For too long, companies have treated design and engineering as distinct disciplines. One executive explains why it’s time for that to change. More
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If We Survive, Human Work Will Be Endless
Prevailing wisdom presumes robots will threaten human labor. But if we survive global extinction, we could emerge into a world of endless jobs, focused on art, health, and love. More
China’s Pioneering Consumer Tech Businesses
The Chinese web has evolved beyond just copying Facebook, YouTube and Google, to innovating its own mobile-first digital platforms and ways of making money. More
Bio & Life Sciences Healthcare
Under the Weather? Time to Check Your Microbes.
There's a new wave of research about microbiomes--trillions of microbes that cover our bodies. The research could lead to products that improve our health. More
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3 Urgent Principles for Future-Proofing Infrastructure
Improving America’s physical and digital infrastructure must be treated as a matter of national security, writes Cisco’s former chairman and CEO. More
Cryptocurrency Finance Innovation
Money–Mankind’s Greatest Innovation
This story kicks off Techonomy's original series about the evolution of money. More
This App Helps Politics Make Sense
Meet a group of digital entrepreneurs whose product is helping boost civic literacy--a critical effort a time when one-third of Americans can't name a single branch of government. More
E-Commerce Innovation Tech & Society
How to Understand China’s Social E-Commerce Giant
If you're interested in e-commerce, pay attention to rapidly-growing Pinduoduo--a Chinese fusion of elements that call to mind Costco, Disneyland, and QVC. More
Community Insights Innovation Leadership
3 Transformation Lessons from a Chief Digital Officer
Our author explains why a successful digital strategy is about transforming the business’ core, at scale, and so much more. More
Community Insights Net Giants Security & Privacy
Why Facebook’s New Privacy Cop Will Fail
The world’s largest social media company must have an independent monitor, as a result of a federal privacy settlement. But the monitor will lack the authority to have meaningful impact, argues the Dean of Global Business at Tufts. More
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How Companies Can Close the Digital Maturity Gap
To stay competitive, organizations must simultaneously succeed in both the old analog world of linear processes—and the new world of dynamic, results-oriented collaboration. More
Smart Cities Need Smart Mayors
Techonomy's CEO recently met with the mayors of two big U.S. cities to discuss how technology can help drive inclusive growth. Here are some takeaways from those conversations. More
Community Insights Security & Privacy Tech & Society
The App Economy Has a Problem With Strangers
The author explains why tech companies have an urgent responsibility to create tools to protect consumer safety. More
Artificial Intelligence Community Insights
Four Reasons Most Service Robots Fail
So far service robots have seldom succeeded in business and our homes. There is still a mismatch between what robots can do and what we need and expect them to do. More
Why Blockchain Still Matters
Blockchain will have a huge impact on our lives—and business. The author, a tech expert, punctures some popular misperceptions about blockchain. More
The Return of John Chambers (Who Loves Insect Meat)
John Chambers, an industry great, has joined us two years running, and returns to Techonomy this fall. He's an insect meat investor, a proponent of tech in France and India, and he worries about long term U.S. tech competitiveness. More
Who Will Unlock Technology’s Potential?
Tech transformations require education and imagination. If we don't focus on that, we may fail to benefit from a variety of promising but sometimes scary technologies. More
U.S. Agriculture Agency’s Move is an Attack on Science
The USDA plans to relocate two major divisions to the Midwest--putting scientific research, and hundreds of jobs, at risk. More
5G Community Insights International Affairs
Facing the Huawei Threat
The authors explain why the U.S. must work thoughtfully with allies to build alternatives to Chinese-manufactured—and -financed—communications equipment. More
Community Insights Net Giants Opinion
Kirkpatrick Critiques Facebook on Keen’s Podcast
On his podcast Keen on Democracy, Andrew Keen entitles his interview with Techonomy's founder "Why David Kirkpatrick Turned on Facebook." Whether he did is debatable, but Kirkpatrick does not mince words here. More
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