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Happiness in the digital age: Free PDF with the complete 9th chapter of my book ‘Technology vs Humanity’!

As big tech simulates quick hits of hedonistic pleasure, how can we protect the deeper forms of happiness that involve empathy, compassion, and consciousness?

Here is my presentation from Innovation Explorer Sofia, today: Megashifts, Game-changers and #techvshuman?

Great event in Sofia today. As promised, here is my slide-deck as PDF.

Here is my deck from the Converge Capital Conference in Rio de Janeiro, today: Sustainable Investing Futures

Find out more about this event. Converge Capital Conference is a pioneer event in Brazil focused on fostering sustainable and impact investing.

How to Fix Facebook—Before It Fixes Us

In early 2006, I got a call from Chris Kelly, then the chief privacy officer at Facebook, asking if I would be willing to meet with his boss, Mark Zuckerberg. I had been a technology investor for more than two decades, but the meeting was unlike any I had ever had. Mark was only twenty-two. … Continue reading "How to Fix Facebook—Before It Fixes Us"

In 2020, will global ‘techlash’ move from words to action? Good read via Politico

“Officials across the EU and North America are finally realizing that just as tech companies are breaking down barriers between various industries, so too must policymakers stop living in silos if they really want to come to grips with how the digital economy works. That includes efforts, already started in 2019, to rethink competition rules […]