What did we do to deserve the Web Summit?
Reflecting on my few days in Lisbon at this year’s Web Summit you’ve got to think we did something pretty good to deserve such a technology treat. Whether it was…
The Italian startup Talos helps mobile app developers fix their cyber-vulnerabilities across time
Luca Verderame is the founder and CEO of the startup Talos, founded in 2016. The startup focuses on mobile security, and in particular it helps app developers identify and solve…
Facebook pauses “Instagram Kids”
Facebook temporarily postponed the plans for the development of “Instagram Kids”, a child-focused social media platform. The new social media platform would be tailored for children 10-12 years old, and…
Nikolaj Coster-Waldau calls us to act against climate change
The ‘Global Mindpool’ was presented at the Web Summit 2021 in Lisbon The ‘Global Mindpool’, a collective intelligence platform that engages with people across the world to find solutions to…
A startup in Nairobi applies nanotech research to solve the waste problem in the food industry of the Saharan Africa
Nanotec_KE is a social enterprise company that offers Nano solutions for the food systems. It addresses a number of environmental problems related to waste materials that can be recycled and…
Frances Haugen calls Zuckerberg to quit Facebook
Whistleblower says Facebook has ‘a Meta problem’ Facebook Whistleblower Frances Haugen called Mark Zuckerberg to step down as CEO and said that the social media empire has ‘a Meta problem’.…
November – Note from the Editor in Chief
In this month’s editorial, I am very excited to introduce our Podcast series. It is something that started just as an idea and now is developed and produced in its…
Remi is the smart mirror that combines utility and fun
It is not the mirror from Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs but a smart model that transforms hotel rooms, enriching customers’ stay and improving the hoteliers’ offer. Imagine lying…
No more worrying about sizes buying clothes online with Shavatar, Belgian based fashion tech startup
Today we can buy almost anything online. Some things are more difficult to buy correctly, though. One example: clothes! How can you know if a dress will fit you nicely?…
Facebook changes company name to Meta
The name is meant to reflect Facebook’s newest “metaverse” project Facebook officially announced on Thursday that it is about to change its company name to “Meta”. CEO Mark Zuckerberg introduced…