The f(x) = e^x | The Tech Journal EP04 - Interview with Jeff Herbst, NVIDIA
The f(x) = e^x | The Tech Journal EP04 - Interview with Jeff Herbst, NVIDIA
Good Day! This is my weekly newsletter, with a dose of insights into the future. The topic of this newsletter is the exponential times we live in, hence the title of f(x) = e^x, which is the (natural) exponential function.
Recently, I launched my new concept The Digital Speaker and you can now book me as an avatar or hologram. Also, my tech trend prediction for 2021 is out, read it here!
The Digital Speaker series: Tech Journal - episode 3
My latest episode:
The 4th episode of The Tech Journal is out now. In this series, I project my digital twin into cyberspace to bring you the latest-and-greatest from the digital world. In this episode, I have interviewed Jeff Herbst, Nvidia Vice President of Business Development and Head of Inception GPU Ventures.
A great conversation during which we discussed Nvidia’s GPU Ventures, their conversational AI Jarvis framework, Nvidia’s partnership with Mercedes, machine learning and quantum computers. So, get comfortable, sit back, and let us start speaking digital.
Three Useful Nuggets of Information
My weekly tips from around the web to get you thinking.
1. Out of this world video footage from Mars.
Nasa released unique footage of the Perseverance rover landing on Mars. The video shows the final minutes of last week's descent, up to the point where the rover touches down on Mars' surface. (The Guardian)
2. Is the platform economy going in the right direction?
For the past decade, platforms have been the way forward in the digital economy, but some platforms have become too powerful. What is the best way forward for platforms? (Sifted)
3. Microsoft aims to predict your thoughts.
In the latest Microsoft Office update, they are adding AI-powered text predictions, which uses machine learning to make writing recommendations. It might sound like Clippy's big brother. (TNW)
Dr. Mark van Rijmenam
Dr. Mark van Rijmenam is The Digital Speaker, a world-leading futurist and global AI keynote speaker who helps leaders decide what AI, and the technologies that follow it, mean for their business. He speaks to leadership teams at their retreats and to conference audiences worldwide, and his WAVE framework gives them a way of deciding that they keep using long after he has left the room. His Intelligence Age Scorecard measures how ready an organization is across the four WAVE pillars.
He holds a PhD from the University of Technology Sydney, is a Certified Speaking Professional and Global Speaking Fellow, and ranks among the world’s top futurists on the Global Gurus list (#1 in 2025, #3 in 2026). Salesforce named him one of its 16 leading AI voices. He has written six books, most recently Now What? How to Ride the Tsunami of Change, writes the Synthetic Minds newsletter on Substack, and founded Futurwise. Talk to his digital twin on WhatsApp: +1 (830) 463-6967.
