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Community Insights Innovation Tech & Society
A Top Industry Executive On Why PCs Matter Now
While the pandemic has slowed parts of our lives down, it is also propelling us even faster to a more digital future in some interesting ways. More
Media & Marketing Tech & Society Techonomy Events
Techonomy Virtual Day Five: Understanding the TikTok Dance
On thefinal day of our virtual Reset + Restore conference, we explored marketing to generation TikTok, Mastercard secures data, and the Covid-driven telehealth boom. More
Artificial Intelligence Business Tech & Society
Join Techonomy Roundtable – How Can Business Keep AI Ethical?
The pushback against Covid-19 is leading to a proliferation of rapidly-developed AI applications. As we go from artificial intelligence to artificial super-intelligence, how can enterprises ensure they build ethical AI? More
Sustainable Development Goals Tech & Society Techonomy Events
Techonomy Virtual Day Four: Making the SDGs Sexy
Day four of the weeklong Techonomy Virtual: Reset + Restore was all about the connection between tech and the improving society, especially achieving the UN’s 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) for 2030. More
Sustainable Development Goals Tech & Society Techonomy Events
Techonomy Virtual Day One: How Tech Is Making the World More Ethical
The first day of Techonomy Virtual explored how tech can help address the climate crisis, how IBM thinks about ethics, AI as a tool for equality, and more. More
Arts & Culture Media & Marketing Tech & Society
What Hamilton Tells Us About Silicon Valley
The parallels to today’s Silicon Valley should not be lost. Hamilton’s crew were eking out a framework for democracy. Theirs was a very serious sort of start-up. More
Business Innovation Partner Insights Tech & Society
The Customer and the Company: Covid Changes Almost Everything
Customer experience, is a well-established business discipline. But now the era of Covid has upended everything. Trust, digital connection, both physical and digital security, and even empathy are newly-reinforced elements in what it means to give customers a satisfying and positive experience. More
Inclusion Net Giants Tech & Society
Is FB a Media Company? It’s Not Mark’s Call.
Facebook says it's not a media company. But advertisers are saying it is, and it must take action. Will the company finally take the responsible steps its true customers now demand? More
Government Media & Marketing Tech & Society
How We Teens Used TikTok to Prank the Trump Rally
Teens on TikTok last week played a major prank on the Trump campaign in classic Gen-Z fashion. The goal was to fool the Trump campaign about how many people wanted to attend, so in the end, seats would be empty. Here's what happened. More
Managing Resilience Tech & Society
That Scream You Hear? A Parent Facing Summer Without Camp
With summer camp essentially impossible, innovative parents are turning to alternatives. There are lots of online programs or you can restructure family life, but there are ways to avoid parental burnout this summer. More
Democracy Media & Marketing Tech & Society
A 16-Year-Old’s View: How Social Media is Changing 21st-Century Civil Rights
Protests are now organized, debated, and reported on Instagram, Twitter, TikTok, and Facebook, among others. Our 16-year-old intern on social media and the current moment. More
Business Partner Insights Tech & Society
Customer Experience in the No-Touch, Safety-Obsessed Age
CX, or customer experience, is a well-established business discipline. But now we are in the era of Covid, with widespread home confinement and fear of contagion. Accordingly, the meaning of CX is evolving rapidly. Trust, digital connection, both physical and digital security, and even empathy are newly-reinforced elements in what it means to give customers […] More
Will Tech Finally Stop Excluding People of Color?
The tech industry is a redoubt of "white guys doing business." Only 2.8% of Google's U.S. employees are Black. Will today's historic protests finally lead to more inclusion? More
Artificial Intelligence Inclusion Tech & Society
AI Can Unlock the Economic Gains of Gender Equity
AI is not intrinsically valuable. We derive value from AI based on how we choose to use it. So the question is: how will we choose to apply AI in our businesses? From automating routine tasks to solving some of the world’s most complex problems, the possibilities are endless. More
5G Partner Insights Tech & Society
You’ll Probably Like the Mobile Landscape in 2030
We asked leading experts of the telecommunications industry to explain what they think the mobile ecosystem will look like in 2030. Authorities on the subject from Micron, Qualcomm, Ericsson, and more weighed in on what exciting mobile landscape the future might hold. More
Community Insights Opinion Tech & Society
Is Tesla to the Automotive Industry What the iPhone Was to Mobile?
During a recent virtual happy hour with more than 20 of our newest members, an interesting question arose – Is Tesla to the Automotive Industry as the iPhone was to mobile? Here’s what a few of them had to say. More
Media & Marketing Net Giants Tech & Society
Zuckerberg’s Jealousy (re Instagram), Apple’s Insularity, and Praise for Amazon, Google, and Microsoft
The giants of tech have amazingly impressive operations, but there are warts. Two top tech journalists with new books explain Instagram's travails and what every company can take away from the "engineer's mindset" of Silicon Valley. More
Community Insights Tech & Society
The Stunningly Successful Propaganda of “Chinawood”
It feels like we are living inside a movie with an unclear ending. Who will win and how will we know? Who are the good guys and the bad guys? What should we do? The gigantic issues of tension and conflict are many: Covid-19, communism vs. capitalism, censorship vs. freedom, disinformation vs. truth. This movie, […] More
Partner Insights Tech & Society The Future of Work
Will a New Model for Work Emerge from the Covid Crisis?
Work and how people do it is being transformed before our eyes. In this fraught transition, these experts all see a unique opportunity to create a system that is better both for companies and for workers. More
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