All hail our robotic overlords?
What’s your plan for when Skynet becomes a reality? I reckon it’ll happen one day. It could be a result of spending my formative years watching The Terminator films on loop. Or
Glastocomms: How well connected is Worthy Farm?
Glastonbury has yet again been and gone, seemingly in the blink of an eye. Around 175,000 people descended on Worthy Farm from Wednesday 21st July this year for what many consider
Smart farming: harnessing agritech
We’re going through a transitional period in British farming, which is largely going unnoticed by those outside the industry. Trends in diet and lifestyle – the rise of veganis
An interview with Babel CEO Ian Hood: PR, motorcycles, and lunch
When I left University, the world of full-time work was a daunting place. Desk jobs in offices are so often billed as soulless, monotonous and mundane. I was worried all of the lif
Will we need a kill switch?
They don’t get distracted by social media or the urge to write spontaneous poetry, but seriously, AI in the PR workplace? Here’s a few stanzas of my thoughts on replacing human
It was Alexa, in the Library, with the FitBit
I jest, but the above is topical. Recently, after an inevitable legal back and forth, a defendant in a murder case in Arkansas gave Amazon permission to hand over his Echo’s reco
Should we fear Artificial Intelligence?
Over the last few years, I’ve had the sinking feeling that I’ve walked into one of the sci-fi films I obsessed over as a child. Stay with me. As with most of our technological
Will the great retail nation retain its crown?
This week’s Internet Retailing Expo 2017 promised to unveil ‘the future of the retail nation.’ Industry activity last year suggests that the UK has in fact surpassed this tit
London gets Smart to the IoT
How can businesses harness the internet of things to generate revenue? That’s the question this week’s Smart IoT London show promised to explore. You may not have been able to
It’s time we start talking about mental health
In late February, PR Week published a report with some pretty alarming results. According to the 18-page document, produced by CIPR president elect Sarah Hall and Ketchum’s Steph