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Scenario prompt 3 July 2025
The scenario prompt for 2 July 2025 is the democratising of 3D printing. If 3D printing is available in every household, what will that do to your. business model, your distribution and channel strategy?
The other prompts are DARPA, DNA sensors, quantum computing, Kevin Kelly and you are the upgrade.
DARPA: A Sensor-Dominated Future Will Spell The End Of The Stealth Era
The end of the stealth era is coming, and its demise will be at the hands of quantum sensing.
Compact UV printer smashes records as creators embrace DIY manufacturing
The device promises to democratize professional-grade printing by delivering 3D textures up to 5 mm thick. The E1's modular design allows users to print on a wide range of objects and materials, from coffee mugs to metal sheets, supported by an AI-powered workflow and a library of 20,000+ templates.
Breakthrough DNA sensor brings cancer, HIV detection to homes for under $1
https://interestingengineering.com/innovation/mit-crispr-sensor-cancer-hiv-home-diagnosis
MIT researchers built a cheap, rugged sensor that uses CRISPR to diagnose disease, even in the most extreme settings.
Quantum computing on the horizon: What leaders need to know
Classic computers compute linearly. Quantum machines make leaps.
Flounder Mode
https://joincolossus.com/article/flounder-mode/
Kevin Kelly on a different way to do great work
You are the upgrade
https://www.ronimmink.com/product/a-book-about-books-about-ai/
Data, acceleration, and the future of intelligence: Lessons from 25 core books (and links to 114 other books) about AI, technology abstraction, and consciousness.
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