Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

NOVEMBER 19, 2008

I went to Dubai for the first ever Summit on the Global Agenda. The Summit pulled together experts on roughly seventy different topics to discuss the current and future state of major issue areas: areas as varied as water, mining, nanotechnology, governance, economic development, economic meltdown (kidding) and so on.

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Fast Company Tech

MAY 15, 2025

SpaceX owns 98% of global rocket launches, a monopoly with virtually no competition. Thats why Leap 71 is in talks with governments in Dubai, Singapore, and New Zealand to co-locate manufacturing and testing. The world needs to scramble. Moving a small engine from Germany to the U.K. already takes two to three weeks, Kayser tells me.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

NOVEMBER 15, 2008

I had been invited to attend the Global Agenda Council meeting organized by the World Economic Forum. It was easier to say yes than usual: I'd never been to Dubai or the region, and the government of Dubai and Emirates airline offered to fly me there business class!

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 24, 2023

As you may know, the government has been tightening regulations associated with deep synthesis technologies (DST) and generative AI services, including ChatGPT. The announcement spurred a 10x increase in new downloads for Bing globally, indicating a sizable consumer demand for new AI experiences.

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TechNode

MARCH 5, 2025

Meituan, Chinas local services platform, is accelerating its global expansion with a renewed focus on grocery retail, international markets, and artificial intelligence, CEO Wang Xing announced in a recent internal meeting. By scaling Keeta up in the region, Meituan aims to establish a global presence.

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Fast Company Tech

MAY 14, 2025

government and a region whose leaders are fond of currying favor through money and lavish gifts could cause the United States to show preferential treatment to Middle Eastern leaders when it comes to American affairs of state. Critics say that allows Trump family-aligned interests to essentially take a cut of each dollar invested.

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