This Week in Disruptive Tech
The promise and perils of breakthroughs
November 09, 2019: A roundup of news and perspective on disruptive technology. In this issue: Drones, quantum computing, and gene editing
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This Week in Disruptive Tech
Why things fail
September 15, 2019: A roundup of news and perspectives on disruptive technology from around the world. In this issue: MIT & Epstein; genetically modified mosquitoes; cure for AIDS; man-machine interface, and Big Tech in elections
This Week in Disruptive Tech
The long play
September 8, 2019: A roundup of news and perspectives on disruptive technology from around the world. In this issue: Chandrayaan 2, Jio’s business plan, deepfakes, artificial intelligence, and the problem with Big Data
The lessons of history
August 30, 2019: A roundup of news and perspectives on disruptive technology from around the world. In this issue: Aadhaar-based eKYC, facial recognition, intuition and rationality, US-China tech war, and platform responsibility
Sounding Board
Do I need a “Killer Instinct”?
People lose out by conforming to gender stereotypes. You need to develop a wider repertoire of styles crucial to leadership
The balancing act
July 9, 2019: A roundup of news and perspectives on disruptive technology from around the world. In this issue: Nudge vs. boost, Superhuman fiasco, Monopoly’s origins, Amazon’s liability and problems with brain restoration
Technology is politics
July 3, 2019: A roundup of news and perspectives on disruptive technology from around the world. In this issue: Huawei, AltSchool, Sidewalk Labs, Chernobyl and mobile market
What, me trust?
June 24, 2019: A roundup of news and perspectives on disruptive technology from around the world. In this issue: Deepfakes, Facebook’s Libra, CRISPR, Slack IPO and Oxford University
The cobra effect and other stories
June 8, 2019: A roundup of news and perspectives on disruptive technology from around the world. In this issue: Clean energy, AI ethics, Facebook, gene editing and more
The importance of asking the right question
June 2, 2019: A roundup of news and perspectives on disruptive technology from around the world. In this issue: Uber’s impact on taxi drivers, Ather Energy, Huawei, AI pizza checker and more
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