Global Report Archives

2024 Issues
Sep. 08, 2024CYBER-ATTACKS: THE NEXT-TECHNOLOGY GENERATION 
Sep. 01, 2024PROFILE ON: WIZ - THE ISRAELI CLOUD SECURITY UNICORN THAT MOPPED THE FLOOR WITH GOOGL... 
Aug. 25, 2024THE WEALTH OF NATIONS: THE GLOBAL DEBT TRAP AND THE ROLE OF FINANCE IN PRESERVING DEM... 
Aug. 18, 2024THE TECHNOLOGY ENTROPY TRAP: PRODUCTIVITY VS. CHAOS 
Aug. 11, 2024LLMS ARE ALREADY DONE: WHO WILL WIN - AND LOSE - IN THE NEXT PHASE OF MACHINE LEARNING 
Aug. 04, 2024UNDER THE SEA: THE NEW ERA OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND POWER CABLES, AND WHAT IT MEANS 
Jul. 28, 2024IF TRUMP WINS: A DEEP DIVE INTO THE DECADAL FINANCIAL AND GEOPOLITICAL CONSEQUENCES O... 
Jul. 21, 2024THE GLOBAL ENERGY DEMAND CURVE GETS A REALITY CHECK 
Jul. 14, 2024THE FUTURE OF CRINK: THE NEXT 10 YEARS AND WHAT CAN BE DONE 
Jul. 07, 2024THE RACE FOR AUTONOMOUS AI: THE KEY TO GLOBAL TECHNICAL AND ECONOMIC DOMINANCE 
Jun. 30, 2024SNS: ASIA LETTER: Q3 2024 - THAILAND JOINS THE BRICS 
Jun. 23, 2024BEYOND GPT: TRUSTED COMPUTING AND THE FUTURE OF EXPLAINABLE AI 
Jun. 16, 2024THE TEXAS ADVANTAGE 
Jun. 09, 2024THE NEXT PANDEMIC: H5N1 AND WHY YOU SHOULD BE PAYING ATTENTION 
Jun. 02, 2024A NEW ECONOMIC LANDSCAPE: THE TYRANNY OF UNEXPECTED SECOND-ORDER PROBLEMS 
May. 26, 2024WELCOME TO TECHNO-REALITY: THE NEW GLOBAL SECURITY PARADIGM 
May. 19, 2024BILLIONS: PART II: THE RAPID DOWNSHIFT IN BIRTH RATES, AND WHY IT MATTERS 
May. 12, 2024THE APRIL 29 WAKE-UP CALL: CURRENCIES, INFLATION, AND INTEREST RATES FLASH A RED CORR... 
May. 05, 2024THE ROBOTIC MOON 
Apr. 28, 2024CRINK'S GLOBAL OFFENSIVE 
Apr. 21, 2024WILL BRAIN FUNCTION BE REVEALED VIA GENAI MUSIC? 
Apr. 14, 2024THE PERFECT MOBILE DEVICE 
Apr. 07, 2024THE CYBORG FUTURE 
Mar. 31, 2024JEN-HSUN'S VISION FOR NVIDIA - AND THE AI WORLD 
Mar. 24, 2024ASIA LETTER Q2 2024: A DREAM TEAM VICTORY 
Mar. 15, 2024DESALINATION, FUSION & THE FUTURE OF THIRST 
Mar. 08, 2024ELECTRIFIED: THE TWO-WHEELED FUTURE OF ELECTRIC TRANSIT 
Feb. 29, 2024THE FUTURE OF AI: PATTERN DISCOVERY, EXPLAINABLE AI, AND ETHICAL AI 
Feb. 23, 2024AI PCS: HYPE VS. REALITY 
Feb. 15, 2024WHAT'S REALLY GOING ON AT THE US SOUTHERN BORDER 
Feb. 06, 2024CHINA'S CORPORATE ASSASSINATION PROGRAM 
Feb. 01, 2024LG TVS, APPLE VISION PRO & THE RISE OF INVISIBLE TECHNOLOGY 
Jan. 24, 2024SNS: TOP 10 ANNUAL PREDICTIONS FOR 2024 
Jan. 10, 2024FAANG, LLMS, SNOOP DOGG, AND THE FUTURE OF HUMAN MARKETING 
Jan. 07, 2024TAKING STOCK: CHARLIE MUNGER, THE MAGNIFICENT 7, AND WHAT LIES AHEAD 
2023 Issues
Dec. 13, 2023SNS: ASIA LETTER: Q1 2024: JAPAN'S DUAL-USE SPACE PROGRAM 
Dec. 07, 2023THE FUTURE ACCORDING TO FIRE 
Dec. 04, 2023BRAVE NEW WORLD: HOW SENSOR-ENABLED COLLECTIVE INTELLIGENCE CAN ADDRESS FUTURE THREAT 
Nov. 16, 2023WATCH FIRE'S MOST-REQUESTED SESSIONS 
Oct. 31, 2023PROFILE ON: AMD 
Oct. 17, 2023THE CHRISTMAS QUARTER 
Oct. 12, 2023THE SHIFTING SANDS: VENTURE CAPITAL AND THE FUTURE OF TECH FINANCE 
Oct. 05, 2023ANTHROPIC, THE PARADOX OF ETHICAL LLMS & THE FUTURE OF COMPUTING INTERFACES 
Sep. 26, 2023ASIA LETTER: Q4 2023: A LONG, HOT SUMMER 
Sep. 20, 2023HOW TO BUILD AN ATOM 
Sep. 14, 2023THE NEW COPPER AGE: ELECTRICITY OF DEMAND 
Sep. 07, 2023ENERGY STORAGE: THE KEY TO GLOBAL SOLAR 
Aug. 29, 2023THE COST (AND BENEFITS) OF GPT 
Aug. 23, 2023PROFILE ON: ROCKET LAB 
Aug. 17, 2023CONNECTING THE DOTS ON ELON MUSK'S INTERSTELLAR EMPIRE 
Aug. 09, 2023IT'S ALL ABOUT ENERGY 
Aug. 03, 2023PLAN A: GLOBAL SOLAR NOW 
Jul. 26, 2023SAVING CORAL: A STORY OF RISK AND RESILIENCE 
Jul. 20, 2023THE FUTURE IN REVIEW AGENDA, UNVEILED 
Jul. 13, 2023SOCIETAL FUTURES: TECHNOLOGIES, ISSUES, AND CONCOMITANT PROJECTIONS 
Jun. 28, 2023ASIA LETTER Q3 2023: MORE TECH, MORE POLITICS 
Jun. 21, 2023TURTLES ALL THE WAY DOWN: CHATGPT, LLMS, AND THE USE CASES FOR SEMI-SMART AI 
Jun. 15, 2023USING AI TO DECODE WHALE COMMUNICATIONS: A CONVERSATION WITH ROGER PAYNE AND DANIELA ... 
Jun. 08, 2023THE "FRIENDLY" AI COMPANY CHINA IS LIKELY USING TO SPY ON ALL YOUR MEETINGS 
May. 31, 2023SAVING THE KILLERS: AN INTERVIEW WITH MARK ANDERSON 
May. 25, 2023HOW TO STOP A WAR, PART III: MANUFACTURING 
May. 18, 2023AMERICA'S INFORMATION SOVEREIGNTY CRISIS 
May. 10, 2023BANK-RUN RISKS: CHINA, RUSSIA, INFLATION, THE FED, BOTS & SHORTS 
Apr. 27, 2023HOW TO STOP A WAR, PART II: BECOMING MORE RESOURCEFUL 
Apr. 19, 2023PROFILE ON: NVIDIA 
Apr. 11, 2023ENTERING THE ERA OF HYPERCHANGE: PART II: INTENTIONAL SPEED, UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES 
Apr. 06, 2023HOW TO STOP A WAR, PART I: THE WORTH OF CREDIBLE DETERRENCE 
Mar. 29, 2023SNS: ASIA LETTER: Q2 2023: A NEW ERA IN THE PHILIPPINES 
Mar. 23, 2023THE IMPACT OF CHIPS ON AI & ETHICS 
Mar. 16, 2023WILL EUROPE DRIVE THE NEXT WAVE OF DEEP-TECH INNOVATION? 
Mar. 07, 2023BOEING'S ROLE, CHINA'S PLAN: THE 737 MAX STORY REVISITED 
Mar. 01, 2023CHIPS AHOY: THE NEW ERA OF SELF-MADE SEMIS 
Feb. 23, 2023THE END OF TIKTOK IS NIGH 
Feb. 15, 2023THE WORLD IN 2023 
Feb. 10, 2023THE X-SHORING REVOLUTION: A NEW SNS: INDEX 
Feb. 01, 2023PROFILE ON: THE US UNICORN SINGLEHANDEDLY BUILDING THE FUTURE OF AUTONOMOUS WARFARE 
Jan. 25, 2023ENTERING THE ERA OF HYPERCHANGE 
Jan. 19, 2023WHAT'S GOING ON IN CHINA? 
Jan. 12, 2023100% RENEWABLE: REVERSE CLIMATE CHANGE, DECREASE POWER OUTAGES & BUILD CYBERATTACK RE... 
2022 Issues
Dec. 15, 2022SNS: TOP 10 PREDICTIONS FOR 2023 
Dec. 09, 2022ASIA LETTER: Q1 2023: A NEW ERA IN SEMICONDUCTORS 
Nov. 30, 2022THE EVOLUTION OF NATION-STATE HACKERS, AND HOW TO PROTECT YOURSELF FROM SPIES 
Nov. 22, 2022HUMAN SYSTEMS, TECHNICAL SOLUTIONS 
Nov. 16, 2022A SHOT AWAY: RUSSIA, NATO, AND THE STRIKE ON POLAND 
Nov. 08, 2022100% RENEWABLE, PART 2: THE ROAD AHEAD 
Oct. 27, 2022100% RENEWABLE, PART 1: THE PATH TO US ENERGY INDEPENDENCE 
Oct. 12, 2022PROFILE ON: THE POWERHOUSE OF EUV LITHOGRAPHY 
Oct. 05, 2022USEFUL FICTION: A CONVERSATION WITH PETER SINGER 
Sep. 27, 2022ASIA LETTER: Q4 2022: NOT ONLY MADE IN CHINA 
Sep. 22, 2022PROFILE ON: THE WORLD'S MOST POWERFUL TECH COMPANY 
Sep. 14, 2022EUROPE, ENERGY & THE NEW CRINK "GAS LAUNDERING" 
Sep. 07, 2022FROM BAD TO EVIL: OUR (ANTI-) SOCIAL NETWORKS 
Aug. 23, 2022SCALING TECHNOLOGY AT THE SPEED OF THE CLIMATE EMERGENCY 
Aug. 18, 2022THE WHITE-WATER ECONOMY: WHAT TO EXPECT IN THE REST OF 2022 
Aug. 09, 2022FROM WATSON TO THERANOS: AI AND HEALTHCARE VS. NNS AND BIO 
Aug. 02, 2022THE FUTURE OF CHIPS, INNOVATION & HYBRID WORK 
Jul. 27, 2022DAILY BREAD: FOOD SECURITY IN A STRUGGLING WORLD 
Jul. 19, 2022THE UNIVERSE IN A PAGE: THE FLOW AND INTERACTION OF ENERGY AND TIME 
Jul. 12, 2022WHY SHINZO ABE WAS ASSASSINATED & BY WHOM 
Jul. 07, 2022SHIFTING GEARS: THE EMERGING PATTERNS THAT WILL DRIVE OUR WORLD 
Jun. 28, 2022SNS: ASIA LETTER: Q3 2022: SOUTH KOREA BACK ON SIDE, TAIWAN MAKES ITSELF INDISPENSABLE 
Jun. 21, 2022ETHICAL AI: THE PATH TO NEW SCIENCE AND MAJOR DISCOVERIES 
Jun. 14, 2022MANUFACTURING INFLATION 
Jun. 09, 2022100% RENEWABLE: AN ACTION PLAN FOR US ENERGY INDEPENDENCE 
May. 31, 2022THERE'S A NEW WORLD COMING 
May. 24, 2022CATCHING CANCER: THE ROLE OF INFECTIOUS AGENTS 
May. 17, 2022DISENGAGEMENT: PART VI-2: THE HEALTH OF US ALL 
May. 11, 2022DISENGAGEMENT: PART VI-1: THE HEALTH OF US ALL 
May. 03, 2022XAI: EXPLAINING THE INEXPLICABLE 
Apr. 22, 2022BLACKSTONE, ELON MUSK & ALL-CASH OFFERS: THE REAL STORY OF THE US REAL ESTATE MARKET 
Apr. 14, 2022HOW THE UNIVERSE WORKS, AND THE DAVID BRIN NOBEL PRIZE 
Apr. 06, 2022DISENGAGEMENT: PART V - SUPPLY CHAINS AND SECURITY 
Mar. 30, 2022ASIA LETTER: Q2 2022: ENVISION 1,000 KM 
Mar. 24, 2022PIVOT: HOW SYSTEMS REINVENTION WILL DRIVE THE YEAR AHEAD 
Feb. 23, 2022INFLATED II: HOT MONEY, FLOW & INTERACTION, AND CHINA'S ROLE 
Feb. 17, 2022THE 2022 OLYMPICS: PR FOR DICTATORS 
Feb. 09, 2022DISENGAGEMENT: PART IV: CONFLICTS OF INTEREST, CONFLICTS OF FINANCE 
Feb. 03, 2022DISCOVERIES ANNOUNCED, PREDICTIONS EXPLORED 
Jan. 28, 2022INSIDE FUTURE IN REVIEW - THE WORLD'S MOST ESSENTIAL GATHERING FOR TECH LEADERS 
Jan. 19, 2022DISENGAGEMENT: PART III: TECH AT WAR 
Jan. 14, 2022LOOK UP, TECH GIANTS 
Jan. 06, 2022THE FUTURE OF CHIPS 
2021 Issues
Dec. 15, 2021SNS: ANNUAL PREDICTIONS FOR 2022 
Dec. 08, 2021ASIA LETTER, Q1 2022 JAPANESE DEFENSE & SHANGHAI DATA 
Dec. 01, 2021CONTROL THEORY: WHERE ALL THE ROADS MEET 
Nov. 18, 2021THE FEC'S BIG BET 
Nov. 10, 2021DISENGAGEMENT: PART II THE COST OF TRADE 
Nov. 03, 2021RESONANCE THEORY: PART VI: THE COSMOS: MOTIVATING FORCE AND ORGANIZING PRINCIPLES 
Oct. 28, 2021COP26, RARE EARTH METALS & THE RISE OF CORPORATE CLIMATE ACTIVISM 
Oct. 22, 2021DISENGAGEMENT: PART I THE ECONOMICS OF A SECURE FUTURE 
Oct. 13, 2021CORRECTED: RESONANCE THEORY: PART V - REINTERPRETING THE COSMOS 
Oct. 07, 2021THE INEQUALITY BET: HOW XI'S ATTACKS ON CORPORATE POWER CHANGE THE WORLD'S ECONOMIC C... 
Sep. 29, 2021RESONANCE THEORY: PART IV - UNDERSTANDING DARK ENERGY & MATTER AND EINSTEIN'S THIRD B... 
Sep. 23, 2021DISENGAGEMENT: AN INTRODUCTION 
Sep. 16, 2021ASIA LETTER, Q4 2021: FIGHTING DESERTIFICATION 
Sep. 08, 2021PATTERN COMPUTING: FROM PREDICTION TO UNDERSTANDING 
Sep. 02, 2021THE GREAT CARBON REVERSAL 
Aug. 27, 2021ALL THE PRESIDENT'S ANTITRUST (WO)MEN 
Aug. 17, 2021PATTERN ECONOMICS 
Aug. 11, 2021GETTING TO ZERO 
Aug. 05, 2021A NEAR-TERM CLIMATE CATACLYSM? 
Jul. 28, 2021HOW MUSIC WORKS 
Jul. 22, 2021HAITI: INTERFERENCE AND SUBTERFUGE 
Jul. 15, 2021CHINA'S ECONOMIC WAR PREPARATIONS: YESTERDAY AND TOMORROW 
Jul. 07, 2021COVID VS. THE COMMONWEALTH 
Jun. 30, 2021THE RISING TIDE 
Jun. 23, 2021CHINA'S MASSIVE RESOURCE HOARDING BELIES ITS REAL PLANS 
Jun. 16, 2021ASIA LETTER, Q3 2021: PREDICTING THE PRESENT 
Jun. 10, 2021FLOW COMPUTING SYSTEMS 
Jun. 03, 2021THE FUTURE OF CALIFORNIA 
May. 27, 2021TRANSITIONING TO RENEWABLES USING DISTRIBUTED ENERGY 
May. 19, 2021THE NEW GLOBAL DEAL 
May. 13, 2021GHOST ATTACK: THE NEW WARFARE STRATEGY AND SURVEILLANCE PLATFORMS OF CHINA, RUSSIA, I... 
May. 06, 2021BANAL PARANOID DICTATORS: HOW PUTIN AND XI HAVE MADE RUSSIA AND CHINA WEAKER 
Apr. 21, 2021THE HALF-PERCENT: HOW A FEW AWFUL INDIVIDUALS INCREASINGLY THREATEN OUR FUTURE 
Apr. 15, 2021THE FATE OF THE OCEAN 
Apr. 07, 2021THE SCIENCE OF INNOVATION AND DISCOVERY 
Mar. 24, 2021PREVENTING WORLD WAR WATER 
Mar. 18, 2021TIME FOR INDIA AND TAIWAN TO TEAM UP 
Mar. 11, 2021WHY THE US SHOULD TURN RUSSIA INTO ITS NEW BFF 
Mar. 03, 2021KANINEKLINIKS: THE NOSE KNOWS 
Feb. 24, 20212 DEGREES AND YOU 
Feb. 17, 2021WHAT'S DRIVING THE GLOBAL CHIP SHORTAGE 
Feb. 09, 2021THE ORIGIN OF THE VIRUS 
Feb. 03, 2021VOLATILE 
Jan. 27, 2021THE BIDEN YEARS: A RETROSPECTIVE REVIEW 
Jan. 20, 2021THE FELT-FAIR ECONOMY AND THE FUTURE OF ECONOMIC CONFIDENCE 
Jan. 13, 2021SOME GOOD NEWS ABOUT DEMOCRACY AND THE CLIMATE 
Jan. 07, 2021THE PRESIDENT AND THE BUG 
2020 Issues
Dec. 17, 2020SNS: ANNUAL PREDICTIONS FOR 2021 
Dec. 09, 2020THE NEW ANGLO-JAPANESE ALLIANCE 
Dec. 01, 2020TAKING ACTION: THE ART OF SAVING A SPECIES 
Nov. 24, 2020THE MOST VALUABLE THINGS IN THE NEW GLOBAL ECONOMY 
Nov. 18, 2020PEAK FOOD: HOW TO PREPARE FOR A HUNGRY, EXPENSIVE FUTURE 
Nov. 09, 2020A NEW WORLD ECONOMY: THE MEANING OF THE 5G FIGHT 
Nov. 04, 2020I'LL SEE YOU ON THE MOON: EMERGING TECH WITH REAL PROMISE 
Oct. 27, 2020BUSINESS MODEL DIVERSIFICATION: RISK-PROOFING YOUR STRATEGY ... A MEANS TO WINNING TH... 
Oct. 20, 2020"PREPARING FOR WAR": XI ON THE EDGE 
Oct. 13, 2020THE POWER OF KNOWING WHY 
Oct. 07, 2020FIREHQ: A NEW PLATFORM FOR INNOVATION AND PROGRESS 
Sep. 29, 2020JAPAN AFTER ABE 
Sep. 24, 2020THE ROLE OF ADS IN THE OUTRAGE MACHINE 
Sep. 16, 2020BILLIONS 
Sep. 09, 2020HOW CORPORATE AMERICA GREW UP: A GUIDE TO COMPLETE CHAOS AND UTTER TURMOIL 
Sep. 01, 2020RESONANCE THEORY: PART III 
Aug. 27, 2020RESONANCE THEORY: PART II 
Aug. 21, 2020RESILIENT OR NOT? 
Aug. 11, 2020THE ART AND SCIENCE OF PREDICTING 
Aug. 04, 2020CHIPS IN CHAOS 
Jul. 29, 2020HOW QANON CONTROLS HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE 
Jul. 21, 2020BANDWIDTH GOES VERTICAL 
Jul. 14, 2020"ON TO MARS": A LOOK BACK AT ELON LOOKING FORWARD 
Jul. 08, 2020FAKE GOLD, LUCKIN COFFEE, AND THE ARREST OF A LAW PROFESSOR 
Jul. 01, 2020LOOKING BACK AT LOOKING FORWARD: SNS: AT 25 
Jun. 23, 2020WHO'S IN CHARGE? THE REAL COST OF THE INTERNET 
Jun. 16, 2020SNS: ASIA LETTER, Q3 2020: A NEW INDO-PACIFIC STARTS TO TAKE SHAPE 
Jun. 09, 2020SNS: Will the Next Internet Be Built on Satellites? 
Jun. 02, 2020SNS: China's Plan for Germany 
May. 27, 2020SNS: The Information Warfare Ahead 
May. 19, 2020SNS: Changing the Conversation: Moving Forward in a C-19 World 
May. 12, 2020SNS: COVID-19: Lessons on the Virus from a Top NYC Epidemiologist 
May. 05, 2020SNS: The Physics of Biology: Connecting Life, Evolution, Energy, and The Second Law 
Apr. 28, 2020SNS: Returning to a Better World 
Apr. 14, 2020SNS: Decoding the Microbiome 
Apr. 01, 2020SNS: WHO DO YOU TRUST? WHAT HAPPENS NEXT? 
Mar. 26, 2020SNS: Asia Letter, Q2 2020: Work or Starve 
Mar. 20, 2020SNS: The Covid-19 Innovation Abyss 
Mar. 11, 2020SNS: The Future of Human-AI Interaction in Medicine 
Mar. 04, 2020SNS: Corona: The Missing Data 
Feb. 20, 2020SNS: Surveillance, Cities, and Facial Recognition 
Feb. 12, 2020SNS: The End of Insurance 
Feb. 07, 2020SNS: It Isn't Just the Virus: Financial Impacts of R0 
Jan. 30, 2020SNS: What the Federalism: The Election Machines Are Broken 
Jan. 23, 2020SNS: 2020 Predictions II: The Technology and Economy Landscapes 
Jan. 15, 2020SNS: The Genetically Altered Future 
Jan. 10, 2020SNS: Top Ten Predictions for 2020 
2019 Issues
Dec. 18, 2019SNS: Asia Letter, Q1 2020: Japan and the EU 
Dec. 12, 2019SNS: Special Letter: The Future of Energy: Facing the "New Normal" 
Dec. 05, 2019SNS: The Death of Ads 
Nov. 22, 2019SNS: FiRe 2019 in Review, Part II 
Nov. 08, 2019SNS: FiRe 2019 in Review, Part I 
Oct. 29, 2019SNS: Looking Back in a Decade 
Oct. 03, 2019SNS: Asia Letter, Q4 2019: Concern and Disappointment 
Sep. 25, 2019SNS: Special Letter: At the Edge: The IoT Security Imperative 
Sep. 11, 2019SNS: FiRe 2019: Anticipating the Unexpected 
Sep. 05, 2019SNS: Pivot Points in Technology and the Global Economy 
Aug. 29, 2019SNS: Special Letter: IIoT: A Clear and Present Danger 
Aug. 22, 2019SNS: At War II 
Aug. 14, 2019SNS: At War 
Aug. 09, 2019SNS: Special Alert: It's a War 
Jul. 31, 2019SNS: "Theft Nation" Update 
Jul. 18, 2019SNS: AI in the Cloud 
Jul. 10, 2019SNS: The Best CEOs, The Worst CEOs 
Jun. 27, 2019SNS: Asia Letter, Q3 2019: A New Era 
Jun. 19, 2019SNS: Special Letter: An Economic View of Cybersecurity 
Jun. 16, 2019SNS: Special Alert: Shots Fired: The Huawei Executive Order
Jun. 13, 2019SNS: Amazon on the Launch pad: Beyond Antitrust and into the Next Mammoth Growth Phase 
Jun. 06, 2019SNS: Disengagement: The Technical and Business Outcomes for an Isolated China 
May. 30, 2019SNS: Blockchain Now: The Real Applications Buried by ICO Hype 
May. 23, 2019SNS: AI's Failures 
May. 15, 2019SNS: The Future of Identity & Online Privacy 
May. 09, 2019SNS: Patterns of Concern 
May. 02, 2019