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I write for Forbes and Inc primarily, plus a few other publications such as TechCrunch, Business Insider, and the Marketing Tech Blog. I speak, moderate, and MC at conferences frequently, and forecast and analyze trends in mobile, AI, robotics, and martech/adtech. Previously, I built the VB Insight research team at VentureBeat and managed teams creating software for partners like Intel and Disney. In addition I've built social sites and mobile apps. In 2014, I was named to Folio's top 100 of t…

John Koetsier’s Journalist Portfolio

AI agents like Alexa, Siri, and M will create the first trillion-dollar company

AI agents like Alexa, Siri, and M will create the first trillion-dollar company

A friend of mine has spent more than the value of his San Antonio home on Amazon Prime in the last five years…

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Apple's iOS 10 finally, truly begins the mobile messaging war

Apple's iOS 10 finally, truly begins the mobile messaging war

Yesterday will be remembered as the day that the messaging war started. In the immense game of thrones that m…

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IDFA zeroing is almost upon us: What mobile marketers need to know

IDFA zeroing is almost upon us: What mobile marketers need to know

iPhone 7 and iOS10 are coming soon. While that's exciting for gadget geeks, it's concerning for mobile market…

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A.D. 2035: Rich people will be thousands of times smarter than poor people

A.D. 2035: Rich people will be thousands of times smarter than poor people

If futurist, inventor, and Google executive Ray Kurzweil is right about the future, we'll all be augmenting o…

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Facebook vs. Adblock Plus: Just By Fighting, Facebook Wins

Facebook vs. Adblock Plus: Just By Fighting, Facebook Wins

On Tuesday this week, Facebook made waves by breaking ad blockers, implementing technology to show ads to peo…

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Why Facebook bought Masquerade: recent, massive, hockey-stick growth

Why Facebook bought Masquerade: recent, massive, hockey-stick growth

Three days ago Facebook bought Masquerade (also known as MSQRD), an app that lets you create live, playful fi…

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Boston Dynamics’ New Atlas Humanoid Robot: ‘Order Of Magnitude’ Simpler Original

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By John Koetsier
| Forbes Verified
Boston Dynamics's new Atlas robot is kicking soccer balls like a World Cup athlete. But it's also much simpler — and cheaper — to make than before. Hyundai Motor Company Boston Dynamic’s new Atlas humanoid robot has been wowing the world for months now, even before the company unveiled it performing unprecedented soccer acrobatics in celebration of the current World Cup.
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Forget Data Centers In Space. How About Satellites That Think? Original

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By John Koetsier
| Forbes Verified
Ubotica's satellite constellation will have onboard AI to detect maritime and other threats. Ubotica We’ve been hearing a lot about data centers in space, a highly questionable concept that looks to be expensive, fragile and unnecessary. But satellites that think could speed up maritime intelligence by orders of magnitude: no orbital data center required.
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Apptronik inaugura una fábrica de datos para entrenar humanoides y prepara su nuevo robot Original

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By John Koetsier
| Forbes Argentina Verified
"Yo diría que la industria actual se basa, prácticamente, solo en prototipos", me comentó ayer Jeff Cardenas, CEO de Apptronik, al anunciar Robot Park, una enorme fábrica física de datos de IA; Apollo 2, que ya lleva un tiempo en funcionamiento; y al anticipar Apollo 3, el robot humanoide de próxima generación que Apptronik presentará el año que viene.
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What was your first job as a journalist?

Editor of my high school newspaper :-)

Who's your favorite fictional journalist?

O'Reilly

What's the funniest news-related #hashtag you've seen?

#trump

Awards

Folio Top 100

2014 - Innovation

Folio recognized innovators in media monetization models in 2014, and I was named one of the top 100 most innovative entrepreneurs and "market shaker-uppers."

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