Countries including US, China, India, France, Germany to name a few recognise that investments in science and technology are the fuel for future prosperity and economic development. They continue to invest (with medium and long-term lenses) accordingly.ASPI's latest report into quantum technology shows Australians are highly influential in this scientific research & commercialisation opportunity, despite our size and geographic location. But that leadership (and ability to take other Australians along for that success) is threatened. Is it too late? Can we course correct in time?https://www.aspi.org.au/report/australian-strategy-quantum-revolutionImage credit: Wired Magazine (March 2020)

Listen to Microsoft CTO explore the implications of artificial general intelligence (AGI) for jobs, particularly in rural America. Could others benefit more widely?https://open.spotify.com/episode/6Bc6bFhjPiYiymEXkNwiuR?si=ZQdQ8Qj0Th2Z7j9BP2ivDw&dl_branch=1

Can we inspire kids early enough with skills for this new digital and data-driven age?Domino Labs has attempted to do just that - they've published the first children’s book about data science. https://www.dominodatalab.com/childrens-book-florence-the-data-scientist/#modalImage credit: Domino Data Lab

For some time its been predicted that there will be a supply chain bottleneck for semiconductors/ chipsets. As our data gluttony continues and the race for super/ hyper computing increases at scale, even nice chipmakers are benefiting from the funding goldrush. While for many years, the US under-invested in manufacturing in this area, the new Administration has finally noted its strategic (and national security) importance. China didn't take much convincing - they've long had investment in the semi-conductor and R&D industries. https://pitchbook.com/news/articles/US-China-semiconductor-chipmakers-venture-capitalimage credit  Cristian Ibarra @Pixabay

The latest IEEE symposium on privacy and security included a presentation by CMU and Washington University researchers on IoT devices - specifically, trying to help raise the importance of cyber security and privacy in IoT devices such as baby monitors, voice-assistants and more with the proposal for labels on all devices. Would this see widespread adoption?https://youtu.be/X8k1NISqwKohttps://homes.cs.washington.edu/~pemamina/publications/sp21/sp21-paper.pdfimage credit: the researchers noted here.

The latest shareholder letter from outgoing CEO Jeff Bezos points to value creation insights that are super helpful for any entrepreneur:"he argues that success in business and in life boils down to one rule: create more value than you consume. Companies that fail to do so are on the way out, even if they appear successful on the surface"https://www.cbinsights.com/research/bezos-amazon-shareholder-letters/image credit: Free-Photos @Pixabay