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Can developers dictate how their software is used?
The politics of the Silicon Valley are colliding with customers and impacting innocent bystanders who put their trust in open source software.
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Former U.S. regulator leads effort to create digital dollar
The project will explore how a cryptocurrency could produce a more efficient and safer means of cross-border trade, clearance and settlement.
3 reasons you can’t fight facial recognition
The biometric backlash is but a brief blip. Resistance is futile. You WILL be identified. But is that good or bad?
Google's greatest worry in 2020 isn't what you'd expect
Of all the challenges Google faces this year, one hurdle seems particularly pressing — and problematic.
Is AI judging your personality?
Forget ‘surveillance capitalism.’ AI-based social media monitoring could cost you a job, college admission, rental property and more – and you’ll never know how it happened.
Will spam die in 2020?
The problem with spam isn't that it's a time-wasting annoyance, but that it drives us away from phone calls and emails to bad media.
Tech luminaries we lost in 2019
We remember scientists, programmers, engineers, and business leaders who bettered the world through technology.
Podcast IDG TECHtalk
Top tech stories of 2019
The new Apple Card, the battle for cryptocurrency dominance, cybersecurity skills shortage – just a few of the stories that made headlines in 2019. Watch as IDG TECH(talk) hosts Ken Mingis and Juliet Beauchamp discuss the top tech...
Why does everyone want to replace Android?
Several companies – including Google – are working hard to replace Android with other operating systems. Here's why and which OS is the likely victor.
Can Google (yes, Google) save social media in 2020?
Laugh all you want. Google’s new approach to social might be the way forward for brands.
The tech market: Moving from ‘tell’ to ‘listen’
The technology market is going through an amazing and unanticipated change as it adapts AI to its own needs. It’s moving from a model that favors lock-in to one in which the vendor preserves and drives choice, and where the customer...
Is that you or a virtual you? Are chatbots too real?
There's a fine line between AI that interacts for us and AI that interacts AS us. Or is there a line at all? Will anyone care? Questions abound.
6 smart things to think over with Google's leadership shuffle
If you want to process this week's bombshell that Google's founders are resigning, these are the themes you should focus on.
How Apple is already part of Industry 4.0
Apple has entered manufacturing infrastructure with its products seeing wide deployment across Industry 4.0.
Podcast IDG TECHtalk
What's on our 2019 holiday wish list | TECH(talk)
Computerworld's Ken Mingis is joined by PCWorld's Michael Simon to discuss what they're wishing for this holiday season. From existing smart home gadgets and the Mac Pro to the yet-to-be-announced 5G iPhone, Ken and Michael hash out...
Podcast IDG TECHtalk
Technology we're thankful for | TECH(talk)
In honor of Thanksgiving, Ken and Juliet are joined by Macworld's Michael Simon to discuss the technology they appreciate the most. From iPhones to WiFi, there's plenty to be thankful for.
Why isn't Apple (yet) supporting Tim Berners-Lee to 'save the web'?
The inventor of the web has launched a campaign to make sure the web benefits everyone, but Apple hasn't joined up yet.
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