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Roberto Alvarez retweeted
Brazil’s President Lula won his bid for re-election on 25 October, to the relief of many scientists who feared for the future of Brazilian research if his opponent prevailed.
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It's 2026 and the world has changed. Have you noticed?
#Technology, #Geopolitics, #Innovation, #Economy, #GlobalIssues, #Investment, #Humanity, #Animality & more.
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My Weekly Snapshot is back. Topics this week: (i) Japanese companies bet on global #innovation; (ii) #EVs and #industrial strategy in #China and (iii) the making of genetically enhanced super babies. Check it out: linkedin.com/pulse/weekly-sn….
Really cool. And wonderful to be with you all @QUBelfast & @CentreforCompe1 colleagues. @thegfcc is delighted to partner with you. More to come.
Global Innovation Summit: Day 1 ✅ Don’t worry if you didn’t get a chance to tune in. Here are our experts' top five recommendations to help address some of our planet’s biggest challenges.
Tomorrow, we have another exciting schedule so don’t miss out. Business leaders and academics from across five continents are going to be discussing how inclusiveness is essential for achieving long-term sustainability goals. Stay tuned 📺
Roberto Alvarez retweeted
The 2024 Annual Meeting & GIS has officially begun! We started this morning with a closed-door gathering for our members and fellows to discuss GFCC state affairs and opportunities within our network. Here’s to a week filled with insights, inspiration, & impact. #GISBelfast2024
Roberto Alvarez retweeted
Dear Mario Draghi, a year ago, I asked you to prepare a report on the future of Europe’s competitiveness.
No one was better placed than you to take up this challenge.
Now, we are eager to listen to your views ↓
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On this exact day, July 27, 1866, a crucial milestone in #telecommunications was achieved with the beginning of operations of the transatlantic telegraphic cable. Since then, Europe and the Americas have been connected. A lot has changed since then. bit.ly/4dj49In
On July 20, 1969, humanity stepped on the moon. Beyond #space #exploration and #technology, the Apollo 11 landing, the Apollo Program, and Neil Armstrong's step had, and still have, far-reaching implications. linkedin.com/feed/update/urn…
.@intel, a pioneer and truly an emblematic #SiliconValley company that changed the world, was founded on this day, Jul 18, 1968. But the #semiconductors game is changing, fast.
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Roberto Alvarez retweeted
Cigarette sales and lung cancer deaths are the same curve, shifted 25 years.
Weekly snapshot --- Jul 7, 2024
#AI #politics #UK #France #brain #neurosciences #technology #automotive #China #investment #India #Russia
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Roberto Alvarez retweeted
THE LITTLE TECH AGENDA
Marc Andreessen & Ben Horowitz
July 5, 2024
Little Tech is our term for tech startups, as contrasted to Big Tech incumbents.
Little Tech has run independent of politics for our entire careers. But, as the old Soviet joke goes, “You may not be interested in politics, but politics is interested in you.”
We believe bad government policies are now the #1 threat to Little Tech.
We believe American technology supremacy, and the critical role that Little Tech startups play in ensuring that supremacy, is a first class political issue on par with any other.
The time has come to stand up for Little Tech.
Our political efforts as a firm are entirely focused on defending Little Tech.[1] We do not engage in political fights outside of issues directly relevant to Little Tech. But we will fight for Little Tech – for the freedom to research, to invent, to create jobs, to build the future – with all of our resources.
We find there are three kinds of politicians:
* Those who support Little Tech. We support them.
* Those who oppose Little Tech. We oppose them.
* Those who are somewhere in the middle – they want to be supportive, but they have concerns. We work with them in good faith.
We support or oppose politicians regardless of party and regardless of their positions on other issues.
We are in this for the long haul.
[1] a16z.com/politics-and-the-fu…
Roberto Alvarez retweeted
This is a dramatic change, and not the kind of change that people who voted for Brexit were hoping for.
On this exact day, June 29, 17 years ago, the iPhone was first introduced by Apple. linkedin.com/posts/robertodo…
