Consumer Reports

Business is the Battery of Society: Reflections On Innovation

Techonomist John Suter shares his key insights from Techonomy 22 and charts a way forward. (Hint: Do not negotiate on climate.)

Somebody’s Watching Me

There is a widespread belief that our “smart” devices are listening to everything we say. To most people this is the only plausible explanation for why we are served up content that is uncannily connected...

New Ratings Bring Accountability to P2P Payment Services

Consumer Reports is introducing a new type of rating of P2P payment services that allows consumers to compare them based on how responsibly they handle user data.

First Peek at Techonomy NYC Program & Speakers (May 8-9)

Techonomy's next big conference is in New York on May 8th and 9th. We proudly announce a superb lineup of topics and speakers, including Martin Sorrell, Jeffrey Sachs, Merit Janow, Eric Hippeau, Anjali Sud, and...

Turner’s CTO On How Tech is Changing Media

Techonomy President Josh Kampel and Jeremy Legg, CTO of Turner, recently chatted about the ways that technology is changing Turner, from their distribution to their customer experience.

Healthcare Needs a More Robust Feedback Loop

As collective knowledge is shared, consumers become empowered – and more demanding. That kind of health care marketplace will reward and punish using similar criteria as in other industries. With more shared data, patients get...

Genomic Medicine Is Here. American Healthcare Isn’t Ready.

As many as half a million people have had their genomes sequenced. This data has already contributed to major medical success stories, but it is not yet clear that genomics can overcome the significant barriers...