Two amazing leaders–Microsoft's Brad Smith and investor and author Kai-Fu Lee–recently had a high-velocity conversation about tech's trajectory on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum in Davos. More
Artificial Intelligence Davos 2020 Partner Insights Tech & Society
What is Tech’s Responsibility to Society?
Net Giants Opinion Tech & Society
Zuckerberg Doesn’t Want to be Liked. That’s Scary.
Facebook has frightening power to determine what can and cannot be said in society and in politics. Yet its all-powerful unchallengeable leader is getting frustrated with his critics, and retreating further into self-righteous isolation. More
Davos 2020 Healthcare Partner Insights
Why is Digital Healthcare Going So Slowly?
Many experts believe that digital healthcare systems and tools can provide an alternative to traditional care, as well as help people stay healthier and get treatment when necessary. But global health systems aren’t moving fast enough to take advantage of the technology. More
Business Community Insights The Future of Work
Workers Want Real Corporate Social Responsibility. Not Greenwashing.
The emerging workforce is particularly discerning, and principled, so companies should carefully build credible social impact programs—and explain the rationale. More
Davos 2020 Innovation Partner Insights
Companies Dive Into the Fourth Industrial Revolution
As digital technology transforms society and empowers even the most seemingly minute stakeholder, one consequence is that every company becomes a consumer company. Only those organizations that embrace innovation – and tech—are likely to succeed. More
Community Insights Opinion The Future of Work
Tech Boosts Corporate Profits. What’s It Doing for Workers?
Technology is expanding opportunities for many consumers, but it’s also raising dangerously complicated issues for workers. The author outlines specific things we must do to protect—and empower—people in the workplace. More
Bio & Life Sciences Healthcare
Beyond the Genome: What’s Next in Clinical Testing
Genomic analysis may still be thought cutting-edge by most people and doctors. But scientists have moved beyond querying DNA to understand a range of new health data about us. More
Techonomy in Davos: Four Sessions & Many Epiphanies
Multidisciplinary dialog is why Techonomy exists, so no wonder we find Davos so stimulating and valuable. This year economic concerns were muted while climate ones were paramount. We curated four major sessions, working with Wipro. Watch them here. More
Techonomy Davos 2020 Archive: Smith & Lee, Technologized Corporations, Andy McAfee, and Digital Healthcare
In Davos Techonomy partnered with Wipro on four meaty sessions, and reported from the scene in several videos. Watch the sessions here. All of them came out great! More
Artificial Intelligence Inclusion Tech & Society
Is AI Male?
It is, until those creating and testing it are no longer just a bunch of guys. It would improve the software and contribute more to progress if the AI workforce reflected society, both in gender and all sorts of human diversity. More
The New Industrial-Military Complex
Business is ahead of government in creating new technologies that can serve as weapons. Employees at Google, Amazon and Microsoft are boldly -- and publicly -- opposing the strategies. More
Leadership Partner Insights Tech & Society
Microsoft President Brad Smith, on Rethinking a Tech Company’s Role
Microsoft's top lawyer recently co-authored a book, and shared insights with Techonomy on tech, how Cambridge Analytica changed Washington, and other topics. More
These Female Entrepreneurs Grew Opportunity – in Soil
One-third of the world’s arable land has been lost to erosion or pollution. Two Stanford-trained entrepreneurs have developed a tech-centered potential solution. More
Global Tech Government Opinion
Tech’s Challenge for the 20s: The Baby and the Bathwater
This decade we'll have to take stock of how far tech got off track in the last decade. Will we undermine all the good things tech can do in our efforts to stop its evils? Only a new partnership across society is likely to avoid that. More
Big Tech and Media in 2020: What to Expect
Here are four trends to watch for in the coming year--regulation comes to big tech, FANG stocks peak, traditional media's swan song, and CEOs continue their exodus. More
Rapid DNA Testing Will Improve Victim Identification
Innovative DNA technology is changing how federal agencies identify victims of mass casualty events and fight human trafficking. Already, the technology has been used in the recent California wildfires. More
Security & Privacy Tech & Society
WhatsApp is a Threat to Society. Here’s How to Fix It.
More than 1.5 billion people use WhatsApp, and the platform's astonishing scale and speed have become vehicles for dangerous ammunition. More
Could Gaming Change the World?
Online gaming is not only a much bigger and more important industry than most people recognize. It's also, say some experts, a pathway that will enable society to evolve and transform. More
Cities From the Magazine Transportation
Globally, Scooters are Crashing Into Cities
The ubiquitous scooters may eventually fulfill their promise. But for now, they're hitting bumps on urban streets around the world. More
In Robotics, We Must Prevent Autonomous Weapons
AI technologies are developing so rapidly that capabilities once limited to highly engineered systems are now available to anyone with a household toolbox and some computer experience. We must manage the risks. More




















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