From Our Weekly Note and More
On Bad Behavior in the Metaverse
Comments from “How to address digital safety in the metaverse" (World Economic Forum) and “Surveillance will follow us into ‘the metaverse,’ and our bodies could be its new data source” (Washington Post)
On Eating Better and Addressing Food Challenges
Comments from the U.S. National Institutes of Health, the Centre for Food Policy at London’s City University, and more.
On the Metaverse and Brain-Computer Interfaces
Comments by Intel, IBM, and the Future of Privacy Forum about advancing new areas of human-machine interaction and the next major platform in computing.
Bill Gates on Digitization, the Metaverse and More
Bill Gates’ end-of-year blog post included comments on digitization in the office, health care, and education.
On Nuclear Energy Investment, Innovation and More
Comments from the U.S. Department of Energy, Ontario Power Generation, Commonwealth Fusion Systems - and investments from Tiger Global Management, Bill Gates; Coatue; DFJ Growth; Emerson Collective; Google; John Doerr; Marc Benioff's TIME Ventures; Senator Investment Group; Breakthrough Energy Ventures; Khosla Ventures; Soros Fund Management and Temasek.
On Virtual Reality and Chronic Pain
Last week, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration authorized the marketing of EaseVRx - a prescription-use immersive virtual reality (VR) system to help patients diagnosed with chronic lower back pain.
As Global Leaders "Compromise" on the Environment
Last week, 197 countries agreed on terms to address climate change (at the UN COP26 summit) - and triggered conflicting views of the path forward.
On Electric Vehicles, Rivian and a $60+ billion IPO
Considerations as electric vehicle (EV) start-up Rivian Automotive, Inc. (backed by Amazon.com - owns 19.5%, T. Rowe Price, Ford Motor Co.) plans an Initial Public Offering this week, with a valuation of over $60 billion.
On Zuckerberg's Meta, the Metaverse and More
Comments from Mark Zuckerberg - and Neal Stephenson, the author that popularized the Metaverse concept.
On Inflation: How Long Will It Last?
Views from the U.S. Federal Reserve, Uniliver CEO Alan Jope, Procter & Gamble CFO Andre Schulten, Nestlé CEO Mark Schneider, Chipotle Mexican Grill CFO John Hartung and Danone CFO Juergen Esser
On Digital/Cryptocurrencies - in the US, China, and more
Comments from U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Chair Gary Gensler, U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell and the People’s Bank of China.
On Longevity Factors in the U.S.
Comments from a study on longevity by MIT and Stanford economists based on records of 6.3 million Medicare beneficiaries from 1999 to 2014
On Nanobubbles, Water, Food and More
Comments from Mexican scientists developing a "nanobubble" system to improve water quality in Mexico City's Xochimilco ecological zone, a UNESCO World Heritage site and Moleaer, a leading nanobubble technology company.
On Teaching Autonomous Vehicles to Drive
Comments from Waymo Co-CEO Waymo Dmitri Dolgov’s blog post “How we’ve built the World’s Most Experienced Urban Driver” and the Rand Corp. report “How Many Miles of Driving Would It Take to Demonstrate Autonomous Vehicle Reliability”