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The "Magritte" Moment of the Auto Industry: Is Porsche Now a Target?
René Magritte visualized that the representation of an object is not the object itself. Today, looking at the Porsche AG stock chart ($ P911.DE ), we see a similar paradox. The brand remains a symbol of luxury, yet the Free Float Market Cap has "collapsed" to approximately €16.6 Billion ($18 Billion) as of March 2026. 💡 The Harsh Reality Despite the prestige, Porsche AG has struggled to fulfill the high expectations of the EV transition. In a world dominated by software

Federico Carrasco
Mar 182 min read


Ψηφιακή Αποκάλυψη, εν αγνοία μας!
Πόσο έτοιμη είναι η Ελλάδα για κυβερνοπόλεμο; Ποιος ελέγχει πραγματικά την τεχνητή νοημοσύνη; Και πώς τα deepfakes αλλάζουν τον πόλεμο και την πολιτική; Ο Φεντερίκο Καρράσκο , επιστήμονας πληροφορικής και ειδικός σε θέματα Τεχνιτής Νοημοσύνης, Κυβερνοασφάλειας, Πολυμέσων και Metaverse, με σπουδές στο τμήμα Μηχανικών Η/Υ και Πληροφορικής, της Σχολής του Πανεπιστημίου Πατρών, ιδρυτής Graypes , μας ξεδιπλώνει τον κόσμο του υβριδικού πολέμου, της ρομποτικής, των αλγορίθμων, και τ

Federico Carrasco
Mar 141 min read


Cyberwarfare, the control of AI and how digital propaganda affects war and politics.
In this insightful podcast with Kanellos-John Patsios , we delve into the world of hybrid warfare , robotics , algorithms , and psychological operations, discussing: 📍 Artificial Intelligence: how it started, how it works in everyday life & in war 📍 Algorithms & Data Centers : who owns our data 📍 Robotics: its history and its military application 📍 Hybrid warfare: information warfare, psychological operations ( PSYOPS ) 📍 Deepfakes: how they can deceive you with

Federico Carrasco
Mar 131 min read


AI Understands Anti-Semitism (!)
The image shown is a parallax reinterpretation of the famous painting by Plymouth-born artist Solomon Alexander Hart (1806–1881), titled The Proposal of the Jews to Ferdinand and Isabella. It was generated using a well-known text-to-image LLM after a brief discussion with the model about geopolitics , history , and Judaism . Both the original painting and this version refer to the persecution of Jews in Spain under Isabella I of Castile, culminating in the Alhambra Decre

Federico Carrasco
Mar 122 min read


The Future is Here: A Toothbrush Smarter Than your Manager !
or You’re buying a Toothbrush with the tech of a self-guided missile! When companies sprinkle AI onto everyday products, it’s hard not to wonder what’s real innovation and what’s just glossy marketing . Oral-B's claim is a perfect example, and the truth sits somewhere in the middle. 💡 The system uses 3D tracking across 16 tooth zones and an AI Brushing Recognition model trained on over 1,000 recorded brushing behaviors. It interprets motion and position data from the

Federico Carrasco
Mar 121 min read


2030: ChatGPT hunting down Anthropic for tanking its IPO (!)
Enjoy at: https://youtu.be/5CYvL4jAN3k

Federico Carrasco
Mar 101 min read


Banking Software? AKA a Tesla dashboard on a horse's stagecoach
I spent the week from 19 to 23 of January 2026, in the World Economic Forum (WEF) , Davos Switzerland, where the world discusses the future of the global economy. Yet, when a day before start, I opened my Deutsche Bank mobile banking app to check my available cash , I was greeted by … nothing. A literal blank screen, as you can see in the actual screenshot. The irony? They just pushed a software update a few days ago. And this isn’t the first time I’ve encounter

Federico Carrasco
Mar 41 min read


If this is true, and not a deepfake, then this is absolutely massive!
During the 2026 Spring Festival Gala in China on February 16, humanoid robots took center stage in one of the most watched broadcasts in the world. The event, marking the beginning of the Year of the Horse, featured advanced AI-embodied robots performing synchronized martial arts routines alongside young human performers. The level of coordination, fluidity, and real-time harmony between humans and machines was astonishing. It wasn’t a tech demo in a lab. It was a prime-time

Federico Carrasco
Feb 181 min read


The Pendulum Swings: AI Proves We Always Needed Fewer, Better People !
It has long been one of the software industry's most expensive paradoxes: why does a company that started with two people in a garage eventually require five hundred engineers to maintain a single platform? In an era defined by the "Lean Startup" mindset and increasingly sophisticated abstraction layers, the bloated headcount of modern tech giants often feels less like a necessity and more like a systemic malfunction. 🚩 The Lean Dream vs. Corporate Bloat The blueprint

Federico Carrasco
Feb 162 min read


🚀 Top Apps Powering My 2025 🚀
The tools we choose shape how we learn , invest , create , and communicate . In 2025, these are the top apps that consistently delivered value , reliability , and real impact in my daily workflow, assisting my self and my team at Graypes : 📈 eToro More than a trading platform. It’s a trusted ecosystem for social investing. From stocks and ETFs to crypto, eToro stands out for its reliability, strong customer support, and consistent performance. Simply put: it alwa

Federico Carrasco
Feb 31 min read
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