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Explaining bad messaging with the Abilene Paradox

Groups of smart, capable people can make dumb decisions that none of them would make alone. We’ve all heard that too many cooks can spoil the broth,...

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Can the blockchain solve its energy problem?

Where are we on the blockchain hype cycle? Going by Gartner’s standard model, we’re supposed to get overly excited by new technologies, then overly...

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The telecoms industry needs more than facts to fight 5G conspiracies

The conspiracy theorists were faster to respond to the growing coronavirus crisis than most governments—the first tweet to link the two was posted on...

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Money's sci-fi future might still be cash

It's easy to find your day job affecting how you react to details in entertainment. Binge-watchingThe Expanseon Netflix, a show set 200 years in...

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The Quantum Theory of Security Insanity

The most famous illustration of quantum theory, Schrödinger's Cat, actually began as a thought experiment to show just how dumb the idea of a...

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Is the future of banking really voice activated?

Alexa. Cortana. Siri. Google Now. TheLinglong Dingdong(no, really). And now your banking app. Santander, like many others, seems convinced that the...

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Brother, can you spare a tap?

What happens to those who rely on spare change, when there's no more spare change?

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The unintended consequences of disruption

Bloomberg has reported on one of the consequences of market disruption that may not be immediately obvious when a sharing economy app tips over into...

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