Trends & Signals
By: Jacob Kozhipatt
Explore the latest insights, thought leadership, and research from FCAT®
Olin College Students Build an Open-Source Tool to Evaluate Crypto Trading Strategies
September 19, 2023
Recently, FCAT collaborated with Olin College of Engineering’s Senior Capstone Program in Engineering (SCOPE) on a project aimed at debunking “get rich quick” cryptocurrency strategies that have proliferated online.
Technology changes, but do we?
August 9, 2023
In the second piece in the Tech Trendsetter series, FCAT speaks with former Snowflake CEO and Microsoft executive Bob Muglia
Virtual Virality: The Changing Dynamic of Influencers
July 26, 2023
There is a burgeoning industry of “virtual” or “digital” influencers that brands use to replicate or augment the human influencer experience while minimizing the potential pitfalls of human influencers. So, what are digital influencers — and how are they fairing? Should the creator economy be afraid of becoming digitized?
From Skepticism to Opportunity: A Software Engineer’s Transition to Finance
June 27, 2023
A conversation with Aurobindo Nayak, software engineer for the FCAT blockchain team.
Quantum Computing: Does Potential Outweigh Risk?
June 13, 2023
FCAT is preparing Fidelity for the cybersecurity risks quantum computing may pose, while leveraging the powerful opportunities it presents.
5 Deep Technologies Expected to Disrupt Our World
May 18, 2023
In the most forward-looking chapter of the FCAT Priorities Report 2023, our researchers took a broader look at advances in deep technologies that are designed to help solve our world’s most pressing problems. The five technologies explored in this report include: synthetic biology, decarbonization, advanced robotics, agriculture, and space exploration. This article was written based on reporting by John Dalton and Molly Gumpert.
Find “Product Market Fit,” or That’s It
May 15, 2023
In his conversation with FCAT, Levine speaks on how the current macro-economic climate impacts the future of start-ups, the radical importance he places on start-ups finding product-fit, why he doesn’t yet view generative AI as truly disruptive technology, and why great entrepreneurs should focus on the problem they are attempting to solve, rather than the solution.
What’s New & What’s Lasting: Tidings from SXSW 2023
April 21, 2023
Everything that’s happened these past few months has caused legitimate questioning of how tech is tangibly making people’s lives better. Maybe it is here where reflecting on the venue city of Austin could be fruitful – a city that has risen to become a tech powerhouse, pushing many major Silicon Valley tech companies to uproot their Californian roots.
Eight Trends and Technologies Influencing Our Future
March 1, 2023
2022 was marked by increasing domestic and global tensions. This, alongside rising inflation, led to an unprecedented anxiety about our future.
A Glimpse into the Next Generation of XR Talent
February 27, 2023
How FCAT participates in XR community engagements that empower the next generation of innovation