Radar - by nexxworks

In this special End of Year episode, Radar podcast host Steven Van Belleghem and his #nexxworks friends Peter Hinssen, Pascal Coppens and Laurence Van Elegem discuss what they believe are important trends for the coming years: Web 3.0, DAOs, Central bank digital currencies (CBDC), NFTs, metaverse commerce, affective technology as well as sustainability as a force of disruption and innovation. They also answered some listener questions (send in yours at hello@nexxworks.com if you have any) about the Chinese crackdown, carbon emissions, the API strategy of companies and what the Radar crew members would do if they were the next Prime Minister of Belgium. For more inspiration about business and technology, go to nexxworks.com.

Radar podcast host Steven Van Belleghem and his #nexxworks friends Peter Hinssen, Pascal Coppens, Julie Vens - De Vos and Laurence Van Elegem talk about Amazon manipulating search results to push its own brands, Patagonia launching a brand of wines, China's energy crisis, scenario planning and hedge fund Third Point asking Shell to split into multiple companies. The Radar crew also answers listener questions about ethics, Facebook’s rebranding, Best Buy launching into healthcare, privacy, Solid, the hybrid way of working and the disconnect between employers and employees when it comes to employee exits.

Radar podcast host Steven Van Belleghem and his #nexxworks friends Peter Hinssen, Pascal Coppens, Julie Vens - De Vos and Laurence Van Elegem talk about the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation investing in online supermarket Picnic, Walgreens rolling out a bank account, Evergrande Real Estate Group's 'Lehman moment', sustainable metropolis Telosa, cancel culture in China, Wall Street Journal's Facebook Files, Facebook glasses, Uber's possible profit and the war for talent. For more inspiration about business and technology, go to nexxworks.com.

Radar podcast host Steven Van Belleghem and his #nexxworks friends Peter Hinssen, Pascal Coppens and Julie Vens - De Vos talk about Elon Musk’s humanoid robot, the 600 million dollar Polynetwork heist, how Amazon is now bigger than Walmart, the technology crackdown from Beijing, the US (IBM) and Japan working together on quantum computing to counter China's masterplan in the matter, NFTs, back to the office madness, rules and systems regarding vaccinations and Facebook’s metaverse for work, Horizon Workrooms. For more inspiration about business and technology, go to nexxworks.com.

Podcast host Steven Van Belleghem and his #nexxworks friends Peter Hinssen, Pascal Coppens and Julie Vens - De Vos talk about the future of education, a new partnership between Proximus and Belfius, slow banking, Apple employees pushing back against returning to the office, the $250 billion US bill approved in the Senate to counter China, JD's shopping festival 6.18, China’s "lying flat movement", the creator economy and China squeezing bitcoin mining.

Podcast host Steven Van Belleghem and his #nexxworks friends Peter Hinssen, Pascal Coppens, Laurence Van Elegem, Julie Vens - De Vos and Joren Lemiegre talk about SheIn overtaking Amazon as most downloaded app, GaryVee’s NFT project, cities paying remote workers to relocate, climate risk platform Cervest, Amazon acquiring MGM studios, Nvidia limiting crypto-mining on its new graphics card, TikTok testing a job recruitment tool, bias in technology, the Colonial Pipeline hack, Google announcing a health tool for skin conditions, China's declining working population, and sustainable investing. Check the show notes on nexxworks.com/blog!

Podcast host Steven Van Belleghem and his #nexxworks friends Peter Hinssen, Pascal Coppens, Julie Vens - De Vos and Joren Lemiegre talk about Amazon opening a hair salon, diversity in boards, phoenix company Walmart investing in self-driving EV cars, Elon Musk's adventures in China, the EU’s AI regulation plans, Google’s advertising business, employee research by Microsoft, the central digital bank currency in China, Peter Thiel and the new trend of psychedelics start-ups.   Check the show notes on nexxworks.com/blog!

Podcast host Steven Van Belleghem and his #nexxworks friends Peter Hinssen, Pascal Coppens, Laurence Van Elegem, Julie Vens - De Vos and Joren Lemiegre talk about the NFT hype, selling cars online, China’s new five year plan, Disney beating Netflix, the challenges of gig workers and gig platforms, the flawed music industry, hydrogen cars,  the carbon footprint of companies, the regreening of deserts and Zoom-free Fridays. Check the show notes on nexxworks.com/blog!

Podcast host Steven Van Belleghem and his #nexxworks friends Peter Hinssen, Pascal Coppens, Laurence Van Elegem, Julie Vens - De Vos and Joren Lemiegre talk about mobility and Big Tech, EVs, Tesla buying 1.5 billion dollar in bitcoin, China opening the world's largest radio telescope up to international scientists, Bill Gates’ nuclear announcement, lab grown wood, burn-out, leadership, Apple’s new privacy measures, Facebook smartwatch, anti-trust laws and Gamestop. Check the shownotes on nexxworks.com/blog!