In this issue:

• The UK as a Science Hub

• The Virtual Wall

• -as-a-Service

• Japan’s (re?-)Alignment

• Optimistic CMOs

• Data and Noise

• India/China: Escalating, Deescalating

The UK as a Science Hub

Boris Johnson’s “New Deal” speech last week emphasized Britain’s plans to be more of a technology hub:

It was here in 2011 that a company called Westfield produced the world’s f…