A selection of notable quotes and comments we’ve come across this month
By Marc Ambasna-Jones 02 Jul 25 Reading time: 3 mins
“I started looking for problems instead of pushing a solution. I spoke to an ophthalmologist at Bristol Royal Infirmary and asked for her top five problems with eye scanners. Four of them were things we already thought we could solve.”
“One of the big opportunities today is the connection of multiple technologies at the same time and specifically around safety, you can definitely make a value proposition on building sites, on driving… The autonomous vehicles thing is a red herring.”
“The way it’s being applied is starting to become much more novel. What if I can interact with the network in natural language to say: ‘you configure the network to do something else, do a different job’ – and for that not to involve an engineer and a set of screwdrivers and planners? That’s a very powerful idea.”
“Innovation is no longer a linear process. It unfolds through complex systems, feedback loops, and exponential growth. Founders, funders, and R&D leaders must shift their mindset toward foresight, agility, and systems thinking. R&D leaders must operate like futurists. Investors must assess transformation timing as carefully as product-market fit. Entrepreneurs must design ventures ready for a world that is constantly in motion.”
Dr Ja-Naé Duane and Steve Fisher, co-authors of the new book SuperShifts: Transforming How We Live, Learn, And Work In The Age of Intelligence, writing in a guest article on how AI is reshaping innovation.
“There is growing concern that bad actors may already be harvesting encrypted credentials in preparation for Q-Day.”
“In early trials, the government chatbot we built started speaking French. I’m relieved to tell you that, after a brief flirtation with life across the Channel, it’s firmly back on British soil. But – even if its identity crisis had lasted a little longer – how many people would rather we’d stopped at the first sign of trouble?”
Secretary of State for Science, Innovation, and Technology, Peter Kyle, speaking at London Tech Week about balancing risk with progress.
“This is a change-the-world advancement which is coming sooner and faster than people think.”
IonQ’s newly appointed chief executive Niccolo de Masi speaking to the FT about the acquisition of Oxford Ionics and how it would help it become “the Nvidia of quantum”.
Working as a technology journalist and writer since 1989, Marc has written for a wide range of titles on technology, business, education, politics and sustainability, with work appearing in The Guardian, The Register, New Statesman, Computer Weekly and many more.
