This week: what’s up with the hype, computer says no, and the power of playlists. Sandra Peter (Sydney Business Insights) and Kai Riemer (Digital Disruption Research Group) meet once a week to put their own spin on news that is impacting the future of business in The Future, This Week.

 

The stories this week:

The hype around the Gartner hype cycle

Computer says no

How Spotify playlists create hits

 

Other stories we bring up:

Trends in Gartner hype cycle

Gartner lifecycle

Gartner methodology

8 lessons from 20 years of hype cycles

Why Gartner dropped big data off the hype curve

When government rules by software

Algorithmic transparency for the Smart City paper 

Irish engineer who failed Australian visa English fluency test

The numbers game behind Spotify cover songs

Are Spotify’s ‘fake artists’ any good?

Spotify denies filling popular playlists with ‘fake artists’

 

Our robot of the week:

Massive robot dance – Guinness World Records

More dancing robot

 

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