Hans Timmerman

In a single month, more changed than in years of stagnation. The EV market collapsed, subsidies vanished, the crypto market corrected years of fictitious wealth — false money…

Perhaps it is time to ask the question that is rarely asked in crypto debates: for whom was this value actually valuable? For early adopters and speculators, certainly. But for…

Information and energy are inseparable. Anyone serious about digitalization, AI, and “the cloud” must also be willing to talk about nuclear energy, grid capacity, and physical…

Steve Jobs’ metaphor still holds: the computer was the bicycle for the mind. AI is the car — perhaps even the airplane. It can take us farther than ever before, but only if we…

A future where data grows up Imagine a world where every datapoint is born as you and I: with parents, witnesses, and proof. A world where data can grow, reproduce through AI…

In the coming years, the Netherlands will decide whether it is a producer or a consumer of AI-driven science. Blind faith in European regulation with patchwork national…

It is time for Europe to recognize itself. Not as a continent forever punishing itself, but as a continent that can give itself a pat on the back. Not because everything is…

Quantum batteries are not a question of if, but how fast. And every time I look at the labs, the papers, and the quiet acceleration already underway, I think: it’s happening…

AI began its triumph with grand, gigantic systems because that initial technological leap demanded raw power. But now that the leap is behind us, the natural evolution follows:…

The layoff wave of 2025 is a wake-up call. AI offers enormous potential, yet rapid replacement of people leads to a knowledge trap and increases the risk of major failures. The…