Is the music industry hitting the right notes?
From vinyl to CDs and from digital downloads to streaming: music has seen its share of disruptions. The advent of streaming has resulted in a booming industry, but some of…
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New shopping experiences
Social commerce allows consumers to purchase a desired product directly on the platform or social media app where they learned about it. While thriving in China, consumers in western countries…
Crypto: hype or innovation?
The current bitcoin crash is - again - raising questions about the crypto revolution. What kind of bubble are we witnessing, a purely speculative bubble, or will the underlying blockchain…
A regionalized world
With G7 countries adding more sanctions and the NATO committing to support Ukraine for as long as necessary, it appears as if the world stands united against Russia. This picture,…
Fashionable waste
The fashion industry is estimated to be the sector with the fourth highest impact on the environment and climate change. In this Horizons, we discuss the need for producers and…
Mobile operators face massive network investments
Mobile operators are facing high investments for the massive deployment of 5G, while streaming and the popularity of gaming are putting an increasing stress on existing telecom networks. Europe is…
The future of streaming is… TV?
Streaming video is here to stay, but Netflix’s recent loss in subscribers indicates that companies will have to depend more on some of the revenue-generating methods that served the traditional…
The year 2022 spotlights the feasibility of the green ene…
This spring, electricity generation from renewable energy sources peaked. In this Horizons, we draw attention to the necessity to replace fossil fuels with wind and solar energy. The power of…
Satellites secure communication and track methane emissio…
An increase in satellite constellations gives a boost to various applications of satellite technology, ranging from internet services to pollution monitoring. In this new Horizons, we discuss both the ins…
Central banks are exploring digital currencies
Horizons Newsletter - week 15 // 2022 Across the world, central banks are exploring a new digital form of fiat money called central bank digital currency or CBDC. In this…