 Breakthrough Technologies 2024
https://lnkd.in/eXBbvJNp
Nieman Lab | Predictions for Journalism 2024
https://lnkd.in/ecS5SarG
BBC Research & Development | PROJECTIONS: “Things are not normal” (foresight report)
https://lnkd.in/exkEPanE
What will you keep an eye on this year?
(Photo: Glen Carrie)