Article in partnership with Cloudreach, an Atos company. In just six seconds, my new Alfa Romeo Giulia can go from 0 to 100 kilometers per hour. Conditions allowing, it can also accelerate, brake, and steer autonomously. This technological advance not only improves the quality of my road trips, it also…

Conceiving of the metaverse as nothing more than a social media platform with built-in virtual reality fails to appreciate how it could change our social, political, and economic order. At its core is blockchain technology that could pave the way towards a decentralized autonomous society. Anything but a state of…

Article in partnership with Juniper Networks I have long believed that by working together — by operating holistically — we can do far more than the sum of our individual efforts. One plus one is always greater than two, or so I have learned. I was reminded of this lesson…

The future of sustainable energy will be driven by energy communities — i.e., the private generation of energy that is based on a 3D model of decarbonization, digitization, and decentralization. As we transition from passive consumers to prosumers (who both produce and consume goods and services), smart contracts will play…

Article in partnership with Panasonic. From as far back as I can remember, I’ve been fascinated by Asian culture. Chief among my interests are Samurais — Japan’s military nobility, who emerged in the 12th century and developed a sophisticated code of honor, the Bushidō. As I came to discover, there…

🇮🇹 Articolo in collaborazione con Amazon Web Services Abbiamo raggiunto un punto di non ritorno: le tecnologie digitali, pervasive e onnipresenti, sono penetrate in ogni aspetto della nostra vita. I miei lettori abituali ricorderanno il paradigma di diffusione digitale che ho delineato in alcuni dei miei post precedenti. Essenzialmente, il…

Article in partnership with Amazon Web Services We’ve reached a point of no return: digital technologies are pervasive, ubiquitous, and have penetrated every aspect of our lives. My regular readers will remember the digital diffusion paradigm I outlined in some of my previous posts. Essentially, the concept is borrowed from…

Article in partnership with IBM. Almost daily, our global news cycle runs stories about cyber-attacks on our systems. Whether it’s stealing data or seeking ransom, these reprehensible acts make us feel, at best, insecure, and perhaps even hostage to hackers. Of course, they also carry a significant cost to the…

Article in partnership with Talend. Last month, my company’s finance department informed me that my car lease was about to expire. As an Italian, I’m drawn to aesthetics, elegance, comfort, and luxury — qualities that converge in Alfa Romeo’s sports cars, particularly the new Giulia. To be honest, my instinct…