How Robots Will Save the Global Economy
AI will help humans find solutions to our biggest problems.
Why Facebook Can't Fix Fake News
Software solutions can probably never overcome the problem that truth to me might not be truth to you.
Why Trump Should Run a Startup, But Not The Country
The president-elect is exactly the kind of startup CEO that venture capitalists love to fund. Too bad that's not the job he's getting ready to do.
Why Silicon Valley Should Create the 'Smart' Party
If tech can make toilets smart, why can't it create a political party sensible people can love?
The Hacker's Pearl Harbor
The recent attack that shut down large parts of the internet is a chilling harbinger of how ugly the war against hacking will be.
Holding the Tech Industry Accountable for Disruption
After years of disrupting millions out of jobs, Silicon Valley may be developing a social conscience.
Neither Hillary Clinton nor Donald Trump Is Tech Savvy
Trump and Clinton are from the TV generation. The iPhone generation thinks in a completely different way.
Once Drones Get AI, They'll Rule the World
Once drones come loaded with sophisticated AI and voice-recognition technology, humans won't have to guide them.
Elon Musk Has a Brilliant Plan to Kill Big Oil
Tesla cars will be a part of a sustainable electric system: the solar panels, the batteries, and the software to manage power and trade it over networks.
To Fix the Economy, We Need More Bump and Grind
A good way to add friction (and jobs) to our software-driven economy would be to invest in painfully slow, physical, local, wasteful infrastructure.
What Yahoo's Past May Say About Apple's Future
Innovative Amazon may lead us into the cloud era while Apple apes Yahoo's creative and business decline.
Afraid of Crowds? Virtual Reality May Have the Solution
Actual crowds may be replaced by what we might call distributed crowds, with virtual and augmented reality's help.
Technology Is Good for You
AI, solar, blockchain, personal medicine, online education—all these technologies will pile on top of mobile, social and cloud tech to prove the doomsayers wrong.
Why Brexit Should Inspire More Breakups
Big nations have become too complex to govern—the natural force now is for nations to break apart.
Silicon Valley Is Hoarding Wealth by Skipping IPOs
The most dynamic industry on the planet has been actively deciding to keep as much for itself as possible by avoiding public stock offerings.
Why the World Hates Silicon Valley
If you think there's been head-spinning change since 2007, the next 10 years could short-circuit your cortex.
Forget Disruption—Creators Dominate Markets Now
The most exciting companies don't shake up existing industries. They create new ones.
Hedge Funds for the Rest of Us
New SEC regulations and DAO are rewriting the rules on capital markets, ensuring that private company financing isn't just reserved for the rich.
Trust and Verify: The Coming Blockchain Revolution
As the technology behind bitcoin develops, we'll get a system that essentially automates trust and verification.
Trump vs. Silicon Valley
The U.S. is on the brink of war as new tech guts the old manufacturing base.
Why You Should Bet on FanDuel and DraftKings to Merge
The sports ecosystem wants fantasy companies to succeed, but they need to get back to being about sports instead of money.
Facebook Could Jettison Credit Cards and Make Own Loans
The lending industry should be very afraid. Your friends are a great predictor of whether you'll pay back a loan.
3-D Printing Will Make Manufacturing Great Again
Factories will essentially get broken up, scattered and made local.
GIFs Are Replacing Words...Even Thoughts
You could stitch together GIFs to convey your message without using actual letters in the alphabet at all.
How the Tech Revolution Is Setting Up Another Civil War
Just as it did 150 years ago, a major shift in industry is throwing politics into chaos.
How Tim Cook Aims to Profit From Protecting Privacy
Apple's refusal to crack open an extremist's iPhone is a matter of principle—and market share.
Halo Claims to Make You Smarter, Faster, Stronger
Shooting electricity into your brain could have the reverse effect on cognitive aging.
Ad Blockers Will Kill the Web, but Help Is on the Way
One man is letting loose a brave new invention—a whole browser built to block ads.
Hello From the Safe Side
Technology has altered music's economics to favor safe, mainstream acts while kicking the outliers to the curb.
Silicon Valley Still Doesn't Get 'Old'
Devices and apps that cater to the elderly aren't sexy, but they're vital.