But that’s only part of the story, as blockchain technology has a utility that can go beyond digital assets, according to Mike Bechtel, chief futurist at Deloitte. What does a chief futurist do?

The idea of a blockchain was first conceived as the mechanism supporting Bitcoin (BTC-1.75%). To solve the double-spending problem associated with digital currencies, a person known as Satoshi ...

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Philip Singer, business architect for data and AI at Hewlett-Packard Enterprises (HPE), operates a robot (developed in cooperation between HPE and German AI startup Aleph Alpha) that is able to speak ...