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  • The AI Browser Paradox. Why Innovation Sometimes Needs to Wait
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    The AI Browser Paradox. Why Innovation Sometimes Needs to Wait

    Last week, Gartner issued one of the most striking advisories I’ve seen in recent years: organizations should block all AI browsers “for the foreseeable future.” Coming from a firm that typically champions technological adoption, this recommendation carries significant weight. As someone who has spent years integrating AI tools into undergraduate education and exploring their pedagogical…

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  • Why the Internet Is Turning Into Television (And Why That’s Good News)
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    Why the Internet Is Turning Into Television (And Why That’s Good News)

    Derek Thompson recently wrote an essay arguing that “everything is television.” Meta’s Instagram is now 93% strangers watching videos. Podcasts are racing to add video. Even AI tools are pivoting toward generating visual content. The pattern is unmistakable: the internet is becoming a continuous stream of episodic video. As someone who has spent two decades…

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  • The Public Health Case for Self-Driving Cars: What the Data Reveals
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    The Public Health Case for Self-Driving Cars: What the Data Reveals

    When we think about autonomous vehicles, we often frame the conversation around technology, innovation, or even job displacement. But a recent analysis by a trauma surgeon offers a dramatically different lens: public health. Writing in The New York Times, the surgeon shares a harrowing account that opens the piece – a teenager ejected in a…

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  • The Web’s Inventor Speaks
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    The Web’s Inventor Speaks

    Why AI Won’t Kill the Internet, But Could Save It Sir Tim Berners-Lee doesn’t think artificial intelligence will destroy the web, but he’s deeply concerned that AI could collapse the advertising-driven economic model that currently sustains it. In a recent interview on The Verge’s Decoder podcast with editor-in-chief Nilay Patel, the inventor of the World…

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  • The enterprise AI landscape just experienced a seismic shift.
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    The enterprise AI landscape just experienced a seismic shift.

    How Anthropic Overtook OpenAI to Lead Enterprise AI and Coding The enterprise AI landscape has undergone a dramatic shift in the past 18 months. According to Menlo Ventures’ latest market analysis, Anthropic has emerged as the clear leader in enterprise AI adoption, capturing 32% market share and surpassing OpenAI’s 25% – a striking reversal from…

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  • Tech Venture Bootcamp – 5th Edition
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    Tech Venture Bootcamp – 5th Edition

    Opening Week As a Vice Dean, I’ve had the privilege of witnessing countless academic programs and initiatives, but few have energized our campus quite like the opening week of Tech Venture Bootcamp. This 12-day intensive program, which launched on October 2nd 2025, has transformed our Madrid campus into a vibrant hub of innovation, collaboration, and…

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  • My Experience at the AI & Big Data Expo
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    My Experience at the AI & Big Data Expo

    Last month, I had the opportunity to attend the AI & Big Data Expo in Amsterdam, and I’m still buzzing with excitement from everything I learned and experienced. As someone who works in computing and data science education, events like these remind me why I love this field so much. What is the AI &…

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  • ICR’25 in London
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    ICR’25 in London

    The 4th International Conference on Innovations in Computing Research Three Days of Computing Research I recently had the chance to participate in the Fourth International Conference on Innovations in Computing Research (ICR’25) in London from August 25-27, 2025. I served as both a panel moderator and session chair. The conference was organized by The Institute…

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  • The Future Has Arrived Underground: Shenzhen Launches the World’s First Autonomous Subway Delivery Robots
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    The Future Has Arrived Underground: Shenzhen Launches the World’s First Autonomous Subway Delivery Robots

    As Vice Dean of a university deeply invested in the intersection of technology, urban innovation, and user-centered design, I’m always drawn to real-world examples that illustrate the pace and promise of robotics in our everyday lives. This week, an extraordinary milestone was achieved in Shenzhen, China, where the world’s first autonomous delivery robot successfully completed…

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  • Reflections on ACR’25: Inspiring Advances in Computing Research in the Heart of Nice
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    Reflections on ACR’25: Inspiring Advances in Computing Research in the Heart of Nice

    Last week I had the pleasure of participating in the Third International Conference on Advances in Computing Research (ACR’25), held in the beautiful city of Nice, France. It was an honour to serve as both a panel moderator and session chair, representing IE University alongside an exceptional international community of researchers and innovators. The conference…

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  • The AI Browser Paradox. Why Innovation Sometimes Needs to Wait

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  • The Public Health Case for Self-Driving Cars: What the Data Reveals

  • The Web’s Inventor Speaks

  • The enterprise AI landscape just experienced a seismic shift.

  • Tech Venture Bootcamp – 5th Edition

  • My Experience at the AI & Big Data Expo

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  • The Future Has Arrived Underground: Shenzhen Launches the World’s First Autonomous Subway Delivery Robots

  • Reflections on ACR’25: Inspiring Advances in Computing Research in the Heart of Nice

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Robert Polding is an Assistant Vice Dean at a Spanish University. He is a father, researcher and environmental campaigner.

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