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Exponential innovation is causing exponential disruption
Exponential innovation is causing exponential disruption
Exponential innovation is causing exponential disruption
I’ve either been in or around the US intelligence community for my entire adult life. But hearing that it was these three masters of intelligence teaching the course made me instantly recognize I had to sign up and watch.
Gillian Hodge and Brady Helwig of the Special Competitive Studies Project (SCSP) recently provided a very cogent synopsis of how the United States and China are positioning themselves in humanoid robotics.
Readers have no doubt noticed a trend in corporate use of nuclear energy. This is smart for all of us (see: Google Partners with Kairos Power to Develop Small Modular Nuclear Reactors to Power AI Needs ). Would be great if governments also ran towards good clean energy like this. Amazon has now announced they…
No longer content with relying on its denials to combat the accusations, Beijing has leveraged its extensive media apparatus to take its case to the international audience to combat the negative press.
In the spirit of the theme of OODAcon 2024—Convergence—we explore the intersection of the future of material science, space, and the human body as the form fact of HCI – human-computer interfaces) – aka “wearables.”
Apple researchers make it pretty clear, LLMs are not as good at reasoning than benchmarks are leading us to believe.
As we set the stage for the OODAcon 2024 Keynote Conversation between OODA CEO Matt Devost and U.S. Ambassador at Large for Cyberspace and Digital Policy Nate Fick, we explore the baseline AI governance policy and initiatives through the prism of Ambassador Fick’s cyber and digital policy role at the State Department.
Google has announced a partnership with Kairos Power to deploy small modular nuclear reactors (SMRs) to support its 24/7 carbon-free energy targets by 2035.
DoD believes organizations that implement Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification will better secure critical defense information, making the overall defense sector less susceptible to breaches and cyber threats. Leaders should work to make this a reality.
We recently explored the argument that – by the sheer force of the scale of their population and autocratic strategic focus – China has an innate competitive advantage in material science basic research and strategic chip innovation. As a counterpoint to that argument, we take a look at this issue of “scale” as an innate…
Adam Shostack is widely known in the cybersecurity world for his pioneering work on disclosing and discussing computer vulnerabilities (the CVE (common vulnerabilities and exposures) list). He also helped formalize and train leading approaches to threat modeling and wrote the foundational book on the subject (Threat Modeling: Designing for Security). In this OODAcast we seek…
Sebastian Mallaby joined the OODAcast for a discussion about the Power Law in venture capital and the rise of the global hedge fund and private equity industries.
Neil Wiley has lead some of the US Intelligence Community’s most important analytical functions. His career in intelligence began as a Naval Intelligence Officer in an operational intelligence center focused on support to critical operational naval missions. He would later serve joint intelligence missions in Europe, would rise to lead all analytical activities at the…
This OODAcast features a fascinating conversation with Michael Gibson, the author of the book “Paper Belt on Fire” who is also the co-founder of the Thiel Fellowship program and the 1517 Fund, both of which focus on identifying unconventional ideas and individuals that can drive disruptive innovation in technology, arts, and science.
In this OODAcast, we talk with Jimmy Soni, the author of the book “The Founders: The Story of PayPal and the Entrepreneurs Who Shaped Silicon Valley”. Jimmy takes a deep, historical look at the founding story of PayPal with detailed analysis, interviews, and access that you won’t find in any other telling of the PayPal…
In this OODAcast we interview one of our close friends and OODA network members, Jen Hoar. Jen is a former journalist-turned-corporate investigator who has leveraged the potent act of asking, and listening, to turn strangers into sources and contacts into clients. Her expertise, which is clearly also her passion, is identifying and interviewing smart people…
Covering technology issues, and specifically cybersecurity as a journalist is a tough endeavor. Some of these technologies are complex as are the security vulnerabilities often inherent in their deployment and making these topics broadly accessible can be a challenge. Many of the underlying issues touch upon national security and civil liberties creating an interesting nexus…
Lawrence Gasman has researched and reported on quantum technologies from the beginning of the discipline of quantum computing. He is now the President of Inside Quantum Technology (IQT), which provides in-depth business intelligence for the quantum technology industry. IQT also runs several major quantum technology conferences as well as a quantum industry news service. On…
In 2020, we launched the OODAcast video and podcast series designed to provide insightful analysis and actionable intelligence to decision makers. In this 100th episode, co-hosts Matt Devost and Bob Gourley review some of the key insights from the series. Matt and Bob also discuss a OODA’s recent assessment of risks and opportunities given the…
While the OODA Loop was been heralded in the domain of conflict, we often find the concept in business and there is no greater business analogy to dogfighting that David Greenberg’s experience as a trader on the floor of the world’s largest physical commodities exchange. David’s job required rapid decision making based on constantly changing…
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