google newsletter all business global tech healthcare internet of things more analytics & data arts & culture bio & life sciences cities e commerce energy & green tech finance government jobs learning media & marketing partner insights security & privacy startup culture techonomy events cities transportation happy trails an inexpensive way to revive american suburbs by atticus mulkey october 12 2016 5 03 pm techonomy exclusive as people move more and more to cities suburban america is in need of a facelift . city living is attractive to young people because they are aware of their energy consumption they like the action there and the cost of car and home ownership is often out of reach . suburban areas across the country are utilizing new trail systems to connect communities making them more bikeable pedestrian friendly and green . more government techonomy events clinton trump and the world s choices by david kirkpatrick october 3 2016 11 18 pm 3 comments techonomy exclusive the world is at a turning point and we have to choose . it is astonishing and daunting how fully hillary clinton and donald trump symbolize the choice the world faces . watching their debate last week underscored for me not just how different the two of them are but how different are the possible futures that confront the world . more internet of things techonomy events reflections from ross on techonomy 2016 of course by simone ross october 2 2016 2 39 pm techonomy exclusive we re 6 weeks out from our annual techonomy conference . it starts the day after the election so we ll talk intensely about what the outcome means for business the tech industry and tech as a tool . much content this year relates to the continuing march of the internet of things . and we ll tackle longer term questions like whether once ai intersects with the iot this ultimately leads to a sentient cyber ecosystem that intuits and responds to our every move . we ll also talk about cities shipping and social media . it s the conference for people who want to understand tech deeply so they can be more effective . more government the house science and tech committee disregards both by jack lynch october 1 2016 9 52 pm techonomy exclusive the u.s. house of representatives science committee is a joke but not a funny one . it spends much time on witch hunts against climate scientists because climate change denial is its chairman s passion . the ranking member of the committee s democratic minority calls it mean spirited and meaningless . rather than helping it actively harms our nation s ability to develop policy for science tech and innovation . more government to the next administration use tech to implement every program by tim o reilly september 28 2016 2 43 pm techonomy exclusive we asked attendees at the upcoming techonomy 2016 conference what is the most important tech related issue the incoming administration should tackle tech leader and publisher tim o reilly responded that the biggest challenge will be bringing a tech centric approach to everything government does . more bio & life sciences healthcare ethical issues abound with fast growing prenatal genetic testing by meredith salisbury september 25 2016 11 00 pm techonomy exclusive in the last few years the standard tests for fetal abnormalities have been largely replaced with new genetic tests . since they launched traditional procedures that confer a small risk of miscarriage have dropped by about 70 percent . now we face a big ethical issue these tests reveal much more about future diseases than those they replaced . what information should parents know and what can and should they do about it more internet of things society techonomy events our weird possible data centric futures listen as we plan techonomy 2016 by david kirkpatrick simone ross and glenda cudaback september 23 2016 4 12 pm 2 comments techonomy exclusive listen in to techonomy s program planners as they discuss some big issues we re building sessions around for the techonomy 2016 conference november 9 11 in california . this year we ve honed in on the reality that the world is entering a completely new era as data gathering of all sorts accumulates across global society . how will society determine who gets to control and utilize data about people how much will people get access to data about themselves and their communities what relative powers over data will companies governments and individuals have more analytics & data government this company s business is opening up government data by paul bennett september 13 2016 6 27 pm techonomy exclusive boston and barcelona spain have something in common with yelp and zillow they re taking advantage of open data . along with all the ways it s reshaping business opening up data to the use of outsiders is beginning also to reshape how city state and federal agencies work . socrata a privately held government data platform provider based in seattle is making a business out of facilitating this trend . more government healthcare data sharing key challenge for cancer moonshot & american health by meredith salisbury september 12 2016 5 27 pm techonomy exclusive if we re going to make progress in healthcare we need to connect up the data . a report for the national cancer moonshot initiative highlights the massive problem disconnected databases have become in the fight against cancer . but this problem isn t limited to cancer . the well intentioned hipaa act of 1996 for example included strict privacy controls that have turned into a problem for medical research generally . more bio & life sciences healthcare new study meditation literally changes our genes by atticus mulkey september 7 2016 5 56 pm techonomy exclusive people who practice meditation know it resets the mind and body and there have been claims about its healing powers for centuries . now scientific evidence backs them up . researchers recently found that meditation does more than just relieve stress . it can literally change our dna . more business finance why the finance industry is ripe for ai disruption by matt gould september 5 2016 11 40 pm techonomy exclusive the financial sector is on the brink of an ai revolution . data is being generated faster than any person or companies ability to analyze it . and industries that run on numbers and data are at risk of being overwhelmed . but this new ai platform can create simple narratives and actionable analyses . more analytics & data business community insights embracing disruption a ceo s view by gary smith august 29 2016 9 44 am techonomy exclusive technology innovation is disrupting industries and enabling new business models at an accelerating pace writes ciena s ceo . the internet s ubiquity is converging with other trends including virtualized computing power and storage plus open source software to create a utility platform that facilitates rapid change in a wide range of businesses . so embrace it . the velocity of industry transformation is about to go to hyper speed . more arts & culture man machines and fashion by atticus mulkey august 26 2016 6 15 pm techonomy exclusive if you are eager as we always are to do something techonomic this weekend and are in new york check out the amazing show manus x machina fashion in the age of technology at the metropolitan museum of art . it closes on labor day so don t delay . more mobile the new honor 8 is a dream phone whether or not you re a millennial by atticus mulkey august 26 2016 1 21 am techonomy exclusive i have been using a new honor 8 smartphone from huawei for a little over a week . as much as love my iphone i can t find a compelling enough reason to switch back . everything seems more intuitive on the honor 8 . the photography features are amazing and clearly superior to the iphone as is the all important battery life . and it looks almost identical . more community insights society financial and emotional suffering is pushing white americans towards trump by galen buckwalter august 26 2016 1 00 am techonomy exclusive a research psychologist identifies trends among white middle class americans that help explain why so many are turning to trump . a stunning 23 % of americans are currently under extreme financial stress and that can lead to a search for a so called external locus of control . like trump many blame government . meanwhile life spans are no longer growing as drug and alcohol abuse among other things decimates white america . more bio & life sciences healthcare techonomy events reflections from ross why genetically modified everything is so important to what we do at techonomy by simone ross august 25 2016 10 29 am techonomy exclusive the global biotech market is estimated to have a value of 604.40 billion by 2020 . techonomy program director ross explains how central the theme is to us and a bit of her own history of fascination with it . this year at te16 we re continuing this exploration into the industries being changed by life science the technologies the benefits and yes the controversies . more bio & life sciences healthcare beyond human life extension enhancement and the future by meredith salisbury august 22 2016 6 42 pm 1 comment techonomy exclusive if artificial organs miniature robots and advanced medications could keep you healthy would you want to live for hundreds of years author eve herold s new book beyond human argues that we might as well get used to these ideas because they are inevitably coming . reviewer salisbury finds this an important overview of a rapidly developing field of medical science but is not yet ready to join the immortals herself . more business tim o reilly nails the importance of amazon s echo alexa by david kirkpatrick august 22 2016 5 17 pm tim o reilly who is joining us at techonomy 2016 in november has written the best piece about alexa yet . he doesn t just rave about the machine s astonishing capabilities but breaks it down so we begin to understand what causes it to so romance users . it s not just the information behind it but how it prioritizes tasks and allows us to interact . it s a must read for anyone who wants to understand where technology is going . more cities community insights the designer as an evolutionary mutagen by carlo ratti august 17 2016 1 57 pm techonomy exclusive moma s paola antonelli spoke in her techonomy interview about seeking a theory of everything for design so i wanted to share my two cents . as designers we might consider ourselves as mutagens of the artificial world whose aim is to accelerate the transformation of the present into how it ought to be . more community insights transportation an automotive expert s excitement and worry about self driving vehicles by john suh august 15 2016 4 21 pm 2 comments techonomy exclusive self driving technology is going to make cars and mobility safer more exciting more accessible and more eco friendly . but for a huge number of people driving is a job often a good middle class one . i worry that time is not on humanity s side when it comes to helping those displaced from jobs by self driving technologies . more 1 2 3 72 next sign up newsletter weekly email updates most read the techonomy 2016 conference by techonomy media health tech innovation blooms in singapore by will greene why the finance industry is ripe for ai disruption by matt gould an automotive expert s excitement and worry about self driving vehicles by john suh happy trails an inexpensive way to revive american suburbs by