NFTs are being touted as the cure for just about everything that can ail us. Not since the Internet itself has a single concept opened up so much opportunity, speculation and conversely, trepidation. More
Global Tech Media & Marketing Net Giants Tech & Society
Outlaw? Pariah? Renegade Empire? Digesting the WSJ Series About Facebook
How can one company make so many mistakes? An astonishing reportorial coup by the Wall Street Journal is rattling Zuckerberg's empire. More
Analytics & Data Community Insights Tech & Society
Digital Humanism for Life in the Cloud
Driven by love of people and planet, digital humanism is urgently needed as a counterweight to what will otherwise be an inevitable digital colonization driven by profit. More
Business Media & Marketing Tech & Society The Future of Work
Zoom Wants to Be the Center of Your Universe. What Could Go Wrong?
Apps are likely to end up a great way to take rigidity and sameness out of Zoom meetings. But for the moment, to have better meetings you need fewer tools, not more. More
Energy & Green Tech Sustainable Development Goals Tech & Society
Can We Make Fashion Truly Sustainable?
The future of sustainable fashion is exciting. But the most responsible thing anyone can do is not buy new clothes, says our teenage correspondent. More
Arts & Culture Media & Marketing Tech & Society
Niantic Calls the Current Metaverse Dystopian
CEO John Hanke made waves this week by saying we should concentrate on building a better reality, not sleeker alternative ones. More
Healthcare Tech & Society The Future of Work
The Shrink in Your Pocket Will See You Now
We are a nation on the verge of a collective nervous breakdown. But are apps the answer? More
Facebook’s New Face: Dishonesty
A book and numerous other recent accounts point to a new chink in Facebook’s armor: overwhelming evidence it can’t be trusted. Could that help force reform? More
Global Tech Net Giants Tech & Society
Why Zuckerberg Is Not Worthy
Here’s why the CEO and Facebook should not be a model for leaders determined to do right by all stakeholders. At Techonomy we’ve been thinking about that as we work to compile a list of “Worthy” tech companies. More
Democracy Net Giants Tech & Society
The Confusing World of Gen-Z Twitch Politics
The gaming and Esports social platform is entering the field of politics. Gen-Z gamers with huge followings are now savvy pundits. Amazon owns the company and its influence remains to be seen. Keep an eye on Twitch. More
Analytics & Data Tech & Society
Now that we can measure everything, do you feel you’re not measuring up?
First it was steps, then sleep, but now tech is measuring what you say, how you say it, and whether or not people like it. It all has dystopian impact. More
Business Tech & Society Techonomy Events
Balancing Profits and Purpose: Can It Be Done?
Companies are increasingly asserting a new stakeholder mindset that includes factoring in employees, customers, and community. Corporate veterans and a pragmatic investor squared off over the tradeoffs of profits and purpose. More
Government Net Giants Policy Tech & Society
Breaking Up (Companies) is Hard to Do–But It Can Happen
AT&T was broken up in the 80’s. That same year, a giant antitrust suit against IBM was dropped. But both companies broke into parts. The past can instruct the present. More
Media & Marketing Tech & Society The Pandemic
An Ode to the Business Card
The death of the business card may be inevitable. But it has an awful lot of cultural, historical, business, and even creative significance. More
Analytics & Data Partner Insights Tech & Society
Creating Societal Change Through Digital Transformation
Just when modern, successful companies are aiming to bring the head and the heart together, a path has emerged that makes it more possible. Digital transformation can play a big role in the fight against social injustice. More
Business Innovation Tech & Society
Why Cloud is the Center of Gravity for Enterprise Software
Techonomy is undertaking a major project to identify and honor cutting-edge cloud companies. More
Food Innovation Tech & Society The Pandemic
How Cold and Impersonal Should Grocery Shopping Get?
Tech companies are moving quickly towards grab and go shopping. But as clerks disappear, do we really want to lose the human touch as we do our rounds? More
Sustainable Development Goals Tech & Society
I’ll Miss Bill and Melinda
Never underestimate the woman who marries a geek. More
Media & Marketing Tech & Society The Pandemic
Perfecting the Art of the Virtual (Meeting)
Columnist Raskin has become, during Covid, a curator of the exploding field of event technologies. Here are some innovative ones. Join her own event to learn more. More
Lessons Learned or Post-Covid Amnesia?
The past 12 months have tested us to a near biblical degree. We’ll spend the rest of eternity unpacking its lessons. The risk lies in forgetting everything we’ve learned. More
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