• Comment: "intersection" is an LLM buzz word when no roads are involved.
    More generally this article does not demonstrate notability under WP:GNG / WP:BASIC. It is not what the subject says or writes, it is what others say or write about the subject. ChrysGalley (talk) 17:33, 23 December 2025 (UTC)

Paul Stephen Armstrong (born 24 June 1981) is a London-based advisor, author,[1] media commentator[2] and speaker.[3] He is the founder of TBD Group[4] (originally HERE/FORTH) and advises global organisations on technologies including AI, nanotechnology,[5] AR/VR, neural interfaces[6] and 3D printing.[7] In his early career Armstrong worked at MySpace[8] in Los Angeles. He returned to the UK and led social technologies at WPP's Mindshare.[9] Back in 2008 he founded the Twitter feed @themediaisdying[10] and wrote about the so-called downward spiral of traditional media.[11]

Author

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In 2017, Armstrong wrote Disruptive Technologies[12]: Understand, Evaluate, Respond,[13] published by Kogan Page, which was updated in 2023 to cover artificial intelligence, Web 3.0 and the Metaverse.

As a columnist and contributor his writing has appeared in Forbes[7], Standard,[14] Guardian,[15] Cool Hunting,[16] and he has a current column in City AM.[17]

Commentary

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In 2020 Armstrong featured as a speaker in The Truth About Amazon, a documentary about Amazon presented by Helen Skelton and Sabrina Grant, broadcast on Channel 4.[18]

A frequent media commentator, his comments have appeared in the Financial Times,.[19] Wall Street Journal,[20] BBC,[21] Sky News,[22] CNN, The Times,[23] Fast Company[24] IT Pro[6]

References

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  1. ^ "Paul Armstrong". www.koganpage.com. Retrieved 2025-12-23.
  2. ^ Middlehurst, Charlotte. "Get ready for the new workplace perks". www.ft.com. Retrieved 2025-12-23.
  3. ^ Kogan Page (2017-05-31). Kill Your Business in Order to Succeed | Paul Armstrong. Retrieved 2025-12-23 – via YouTube.
  4. ^ "Paul Armstrong - Advisor, Author, Founder/CEO". www.thetbd.group. Retrieved 2025-12-23.
  5. ^ Armstrong, Paul (2025-03-11). "Is nanotech the next big iceberg for business?". City AM. Retrieved 2025-12-23.
  6. ^ a b Features, John Loeppky published in (2025-04-17). "Neural interfaces promise to make all tech accessible – it's not that simple". IT Pro. Retrieved 2025-12-23.
  7. ^ a b Armstrong, Paul. "How Emerging Technologies Are Offering A Different Future For History". Forbes. Archived from the original on 2022-12-06. Retrieved 2025-12-23.
  8. ^ "Armstrong to head MySpace's video promotions". www.prweek.com. Retrieved 2025-12-23.
  9. ^ "Famous opening lines from Twitter, mobile phone and e-mail". BBC News. 2011-03-21. Retrieved 2025-12-23.
  10. ^ GLYNNIS (2009-03-10). "@themediaisdying Revealed!". Retrieved 2025-12-23.
  11. ^ Armstrong, Paul. "Behind the Incredibly Shrinking Media". Bloomberg.
  12. ^ "Disruptive Technologies". 3 January 2023.
  13. ^ Armstrong, Paul (2023). Disruptive technologies: a framework to understand, evaluate and respond to digital disruption (Second ed.). New York, NY: Kogan Page. ISBN 978-1-3986-0922-8.
  14. ^ Prynn, Paul Armstrong, Jonathan (2025-01-30). "Inside Trump's crypto court and all his Bitcoin bros". The Standard. Retrieved 2025-12-23.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  15. ^ "Paul Armstrong | The Guardian". www.theguardian.com. Retrieved 2025-12-23.
  16. ^ "Search Results for "paul armstrong"". COOL HUNTING®. Retrieved 2025-12-23.
  17. ^ "Paul Armstrong, Author at City AM". City AM. Retrieved 2025-12-23.
  18. ^ Mangan, Lucy (2020-12-08). "The Truth About Amazon review – slick consumer show avoids the unpalatable". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2025-12-23.
  19. ^ Mance, Henry. "Online viewing threatens BBC licence fee". www.ft.com. Retrieved 2025-12-23.
  20. ^ Mims, Christopher (2021-02-06). "Amazon's New CEO, Andy Jassy, Can Either Help Workers and Sellers—or Automate Them Away". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 2025-12-23.
  21. ^ "Famous opening lines from Twitter, mobile phone and e-mail". BBC News. 2011-03-21. Retrieved 2025-12-23.
  22. ^ Paul Armstrong (2023-07-11). The *Real* Future of AI: Sky News Interviews Paul Armstrong, TBD Group Founder. Retrieved 2025-12-23 – via YouTube.
  23. ^ Bridge, Mark (2018-10-26). "The sci-fi future where tech is everywhere... and inside us". www.thetimes.com. Retrieved 2025-12-23.
  24. ^ Lindzon, Jared (2020-11-06). "Conference organizers are finding new ways to engage remote audiences". Fast Company. Retrieved 2025-12-23.