Category: Focus

This month, our reader’s look on the future digs into technology and medicine through the AI and digital tools, only to get back to our most basic needs: health and human relationship.  Philip Choban, the CEO of Telios Care, a Romanian telehealth specialised company, shares with us his insights on the future of healthcare, health […]

Bitcoin: Double-edged institutionalisation The United States’ recognition of Bitcoin’s legitimacy via the ETFs[1] will be a double-edged sword: it will consolidate the Bitcoin’s value and status in the short term[2]; in the long run, on the other hand, it could result in the United States taking control of this crypto. In terms of recommendations, we […]

This month we had the pleasure of discussing with Dr. Maria Moloney what 2024 may bring regarding AI and data protection innovation, as well as issues of European and global legislation regarding those matters. Maria holds the position of Senior Data Protection, Security and AI specialist in an Irish technology company entitled PrivacyEngine. She has […]

Hydrogen, a short-term opportunist The world’s largest deposit of white hydrogen has apparently been discovered in France, by mistake[1]… Although we are not contradicting our recent recommendations on “new energy” stocks, which are trending downwards, this discovery could provide some good stock market opportunities. Reacting to new resources, some of these stocks could rise again, […]

Eurozone: State bankruptcies on the horizon? Stagflation, recession, rising credit costs, unemployment… the negative signals are multiplying for the eurozone economies. As the end of the year approaches, these indicators are going to hit the headlines and it is going to become increasingly complicated for governments to put on a brave face. The direct consequence […]

Mihai Nadin, Emeritus Ashbel Smith University Professor, University of Texas at Dallas. His career combines engineering, mathematics, digital technology, philosophy, semiotics, theory of mind, and anticipatory systems. He holds advanced degrees in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science and a post-doctoral degree in Philosophy, Logic, and the Theory of Science. His forthcoming book is Disrupt Science: […]

Our team is continuing to research and reflect on the impact of artificial intelligence (AI) on our future societies. In doing so, we are seeking to gather a wealth of viewpoints in order to take full measure of the potential impact of AI on all aspects of our civilisation. We felt that the point of […]

One year on from the global recession: Navigating the new economy In September, JP Morgan’s monthly Global Manufacturing PMI recorded the twelfth consecutive global recession[1]. Just as we anticipated with inflation, recession is a lasting trend. We are entering a new economy in which a return to high interest rates (the norm), shortages and difficulties […]

Forests are far more than just verdant scenery. They are essential ecosystems, hubs of biodiversity, with a pivotal role in upholding ecological equilibrium and sustaining human existence. Among their myriad advantages, three significant roles are prominent: the stabilisation of soil, the preservation of drinking water and, maybe the most important one, forests are the lungs […]

Cheap oil is history As demonstrated in our economic panorama, oil prices will remain high in the short and medium term, driven mainly by the coordinated action of Russia and Saudi Arabia. What we need to remember about the BRICS+ expansion is that the United States is losing influence over the oil market. This trend […]

Africa, the last pawn on the global multipolar chessboard Egypt, Ethiopia[1], South Africa: Africa’s BRICS axis is more oriented towards the East, although it should be noted that Addis Ababa, the Ethiopian capital, is also the capital of the AU (African Union), which opens a huge door to the continent. The geopolitical map of the […]

Artificial Intelligence: Jump on the bandwagon! After offering you several anticipations and analyses on the future challenges of AI in this issue, our team would now like to take a more practical approach to its traditional recommendations. This year’s technological breakthrough is the explosion in the number of AI tools available out there, often free […]

Gold-Yuan-Euro-Pound – Reserve value: Follow the central banks //  Crypto vs USA: War is declared! //  Cyber attacks: The worst is yet to come //  Towards an “Insurance Run”? //  Real estate: Prepare for the changeover //  Bonds are back: One investment opportunity (at least) //  __________________ Gold-Yuan-Euro-Pound – Reserve value: follow the central banks […]

Christophe Cesetti, who has a background in management control, currently operates as a freelancer within a cooperative, focusing on projects associated with the social economy. Disappointed by the inability of multinational structures to bring about change, he turned to citizen politics and developed a practical approach to collective intelligence in the service of the Commons. […]

Bitcoin: Take your profits //  Oil: The war //  T-bond: Big sale //  Investment: Real water //  New Tech: Forget AI… //  __________________ Bitcoin: Take your profits We have always said that violence and technology do not mix. Bitcoin’s safe-haven status is likely to come into play in a context of geopolitical tensions, de-dollarisation and […]

Mexico, 2025/2026, a + in the BRICS+ world President Andrés Manuel López Obrador, AMLO, has one year left to make his country a permanent member of the group of sovereign and equal states[1] and to consolidate all the changes he has brought about in the last five years. In the “Reader’s eye on the future” […]

2023 – From dollar shortage to a multi-directional financial crisis… until better times are coming In support of our urgent recommendation to diversify in the face of a major financial shock, here is a brief description of the systemic phenomena at work behind the byzantine analyses of the current crisis. It does not give cause […]

Bogdan Herea, founder and CEO of PitechPlus (a full-cycle software development company) and founder of Academy+Plus (a Romanian Ecole 42), is what some call the “Romanian Xavier Niel”[1] . His main expertise is in product and software development, where he uses cutting-edge technologies such as artificial intelligence, machine learning and cyber security. Born in 1975 […]