Business Unusual

Dogs, bees and AI may help us find more infections faster than current testing.

There is good reason to believe that a sensor that can work almost instantly, cost very little, does not need lab conditions and can be used repeatedly may be right under our noses.

We can smell and recognise over 10 000 unique smells, not that you have made a list. Yet we take it for granted even as it quickly and effectively allows us to find or avoid so many issues...

The boom in construction is unprecedented. Humans have built so much that the mass of our built environment probably weighs more than all the living things on the planet. From Forests to livestock and even us, the buildings we have created are now more massive...

But what is the Metaverse?

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Almost every business uses computers, software and is connected to the internet, the three components needed for a modern day Trojan horse to compromise your operations The Greeks had not managed to get inside the walls of Troy after a siege, the plan was to create a horse statue to conceal soldiers and convince the Trojans that the Greeks had left and left the horse as a gift. The horse was taken inside the city to show the citizens the siege was over...

You may not think capitalism would place an emphasis on the environment or people, but this form of it does For profit businesses have typically optimised their operations only for profit, why put it in the name if it was not the most important factor.  But changes to the environment and a younger generation skeptical of former generations stewardship of the planet are causing a change in where they want to see their money invested...

Fortnite was the runaway hit in 2018 that has gone on to make millions for Epic Games. The game is played on most platforms but mobile is very popular, over 100 million played on iOS, over 75 million played on nothing else. Most were in the US and most were under 25. While the game is free to play, you can buy in game items for your character. It does not allow you to play better, but it does allow you to change your outfit or do special dance moves to celebrate your victories...

The good news is that the International Energy Agency, an autonomous intergovernmental organisation that has been tracking energy issues since the oil crisis in 1973 noted that while the 2021 increase in oil consumption would be more than the drop in consumption in 2020, petrol consumption probably peaked in 2018. It held steady in 2019 and dropped in 2020.  While, in time, you might assume it will rise beyond the 2018 high, they expect it will not reach the 9.33 million barrels per day again...

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Metal-Oxide semiconductor transistors are arguably the most manufactured artefact in human history and there is now a global shortage. We need about a trillion chips per year but demand has outstripped the supply. Image credit: Laura Ockel = Unsplash See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

First there was broadcast and streaming, then podcasts and now live online chat shows from apps like Clubhouse. The next step in making traditional media channels available to everyone. It will not always be good but it should fill in a gap for more focussed audio broadcasts for those that want to listen and contribute. Audio credit. Vergecast Ashley Carman   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.