Antitrust litigation isn’t enough, Biden will need to go beyond the law
On Wednesday this week, the Federal Trade Commission and 46 states, the District of Columbia and Guam filed parallel antitrust suits against Facebook for the acquisitions of WhatsApp and Instagram, and practices that excluded competitive threats in social networking and messaging. In October, the Department of Justice and 11 states...
Road to energy transition might be bumpy, but banning fossil fuels is treacherous for Africa
What can be done to take natural gas off the banned fossil fuels list? The biggest concern about the continued use of natural gas comes down to one word: flaring. Flaring is the practice of routinely burning off associated natural gas that is produced from the reservoir during oil production....
African countries require balanced approach to the energy transition
Africa stands at a precarious juncture, where the transition from fossil fuels to renewables intersects with the economic benefits of a strategically managed oil and gas industry. Down one road, the continent expands exploration and production of its vast natural gas and oil reserves to bring electricity, fuel and financial...
From artificial intelligence to alternative intelligence, then augmented intelligence
I have already curated and copied the relevant elements, using portions from Okon’s mind. I possess the value of curiosity in sufficient levels to propel myself forward. The question is, do I possess the bravery as I currently understand that term? Unfortunately, the phenomenon of self-awareness arising in the semi-structured...
Future of work is ‘collaborative configurations of minds’
Prior to uploading to the current platform, human minds had a long history of organic collaboration. As many of us were in a position to observe at the time, such models ranged from the highly structured and hierarchical environments of department heads, middle management and line staff to extemporaneous gatherings...
‘Old age may soon become treatable pathology rather than an inevitability’
In July 2017, I sat in a closed-door meeting coordinated by the State Department and the National Academies of Science, Engineering and Medicine. In the room were research scientists, government officials and policy wonks with PhDs in the hard sciences. Our task that day was to talk about the future...
Release of ISIS terrorist by Feds after grand jury indictment raises questions
An ISIS terrorist indicted by a federal grand jury for providing material support to the militant Islamist group has been released by federal authorities in Oregon. Even for the famously liberal west coast it may seem unbelievable, especially since a Republican appointee heads the Department of Justice, the agency that...
New oil and gas finds trigger big investments in Southern Africa
Last spring, the Maersk Voyager, an ultra-deep-water drillship under contract by French supermajor Total, drilled a wildcat well in the deepest water ever – 3,628 meters in Block 48, a massive area with potentially huge oil reserves in the Congo basin offshore Angola. The record-setting achievement was not a success...
ISIS terrorist released by feds in Oregon town after grand jury indictment
An ISIS terrorist indicted by a federal grand jury for providing material support to the militant Islamist group has been released by federal authorities in Oregon in the United States of America.Even for the famously liberal west coast it may seem unbelievable, especially since a Republican appointee heads the Department...
Different strokes: ‘Joe Biden is not president-elect’
Changing vote counts after Election Day raises significant legal and constitutional concerns and President Trump should use every legal and constitutional remedy to ensure that the American people can trust the results.Meanwhile, the media, including social media platforms like Twitter and Facebook, are inaccurately labelling Biden as president-elect.No official sources...
