The chip manufacturer Nvidia reported its first-quarter earnings last week—and it was another blockbuster. For the first three months of 2024, Nvidia booked $26 billion in revenue, up 18 percent from the…
By Will Rinehart | June 4, 2024
Technical debt, the accumulation of shortcuts and compromises in software systems, is an issue across industries with consequences ranging from system failures and security breaches to hindered innovation. The Wall…
By Shane Tews | | June 3, 2024
Net neutrality is a sometimes well-intentioned, but always misguided attempt to regulate the internet under the guise of fairness and equality. Except for a brief moment during the Obama administration,…
By Mark Jamison | May 31, 2024
I recently listened to Jacob Siegel’s interview on The Fifth Column podcast and couldn’t help but reflect on the power of stories. I now recognize, some six years later, that the Cambridge Analytica…
By Will Rinehart | May 28, 2024
Blockchain technology has revolutionized global finance, playing a crucial role in bypassing traditional intermediaries to facilitate humanitarian aid in conflict zones like Ukraine. This financial transformation paves the way for…
By Shane Tews | May 27, 2024
As forthcoming elections loom large, the question of artificial intelligence (AI) generated deepfakes disseminating misleading messages purportedly from or about political candidates has become pressing. As illustrated in a recently published academic study on the…
By Bronwyn Howell | May 24, 2024
This month, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) began formally winding down the Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP), thus ending a subsidy program that supported 23 million households in paying for internet…
By Will Rinehart | May 21, 2024
California is the undisputed champion of state data regulation. In 2018, Gov. Jerry Brown signed the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), making California the first state with a comprehensive data…
By Will Rinehart | May 14, 2024
Artificial Intelligence is transforming our world, revolutionizing industries, and reshaping our lives and work environments. As we navigate the complexities of the digital age, we must prioritize building trust in…
By Shane Tews | May 14, 2024
Jessica Rosenworcel, Chairwoman of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), recently shared with her fellow commissioners a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) aimed at eliminating bulk billing arrangements for broadband and…
By Shane Tews | May 2, 2024
In an age where technology evolves at an unprecedented pace, it’s hard to justify clinging to outdated modes of communication, especially when superior alternatives exist. This brings us to the…
By Shane Tews | April 24, 2024
In early 2020, as a California privacy law came into effect and other states toyed with similar legislation, I talked with a heavy hitter at one of the big tech companies about…
By Will Rinehart | April 23, 2024
“There are no solutions,” the celebrated economist Thomas Sowell once wrote, “only trade-offs.” Nowhere is this wise maxim truer these days than in the realm of green energy, where the headlong…
By Michael M. Rosen | March 28, 2024
Among my millennial friends, and even more so for Gen Z, it’s common to believe that the United States is in terminal decline. But I remain an outlier because I…
By Will Rinehart | March 19, 2024
The White House’s Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) recently updated its taxonomy of “critical and emerging technologies,” emphasizing the US government’s increased focus on data privacy and cybersecurity. This move,…
By Shane Tews | February 26, 2024