Disrupting death: Technologists explore ways to digitize life, by Saphora Smith for NBC News New tech is opening the door to near-everlasting life as well as a myriad of ethical and philosophical questions. nbcnews.com/mach/tech/your…

From Fast Company, WeWork rebrands to The We Company CEO Adam Neumann talks about the heavily revised SoftBank round and the company's future plans. It feels as if 2019 will make them... or break them. fastcompany.com/90289512/exclu…

In #financialservices, a strong consumer brand is more important than ever, as Visual Capitalist shows. A brand is one advantage incumbents can use to protect against fintechs. FYI the 4 most valuable bank brands are all from one country. And it's not the US. visualcapitalist.com/worlds-most-va…

From the archives: @Neuralink and the Brain’s Magical Future Tim Urban with one of the great long form posts about #Neuralink's mind-bending mission... "wipe your brain clean of what it thinks it knows about its future and let’s jump into the vortex." waitbutwhy.com/2017/04/neural…

In the Future, Senior Citizens Will Play #videogames All Day How gaming could help treat many of the worst symptoms of old age, by Jack Crosbie on Medium medium.com/s/2069/in-the-…

Like this headline and very much like their approach to business. wired.co.uk/article/pinter…

"There is more to life than blitzscaling" Very good from The Economist buff.ly/2Gs3XKd

A little light listening... In this episode of Exponential View 🔮, Azeem Azhar chats with Parag Khanna, author of #TheFutureIsAsian, to discuss technology diffusion, myths about Asia's development, and whether the future belongs to cities or nation-states. buff.ly/2YUP5LJ

I always enjoy Seth Godin. But an article of his about pushing uphill really got me thinking. So here's a few of my thoughts about it. buff.ly/2VjoZmt

Despite hearing their name everyday, I must admit I know little about Sotfbank. This Financial Times profile is a great reminder of what they're up and where they're headed. buff.ly/2GLGS43

(Yet again) Fantastic from FS. As with all of his findings, Shane's theories holds for personal and pro decision making and, whilst it should't be dogmatic, adopting only one or two of the lessons will make you a better person this week. buff.ly/2GqsA8Z

If Carlsberg did podcasts.... Well, a16z do, so all good. This is one of the very best, "For the Billions of Creatives Out There", with Brian Koppelman, Marc Andreessen 🇺🇸 and Sonal Chokshi on what it means to “showrun” something, whether a TV show or a startup. buff.ly/2Tfwzte

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One of the most interesting and thoroughly argued investment memos of the year to date... Ben Hunt on The Epsilon Strategy buff.ly/2Ovxa9K

Another excellent explainer on Softbank, and why it is so important to understanding Silicon Valley today. buff.ly/2W2Fi7W

An exhaustive - and slightly terrifying - list. buff.ly/2YqKQGS

A lot has been written about @uber, but this is a pretty neat summation: buff.ly/2E3Hxxx

From the archives, with the always excellent Lunch with the FT, a look into the whites of the eyes of America's youngest billionaire. buff.ly/2QatE3I

Want to learn more about the implications of AI? This superb series by Daniel Jeffries can help. As Dan says, "Right now AI is a mustard seed but from those seeds will grow a wild forest that ripples through every aspect of life." Exciting/terrifying! hackernoon.com/ai-in-five-fif…

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