Kategorie: Trends

Reindeer, sleigh, chimneys – the classic Santa Claus story sounds like a fairy tale. Yet with today's technology, a global delivery system that reaches billions of households in a single night would be surprisingly close to reality. A look at the technologies that could turn magic into feasibility.

The technological shift is cutting deep into the world of work, and artificial intelligence is no longer playing a supporting role – it has become the driving force, catalyst, and guide all at once. While many are still speculating about its risks and opportunities, Microsoft’s latest study, Working with AI: Measuring the Occupational Implications of Generative AI, provides a much-needed counterweight to all the theory: it shows how people are actually using AI, what they are doing with it – and what they’re not.

Few topics have captured global attention in recent weeks like the statements of Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI. Altman is speaking openly about humanity standing on the threshold of what he calls the AI singularity — a point at which artificial intelligence surpasses human intellect across all domains and begins to autonomously improve itself.

The rise of artificial intelligence is not just transforming technology—it’s reshaping the global energy landscape. At the heart of this shift are data centres, the silent giants powering everything from AI training models to real-time assistants. According to the International Energy Agency (IEA), global electricity demand from data centres is expected to more than double by 2030

Technological progress is accelerating at an unprecedented rate. Artificial intelligence is revolutionising industries, biotechnology is reshaping medicine, and space is becoming an economic and geopolitical frontier. Yet innovation alone does not guarantee progress. The Stanford Emerging Technology Review 2025 provides a comprehensive analysis of the technologies that will define the coming decades and the policy decisions needed to harness their full potential.

Artificial intelligence has revolutionised countless industries in recent years, yet in gaming, it has largely remained a passive background technology. NVIDIA is changing this now. Leading this innovation is Asterion, the world’s first AI-powered boss in an MMORPG. Introduced in MIR5, Asterion dynamically adapts to players’ tactics, evolves its strategies in real-time, and offers an entirely new level of challenge.

Artificial intelligence is set to reshape the global job market, with the Future of Jobs Report 2025 from the World Economic Forum (WEF) forecasting a net increase of 78 million jobs by 2030. While 92 million positions are expected to be automated out of existence, the report predicts the creation of 170 million new roles as businesses adopt and integrate AI into their operations.

Ray Kurzweil returns with a bold and urgent sequel, The Singularity Is Nearer, expanding on the predictions he first laid out in his seminal 2005 work, The Singularity Is Near.