Why Is Silicon Valley Still Waiting for the Next Big Thing?
In the fall of 2019, Google told the world it had reached “quantum supremacy.” It was a significant scientific milestone that some compared to the first flight at Kitty Hawk.…
China looks to boost tech’s share of GDP by 2025 through 6G, big data
As part of its 14th Five Year Plan, China plans to increase support for research and development into 6G or sixth generation internet. 6G is said to come after current…
Twisty Laptops, Bendy Phones: Microsoft Bets Big on Design
BS: No. MC: Probably 95, about a hundred percent of people would say no, right? BS: Probably not. LG: Yeah, yeah. We’re so used to tasks switching and app switching…
President Biden’s Executive Order Opens New Front in Battle With Big Tech
WASHINGTON—President Biden’s sweeping new competition order targets big tech companies in ways that could fundamentally alter how they do business. But it will fall to government agencies to carry out…
Does Big Tech Make Good Neighbors?
This article is part of the On Tech newsletter. You can sign up here to receive it weekdays. Digital life reaches far beyond our screens into the real world. That…
How a low-profile Senate vote could spell trouble for Big Tech
Big Tech just found out how many allies it has in the Senate for the industry’s fight against antitrust enforcement, and it wasn’t so encouraging for the likes of Amazon…
Biden signs order to crack down on Big Tech, boost competition ‘across the board’
President Joe Biden on Friday signed a new executive order aimed at cracking down on anti-competitive practices in Big Tech, labor and numerous other sectors. “Capitalism without competition isn’t capitalism. It’s exploitation,”…