Why I’m Making a Big Bet on Sustainable Food
The venture capitalist and Cisco's former CEO makes the case for investing in an industry that's projected to grow sharply in the next year.
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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.
John Chambers: Make Every State a Startup State
In a fiery discussion at Techonomy 2017, Cisco executive chairman John Chambers warned that the United States had lost its innovative edge to other nations and called for a national digital agenda.
Cybersecurity Startups Aim to Anticipate Attacks
In the cybersecurity world, the term "antivirus" is out of favor. ("McAfee" is even more so, thanks to its namesake's behavior, but that's another story.) Software and firewalls designed to detect and eradicate viruses on...
What Shoppers Want: In-Store Shopping with Online Services
If the electronic commerce predictions of the late 1990s had come true, today's average 18-year-old may never have known what it was like to step in a store or participate in the whirl of shopping...
True Stories of the Connected: Rural Healthcare in Northern Canada
The Internet of Everything is connecting people, process, data, and things every second of every day. In this episode of True Stories of the Connected, a Canadian doctor demonstrates the power of video and telehealth...
Beyond Things: The Internet of Everything Takes Connections to the Power of Four
Many people are familiar with the concept of the Internet of Things (IoT). Not only does it have its own Wikipedia article, but last month the Internet of Things was added to the Oxford dictionary,...
What Happened at Techonomy 2012, and What to Expect This Year
Techonomy's David Kirkpatrick shares highlights from our 2012 Tucson conference, which was more business-centric than previous gatherings. As a place "where the suits meet the geeks," the Techonomy conference looks at the big issues changing...
Tech and Innovation Must Play Central Role in Detroit Revival
Even as Detroit hits financial bottom, Techonomy retains its belief that applying tech and innovation can be a major aid toward a historic comeback. As Techonomy Detroit 2013 nears, the conference continues to grow its...
