Tech Policy We’re not going back to normal Social distancing is here to stay for much more than a few weeks. It will upend our way of life, in some ways forever. by Gideon Lichfield 2020-03-17T09:35:00-04:00
Humans and Technology Predictions for 2030 by people shaping the world At the World Economic Forum in Davos, the elite of the elite gather to hatch plans for the future of the planet. I asked some of this year’s participants to tell me one thing they think will happen by 2030 that most people don’t realize. by Gideon Lichfield 2020-02-26T07:00:44-05:00
Humans and Technology Editor’s letter: How to predict what’s coming in 2030 and beyond An introduction to our March/April 2020 special issue on prediction by Gideon Lichfield 2020-02-26T07:00:11-05:00
Computing Inside the race to build the best quantum computer on Earth IBM thinks quantum supremacy is not the milestone we should care about. by Gideon Lichfield 2020-02-26T07:00:00-05:00
Humans and Technology Editor’s letter: How the next generation is using technology to mask, reveal, and form identity An introduction to our special issue on youth by Gideon Lichfield 2019-12-27T07:00:54-05:00
Tech Policy Editor’s letter: The case against—and for—tech in war An introduction to our special issue on war and peace by Gideon Lichfield 2019-10-24T07:00:38-04:00
Computing Google CEO Sundar Pichai on achieving quantum supremacy In an exclusive interview with MIT Technology Review, Pichai explains why quantum computing could be as important for Google as AI. by Gideon Lichfield 2019-10-23T05:00:00-04:00
Computing Quantum supremacy from Google? Not so fast, says IBM. The rival maker of quantum computers is disputing the much-vaunted claim that Google has hit a new milestone. by Gideon Lichfield and Konstantin Kakaes 2019-10-21T20:12:18-04:00
Tech Policy Seven dilemmas the Jeffrey Epstein funding scandal creates for universities It’s time for a broad reckoning on the ethics of funding, but creating good policies won’t be easy. by Angela Chen and Gideon Lichfield 2019-09-18T09:23:20-04:00
Tech Policy Joi Ito, director of MIT Media Lab, resigns over ties to Jeffrey Epstein New reports allege that Ito actively solicited funding from Epstein and systematically tried to cover up the connection. by Angela Chen , Karen Hao , and Gideon Lichfield 2019-09-07T16:23:50-04:00
