What's Emerging mid-September 2024
A newsletter on interesting stuff that is emerging around the world so you can think about strategy.
Welcome to our end of mid-September newsletter.
Our newsletters will be a little more intermittent and shorter over the next 3 months (including this one) as Paul has to take significant time off to deal with a health issue. As a result, he will not be taking on any new project work until the New Year.
In the next few weeks Paul will continue to work on the strategy implementation consultation process with RSL Victoria. Paul will also finalise work on a scenario and Foresight Forum project with the Professional Standards Authority on the future of the professions and implications for standards and regulation. He will also continue in his role of Chair with venture philanthropy organisation Social Venture Partners. He will also be having his first investors meeting for the social enterprise business we have been teasing about. Still cannot tell you about it.
If you are interested in talking to us about any of our strategy approaches, foresight approaches, workshops, or conference presentations for next year, please Contact Us.
The Emergent Futures Team
In case you missed it. The most popular link from the last edition was:
Top companies ground Microsoft Copilot over data governance concerns
"Particularly around bigger companies that have complex permissions around their SharePoint or their Office 365 or things like that, where the Copilots are basically aggressively summarizing information that maybe people technically have access to but shouldn't have access to," he explained......…..Read more
What are we Writing About?
As Paul has been unwell there is nothing in this section this newsletter
The world’s largest wind-powered cargo ship just made its first delivery across the Atlantic
When a new cargo ship set sail from France to New York last month, loaded with hundreds of pallets of champagne, wine, and cognac, it was the first time in nearly a century that a large cargo ship crossed the Atlantic powered almost entirely by the wind..........…..Read More
Electrohydraulic musculoskeletal robotic leg for agile, adaptive, yet energy-efficient locomotion
Robotic locomotion in unstructured terrain demands an agile, adaptive, and energy-efficient architecture. To traverse such terrains, legged robots use rigid electromagnetic motors and sensorized drivetrains to adapt to the environment actively. These systems struggle to compete with animals that excel through their agile and effortless motion in natural environments. Enter: a bio-inspired musculoskeletal leg architecture driven by antagonistic pairs of electrohydraulic artificial muscles......….….Read more
Scientists Develop Game-Changing Needle-Free COVID-19 Intranasal Vaccine
“This is a live attenuated intranasal vaccine, called CDO-7N-1, designed to be administered intranasally, thereby inducing potential mucosal immunity as well as systemic immunity with just a single dose,” Professor Mahalingam said.
“The vaccine induces strong memory responses in the nasal mucosa offering long-term protection for up to a year or more. It’s been designed to be administered as a single dose, ideally as a booster vaccine, as a safe alternative to needles with no adverse reactions in the short or long term.”......…..Read More
AI technology and self-coordinating drones to detect and investigate wildfires
A swarm of self-coordinating drones for firefighting, as part of an effort to develop cost-effective early mitigation strategies for wildfires has been developed...........…..Read More
Deere leads HabiTerre’s $10m Series A first close to build ‘the global standard’ for sustainability metrics
Building upon extensive research and development by University of Illinois professor Dr. Kaiyu Guan, HabiTerre’s “system-of-systems” technology monitors and measures the environmental impacts of farm operations. The system uses a combination of remote sensing, process models, and artificial intelligence to evaluate past, present and future land performance and create simulations that can predict environmental outcomes on the farm. The model can apply to croplands, grasslands, forests and wetlands.......……. Read More
Wayve and Uber Partner to Accelerate the Future of Automated Driving
With the additional funding and support from Uber, Wayve intends to accelerate its work with global OEMs to enhance consumer vehicles with Level 2+ advanced driver assistance and Level 3 automated driving capabilities, while also working towards the development of globally scalable Level 4 autonomous vehicles for future deployment on Uber........……. Read More
Teens are making thousands by debating Trump vs. Harris on TikTok
TikTok creators are pitting Donald Trump against Kamala Harris in live battles, a feature first popularized on Chinese livestreaming apps....…..Read more
Major Sites Are Saying No to Apple’s AI Scraping
This Northern hemisphere summer, Apple gave websites more control over whether the company could train its AI models on their data. Major publishers and platforms like The New York Times and Facebook have already opted out.......…..Read more
Business and Other Tips
Worried about your trees after the windstorms? Here are 7 signs you might be at risk
Winter has ended dramatically across Australia’s southern states, as fierce winds and storms usher in spring. These tips aren’t just for windstorm safety. As the climate changes, tree dieback is becoming more common. This year, we’ve seen large-scale dieback in south-west Western Australia and Tasmania. It’s increasingly important to keep tabs on large trees near you. Paul: we have several large trees in our backyard that I keep an eye on. They are great for the birds and for shade when gardening but they can also be risky……….Read More
Skipping fresh fruit and veg due to the cost of living? Frozen produce can be a cheaper and more nutritious option
Fresh is often touted as being the most nutritious. But this isn't always the case. University of South Australia nutrition and food science director Evangeline Mantzioris says frozen food can sometimes be better for you than some products sold as "fresh".
"Organic nutrients in fresh produce can decline in transit from paddock to your plate, and even while stored in your fridge," Dr Mantzioris tells the ABC.……….Read More
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