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 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
Community Insights Tech & Society
Big Data Isn’t Removing Tech’s Bias. It’s Worsening Social Problems.
Collecting more data doesn’t actually improve diversity, fairness and justice. It increases how much people are surveilled by poorly regulated tech companies. More
From the Magazine Tech & Society
Are You Related to a Killer? Police Want to Know.
Tech innovations are empowering consumers—and law enforcement. But civil liberties leaders are concerned. More
Community Insights From the Magazine Tech & Society
Tech Workers are Rising Up. The Industry Must Change.
The tech industry faces growing pressure to prioritize people over profits. Much of the scrutiny comes from the emerging tech worker movement. More
Tech & Society Techonomy Events
Can Tech Make Us Happier IRL?
He founded Meetup to help people connect offline. Now he wants tech to find new ways to bring people together. More
Tech & Society Techonomy Events
Techonomy NYC: Down on Tech, but Upbeat About a Humanized Future
The big takeaway from this year's New York conference: Our approach to creating technology must change. It has to become more intentional, human-centered, and explicitly responsible. More
Analytics & Data Community Insights Tech & Society
How to Manage — and Remove — Bias in AI
We have a tremendous opportunity to design fairness and transparency into our decision-making systems. More
Security & Privacy Tech & Society
How Facebook and Google Changed Privacy’s Meaning
To understand privacy, you have to define it. Our writers unpack the evolving meaning of privacy in the digital age. More
Net Giants Opinion Tech & Society
Zuckerberg’s Privacy Contradictions
The Facebook CEO's 3200 word paean to privacy is fraught with implications, not all of them necessarily intended. For all the words, this company is not yet devoted to privacy. Investors looking at all this might be inclined to sell. More
Diversity Difficulties in Tech: Women need to be prepared to change the rules
“We have to rethink everything. If you think about the world we’re living in, men designed it. They selected the players. They selected the rules. Then, they selected what ‘winning’ looks like. We don’t quite fit that. Women have to be fundamentally prepared to change the rules.” More
Democracy Government Tech & Society
What Two 2020 Presidential Candidates Said on the Techonomy Stage
Presidential candidates Sen. Cory Booker and Andrew Yang are advocates for tech and believers in its economic importance. Yes, they are techonomists, and both have spoken on our stage. Hear their take on the issues in these exclusive conference videos. More
Sustainable Development Goals Tech & Society
My Trump-Era Davos Takeaways: Optimism on UN & Climate
The reports may have made it sound grim, but my takeaway from Davos was optimism about beating back climate change. And the idea that business can make money while doing good for the planet and society is a more and more mainstream idea. More
Government International Affairs Tech & Society
Why Silicon Valley Demands Diplomats
In 2017 Denmark elevated technology and digitalization to a foreign policy priority, and appointed Casper Klynge ambassador to Silicon Valley. He was just profiled in the New York Times, so we are republishing this essay he wrote for us earlier this year. He will speak at Techonomy 2019 in November. More
Sustainable Development Goals Tech & Society Techonomy Events
Our Theme for 2019: Collaborating for Responsible Growth
To operate successfully in this new era, we are all going to have to learn to collaborate more. The problems and opportunities faced by the world and the United States cannot be addressed by any sector or industry alone. More
From the Magazine Tech & Society Techonomy Events
Facebook, China, and Ethical Tech: Key Techonomy Topics of 2018
Three major topics rose up repeatedly in Techonomy events and editorial in 2018: the fall of Facebook, the rise of China, and concerns about the negative impact of connected devices on our brains, the economy, and society. A look back. More
Partner Insights Tech & Society
UiPath’s Community Fuels Our Unprecedented Growth
UiPath might be the fastest-growing enterprise software company of all time. What’s their secret? The company's vice president of enabling technologies explains their record growth. More
Community Insights Tech & Society Tech Addiction
Study: Preschoolers Targeted with Marketing in Apps
A new study finds that most apps aimed at preschoolers are using questionable marketing techniques to encourage in-app purchases. More
Tech & Society Techonomy Events
What We Learned at Our Conference in a Fraught Time
Techonomy 2018 took place during fraught times, but the learnings were many ab out how to remain optimistic about how tech and business can still drive progress. One central learning: collaboration is key, and more important than ever. More
Tech & Society Tech Addiction Techonomy Events
Worries About Tech Addiction Pervaded Techonomy 2018
Concern about the impact of tech addiction on both individuals and broader society was a consistent theme of Techonomy 2018 earlier this month. More
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