Technology

The contemporary world is in the midst of technological upheaval. Millennials' reliance on the tech industry is overwhelmingly liberating to those doubling down on technocrats. The latter sets up the best environment for corporate...

The Data Explosion is real -- we are not only producing more data than ever before, we are also producing it at a faster rate. The graph below is for overall data but representative...

X-Order is an investment and research organization dedicated to the study of value capture in open finance. We strive to be a bridge between new finance and interdisciplinary fields with relation to science and...

As the technology behind artificial intelligence continues to advance and expand into more markets and applications, the ethical ramifications behind this scientific breakthrough are becoming more complicated. Recently, the New York Times released a...

West African farmers use child labor to cost-effectively scale production of the cocoa used by chocolate companies to make chocolates. Out of the sights and minds of consumers, this matter is often unable to...

Misinformation has taken the world by storm, as it’s all around us. It’s in the form of posts filled with fake news, edited pictures depicting meanings differing from their original intentions, and now, even...

In Part 1, we discuss the reasons for the perplexity, industries that disappeared in history, and difficulties in investing in an emerging industry.  BTC has risen steadily from $3k USD at the beginning of the...

The innovative use of artificial intelligence in the financial industry is no passing fad. It is a must and a trend that seems to have no alternatives. Algorithms improve financial management and product selection...

Seven years ago, Elon Musk released the Starship as the world’s first heavy lift fully-reusable launcher capable of interplanetary flight. Then in April of 2019, the Starship began to take shape as the Starhopper...

In Part 1, we analyzed the Ponzi financing model, and further study the paradigm shift of the three financing models. Today, we discuss the investment logic of hedging and Ponzi, as well as the...

In previous series of our Ponzi analysis, we have established a simple model – the old school Ponzi model. In this model, we have made several intuitive conclusions: Ponzi is essentially a process of...

Forbes Feb 2019: The Future Of Voice AI In Patient Care DreamIt Journal Apr 2019: The Startups And Investors Bringing Voice Tech To Healthcare Med City News Oct 2018: Voice tech is coming to healthcare There is...

Without a doubt, big data can be the next major game-changer in eCommerce. By finally giving online retailers an opportunity to learn about their target customers from terabytes of data, it’s well on its...

It seems like every morning brings new headlines that herald the end of our digital privacy as we know it. These stories spark outcry, worry, and -- counterintuitively -- no small amount of apathy.  The...

In this session of Sparks Interview, we are honoured to have the father of Complexity economics, W. Brian Arthur, with us to share some of his views on Bitcoin and Blockchain as well as...

Money comes in. Money goes out. Bills, debt repayment, groceries, etc. After all that, how’s your saving strategy going? Many of us dream of having lots of money someday. Some people get lucky and...

Amazon has changed the world for retail. But has it ever occurred to you that one day it might fail? In 1893, Richard Sears had the idea to create a brand new departmental store called...

What can be considered the first modern thermometer, using mercury and with a standardized scale, was invented in 1714. Shortly thereafter doctors started experimenting using it with patients. Some acknowledged that it would be...

Past American President Barack Obama once said: “While the future is unknowable, the winds always blow in the direction of human progress”.  This quote was probably a variation of the better-known quote by United...

Online shopping continues to grow as a percentage of overall sales and each major retailer and platform is looking for ways to stand out. The main focus for differentiation right now appears to be...