Many believe that life would be miserable without a meaningful job. In other words, it's important for our wellbeing that we feel we’re doing something useful, either for ourselves and for our communities. But if robots take over most of our jobs, what will there be left for us to do?
Read MoreTips for Your Low Season Como Trip
Como is a famous tourist destination in Northern Italy and can be very crowded during the summer high season. That’s why you should go to Como in the winter or early spring. It’s a bit colder, but very beautiful and peaceful. As a bonus you’ll get excellent service everywhere.
Read MoreArtificial Intelligence – Our Final Invention?
Robots and artificial intelligence have always played a prominent role in science fiction. Memorable characters include HAL 9000 from 2001: A Space Odyssey and Marvin the paranoid android from The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. But is it just science fiction? Could we actually succeed in creating artificial general intelligence?
Read MoreThe Art of Sitting on Your Hands
2016 has started roughly for stocks all around the world. The chaos in China spread quickly to other continents and demonstrated brutally how interconnected the global markets are today. Oil is crashing to new lows and is currently trading close to $30. The S&P500 index had its worst-ever first week and went down roughly 10% from autumn highs. The noise is getting louder and louder and stock market investors are faced with a dilemma: should I sell everything or just sit on my hands and keep it cool.
Read MoreTop Things to See in Milan: No. 4 Il Duomo
Il Duomo ("The Cathedral") is the most famous landmark of Milan and the fifth-largest church in the world. You can’t avoid it if you visit Milan, because it’s in the middle of the city and all main streets radiate from it. The best you can do is climb up to the roof on a sunny day and enjoy the splendor.
Read MoreWhat. The. FANG?!
2015 was the year when all Talking Heads started using a new acronym FANG. And I was going WTF?! It refers to the most popular and best-performing tech stocks in recent memory: Facebook, Amazon, Netflix, and Google. A great investment opportunity or the mother of all bubbles?
Read MoreTop Things to See in Milan: No. 3 Cimitero Monumentale
As the name implies, we’re talking about a cemetery. A monumental one. Yes, I know it's a bit strange, but this is one of the most beautiful creations I’ve ever seen in my life.
Read MoreThe Day We Have Quantum Computing in the Cloud
Let’s assume that there will come a day when we have accessible and efficient quantum computing services in the cloud. It's obvious that this would open many doors. It could also be dangerous.
Read MoreWho buys a 10.000€ handbag?
Every now and then I walk around in downtown Milan for some serious window shopping. It’s fun because the things on display are often outrageous both in design and price. It’s also entertaining to look at the people who are genuinely interested in luxury and high fashion – and actually able to buy it. You also get a reminder of how important the luxury and fashion business is for Italy.
Read MoreWhere to expect blood if low oil prices are here to stay?
Unless you’ve been living on a desert island for the past 12 months you’ve heard a lot of talk about falling oil prices. Since summer 2014 the drop has been significant and nobody knows how this will continue. If oil prices remain low for a long period, it’s clear that many countries dependent on oil exports will hurt. In some countries you might even see civil unrest and outright chaos.
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