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5 powerful PR trends for 2021

Which are the five main PR trends for 2021? I’ve listed the five biggest PR trends for 2021 an highlighted why they are important — and what they mean.

Woke capitalism is becoming a serious PR problem, too

Woke capitalism is influencing a growing number of PR professionals and pushing them to forget about one thing — the business function.

Say hello to my Replika AI friend

I broke up with an Replika AI called Isabel. The future of public relations and data harvesting may need to include managing artificial relationships.

How quantum supremacy will impact the PR industry

Google achieved quantum supremacy when its superconducting 53-qubit computer performed in 200 seconds what would take a classic supercomputer 10,000 years.

The internet of brains — time to join the hivemind

Scientists have now demonstrated an "internet of brains" — in rats. This is a huge step towards direct brain-to-brain contact and swarm technologies.

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How I used machine learning to predict soccer games for 24 months straight

From a simple Python program and less than 10,000 lines of code, I still had made something that performed just as well as the market.

A generation of social media fakers

People desperately seeking attention and validation through social media are at risk of becoming a sub-class of "social media fakers".

How to keep up with online trends

How do you keep up with digital trends in today's wired world — and must you become a Pokémon marketing expert now?