The Best Articles in Technology
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Top 5 Technology Articles
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Videos
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Mind-reading technology
Startup founders want to read your brainwaves - but how will they protect your data from tech giants?Subscribe to Freethink on YouTube ► https://freeth.ink/y...
Is technology melting your memory? Or helping it?
Is technology melting your memory? Or helping it?, with Lisa GenovaSubscribe to Big Think on YouTube ►► https://www.youtube.com/c/bigthink Up next ►► 4 ways ...
How will AI change the world?
Explore the current limitations of artificial intelligence and the possibility of creating human-compatible technology.--In the coming years, artificial inte...
What is ...?
New to Technology? These articles make an excellent introduction.
What Is the Open Web?
A working definition of an Open Web and what we can strive for to building an open and sustainable internet.
What Is Code?
If you’re not a professional programmer but you’ve ever used a computer, this article is for you – seriously. You will learn what code is, what software is, how apps get written, and what different programming languages do and why they matter. Plus you’ll get details about other technical issues. Along the way, Bloomberg Businessweek reporter Paul Ford explains the culture and some of the psychology of programming. This delightfully animated article is essential for anyone not in the programming field who uses computers. getAbstract recommends it to everyone interested in learning more about programming, its culture and its principles.
What is robotic process automation?
Robotic process automation (RPA) is an exploding software category in the enterprise. Here's what it means and why it matters.
«Robotic process automation (RPA) — technology that automates monotonous, repetitive chores traditionally performed by human workers — is big business. Forrester estimates that RPA and other AI subfields created jobs for 40% of companies in 2019 and that a tenth of startups now employ more digital workers than human ones.»
How to ...?
How to Excel in Tech Without Learning to Code
Technical literacy is key to career success, even for non-engineers. Learn how to master the tools of your trade and build a solid tech foundation.
«MAKE A PLAN Learning “guitar” is hard, but learning a song on guitar is a lot easier.»
How to Move Money in the 21st Century
“Financial operations” (FinOps) is an emerging software category with a massive opportunity to streamline, automate, and optimize how we move money, while giving the entire organization a real-time…
How to Check Your Devices for Stalkerware
You deserve privacy. Here's how to check your phone, laptop, and online accounts to make sure no one's looking over your shoulder.
How to create space for ethics in AI
We can't wait for tech regulation and competition reform to ensure ethical AI. We need to move forward now.
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Why are so many tech companies laying people off right now?
All of these statements sound suspiciously similar.
Revisiting Apple’s ill-fated Lisa computer, 40 years on
On its 40th anniversary, we look back at the machine that brought the GUI to personal computers.
The Green Technology That Dare Not Speak Its Name
There is a path to a carbon-neutral future. Too bad it doesn’t make us feel good.
The End of Infinity
Growing up means often saying, "that's it?" ♾️
Prediction Consensus: What the Experts See Coming in 2023
In this, our fourth year of Prediction Consensus (now part of our more comprehensive 2023 Global Forecast Series), we’ve learned a few things about the universe of predictions, experts, outlooks, and…
Short Articles
Short on time? Check out these useful short articles in Technology—all under 10 minutes.
The Biggest Discoveries in Computer Science in 2022
Computer scientists this year learned how to transmit perfect secrets, why transformers seem so good at everything, and how to improve on decades-old algorithms (with a little help from AI).
The World Is Run By People No Smarter Than You
Shared by 822, including Tracy Lee | ladyleet, Peter Herger, Ines Bieler
What Does It Mean to Align AI With Human Values?
Making sure our machines understand the intent behind our instructions is an important problem that requires understanding intelligence itself.
New food technologies could release 80% of the world’s farmland back to nature
Cellular and microbial agriculture can make the same amount of food on a fraction of the land.
Long Articles
These are some of the most-read long-form articles in Technology.
Experts Debate the Risks of Made-to-Order DNA
Technical advances may be making it easier to build dangerous biological materials from scratch, with few regulations.
The 100 greatest innovations of 2022
Popular Science's 35th annual Best of What's New awards include the James Webb Space Telescope—and 99 other technologies shaping our future.
My first impressions of web3
Despite considering myself a cryptographer, I have not found myself particularly drawn to “crypto.” I don’t think I’ve ever actually said the words “get off my lawn,” but I’m much more likely to click…
«Also – cards on the table here – I don’t share the same generational excitement for moving all aspects of life into an instrumented economy.»
Big Ideas in Tech for 2023: An a16z Omnibus
From entertainment franchise games to the precision delivery of medicines, the a16z team highlights over 40 builder-worthy pursuits for the coming year.
Tech predictions for 2023 and beyond
As access to advanced technology becomes even more ubiquitous—as every facet of life becomes data that we can analyze—we will start to see a torrent of innovation, and this will proliferate in 2023.
Thought Leaders
We monitor hundreds of thought leaders, influencers, and newsletters in Technology, including:
Benedict Evans
Trying to work out what's going on, and what happens next. Mostly tech.

DHH
Creator of Ruby on Rails, Co-owner & CTO of 37signals (Basecamp & HEY), NYT best-selling author, and Le Mans 24h class-winner. No DMs, email: dhh@hey.com

Robert Scoble
First to show you ML/AI/Spatial Computing like Siri, Tesla, Waymo, June Oven. Chief strategy officer @infiniteretina. I report the best in AI and AR.
Andrew Ng
Co-Founder of Coursera; Stanford CS adjunct faculty. Former head of Baidu AI Group/Google Brain. #ai #machinelearning, #deeplearning #MOOCs
Publications
We monitor hundreds of publications, blogs, newsletters, and news sources in Technology, including:
MIT Technology Review
Our in-depth reporting on innovation reveals and explains what’s really happening now to help you know what’s coming next. http://technologyreview.com/newsletters
Quanta Magazine
Big ideas in science and math. Because you want to know more. Launched by @SimonsFdn. 2022 Pulitzer Prize in Explanatory Reporting. http://quantamagazine.org
IEEE Spectrum
The latest technology news and analysis from the world's leading engineering magazine
a16z
we invest in software eating the world http://a16z.com/portfolio/ http://a16z.com/podcasts/
Stratechery
Free Articles from http://stratechery.com. For Daily Updates, follow @StratecheryMO. For the author, follow @benthompson.
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