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Democracy is a great thing, except in the workplace
“The Soviet Union I left behind was a dictatorship but the workplace was a democracy; America may be free but the workplace is a dictatorship” said Len Erlikh after I hired him at First Boston (now...
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The amazing artificial intelligence we were promised is coming, finally
We have been hearing predictions for decades of a takeover of the world by artificial intelligence. In 1957, Herbert A. Simon predicted that within 10 years a digital computer would be the world’s...
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After the fatal Tesla crash, I still feel safe in my self-driving car
At first, the thought of letting my car drive itself seemed rather frightening. But the highway was almost empty and the lanes were clearly marked, so I took the risk and engaged the autopilot function...
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Why Elon Musk’s crazy plans for Tesla are perfectly sane
lookus / Shutterstock.com Elon Musk recently laid out a “master plan” for where his company, Tesla Motors, is heading. The vision is undoubtedly ambitious: four new kinds of Tesla vehicles, solar...
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How Apple can make money after the iPhone
Apple reported lackluster earnings on Tuesday as the company’s iPhone sales continued to slide. The numbers make it clear that the future of the consumer products behemoth is no longer in its consumer...
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Why China won’t own next-generation manufacturing
After three decades of dramatic growth, China’s manufacturing engine has largely stalled. With rising salaries, labor unrest, environmental devastation, and intellectual property theft, China is no...
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Fewer foreign entrepreneurs say they need the U.S. That’s a problem.
Apple is facing accusations that it copied Chinese innovations in the iPhone 7. Indeed, China’s smartphone manufacturers released dual-camera systems and handsets without headphone jacks long before...
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The renegade whose dream started the latest space race
Elon Musk’s company SpaceX and Jeff Bezos’s Blue Origins have grabbed the headlines in the space race, both of them building rockets and spacecraft. But there is fascinating backstory on how this race...
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Future medical breakthroughs may come from an unexpected industry
Mark Zuckerberg and his wife, Priscilla Chan, recently announced a $3 billion effort to cure all disease during the lifetime of their daughter, Max. Earlier this year, Silicon Valley billionaire Sean...
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The government failed U.S. workers on global trade. It must do better on...
Co-authored with Edward Alden of Council on Foreign Affairs Global trade and investment have been great engines of progress for much of the world. Over the past two decades, poorer countries reduced...
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Why technology may prevent Trump from delivering on his jobs promise
As the election results rolled in last night, it became increasingly clear that America — and the world — would never be the same. The American people overlooked all of Republican nominee Donald...
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These 6 new technology rules will govern our future
Technology is advancing so rapidly that we will experience radical changes in society not only in our lifetimes but in the coming years. We have already begun to see ways in which computing, sensors,...
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Fake news is just the beginning
An example of what I saw on my Facebook page on Nov 19, 2016 Facebook is on the defensive after the elections, with accusations that it helped spread misinformation. For days, Mark Zuckerberg was...
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In an essay in The Guardian, the renowned theoretical physicist wrote: “Whatever we might think about the decision by the British electorate to reject membership of the European Union and by the...
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The transport systems of Science Fiction will be here sooner than you think
Picture the commute of the future: You live in Palo Alto, Calif., but work 350 miles away in Los Angeles. After your morning latte, you click on a smartphone app to summon your digital chauffeur. An...
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Why 2017 is the year of the bot
In the 2013 movie “Her,” Theodore Twombly, a lonely writer, falls in love with a digital assistant designed to meet his every need. She sorts emails, helps get a book published, provides personal...
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What the U.S. can learn from India’s move toward a cashless society
Silicon Valley fancies itself the global leader in innovation. Its leaders hype technologies such as bitcoin and blockchain, which some claim are the greatest inventions since the Internet. They are so...
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Why Trump’s travel ban is so harmful to the tech economy
Silicon Valley exports technology and imports the world’s best talent. That is how it has helped grow America’s economy and boosted its competitive advantage. President Trump’s executive order banning...
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How regulators can make smart devices more secure against hackers
Smart-television maker Vizio agreed to pay a penalty this month for spying on 11 million customers. According to the Federal Trade Commission, the company captured second-by-second information on what...
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What students should learn from Uber’s recent troubles
The criticism of Uber continues to pile up. This week, the car service was found to use secret software to evade government regulators and a video showed its chief executive in a verbal altercation...
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