Human-Computer ‘Super-minds’ Redefine...
As MIT professor Thomas Malone reminds us, “Virtually all human achievements have been made by groups of people, not...
The 5G Future is Almost Here
Massive recent investments in the 5G-compatible spectrum is a telling indication of the perceived economic promise of...
Moore’s Law: Alive? Dead? Or resurrec...
Moore’s Law embodies the indispensable foundation of the digital revolution! But some experts argue that Moore’s...
Quantum Computing Becomes a Real Tech...
With Google, IBM, and Microsoft joining the world’s top universities and a new wave of start-ups, it’s just a...
The Digital Golden Age & The World Beyon...
published on: Apr 15, 2018
The techno-economic boom just ahead will set up disruptive stresses that the economy must deal with before 2040. Specifically, how are demography,...
America’s New Technology Boomtowns
published on: Mar 15, 2018
After 45 years of OPEC dominating global energy markets, the United States is firmly back in the driver’s seat. The long-anticipated North...
The Coming Leap in AI-based Drug Discovery
published on: Feb 15, 2018
The average completely new drug costs over $2.5 billion and requires 12 years to bring to market. But that’s all about to change as new...
The Era of Quantum Computing Microprocessors ...
published on: Feb 15, 2018
Until recently quantum computers have been a lot like nuclear fusion power plants: “always 25 years away and requiring several enormous...
Machine Learning Impacts the 21st Century Wor...
published on: Feb 15, 2018
Most experts argue that machine-learning will seriously impact jobs, productivity, and our quality of life over the next few decades. However, there...
The Myth of America’s “Unprecedented Technolo...
published on: Jan 15, 2018
In recent years, it has become an “article of faith” that workers in advanced industrial nations are experiencing unprecedented levels of...
AI and Robotics Join Forces to Revolutionize ...
published on: Nov 15, 2017
Health care is one sector of the economy where the second wave of the Fifth Techno-Economic revolution will make an especially deep impact on the...
AI Transforms the Way We Do Science
published on: Oct 15, 2017
Better than most fields of endeavor, scientific research is lever- aging smart machines to empower smart people. What are the biggest opportunities?...
The Internet of Things Reaches Critical Mass...
published on: Oct 15, 2017
The Internet of Things is growing at an explosive rate. By 2025, McKinsey estimates that the global economic impact will be around $8 trillion a...
Trust-Busting in the Internet Age
published on: Sep 15, 2017
Standard Oil, AT&T, and IBM were all cut-down-to-size by Federal trust-busters. Does the same fate await Google, Amazon, Facebook and Apple? ...
The New ISPs In the Sky
published on: Aug 15, 2017
Today billions of people live and work beyond the reach of affordable broadband. The costs of fiber-based or terrestrial radio solutions are...
The Autonomous Car Industry Emerges
published on: Aug 15, 2017
A decade ago, the idea of highways filled with self-driving cars was science fiction; today roughly a dozen companies have test vehicles on the...
The Future of AI Is Neuromorphic
published on: Jul 30, 2017
As explained in our January issue, a quantum leap in productivity due to artificial intelligence will lift our quality of life in powerful and...
The New World of AI-Enabled Work
published on: May 22, 2017
In our January 2017 issue, the Trends editors explained that artificial intelligence is likely to rocket real U.S. GDP growth to 4.6 percent annually...
Profiting from Instagram Influencers
published on: Apr 15, 2017
In an era of declining ROI from traditional advertising budgets, marketers face mounting pressure to invest in social media marketing campaigns....
Virtual Reality Inches Closer to Commercial R...
published on: Feb 25, 2017
According to Silicon Valley pundits, virtual and augmented reality are on the verge of commercial takeoff. But, what’s the real short- and...
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