Two new books, End Times Fascism and Nerd Reich, take a hard look at fascism today – and its intersections with big tech.
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For Tolkien, any place can become “Mordor”, when the desire to benefit others turns into the will to dominate them.
Large index-tracking funds could soon gain automatic exposure to AI giants as companies such as OpenAI edge toward public markets.
Policies that look chaotic actually reflect a deeper shift in how governments exercise power. The consequences can be dire.
As businesses race to adopt AI, you might worry that the experience and expertise you’ve built up has become a lot less valuable. But you still have more control over your future than you think.
Peter Thiel has been described as the most influential right-wing intellectual of the past 20 years. He’s funded both JD Vance and Donald Trump. Who is he?
Japan and South Korea’s national firms use startups as resources to help them compete internationally.
Canada needs to consider its digital independence from the domination of the United States. Participating in the Eurostack initiative offers a way to do so.
As wearable technologies become more popular, it’s important to consider how they actually work and what their data actually tells us.
Silicon Valley is no longer a counter-cultural world of startups in garages
A reliance on foreign students for academic research has allowed the US to ignore flaws in its domestic tech worker pipeline, a scholar argues.
In Source Code, Gates describes his early life and career. But the man dubbed ‘ruthless’ by many of his peers, is largely uncritical of his own path.
Like their predecessors in the 19th century, digital Luddites are fighting oppressive technology. Will they succeed?
A big bet on open-source technology has enabled China to rapidly scale its AI innovation while Silicon Valley remains limited by corporate structures.
Political theorist Elke Schwarz talks to The Conversation Weekly podcast on her new research about venture capital investment into defence start-ups.
Enormous sums of venture capital money and influence is pouring into a defence industry which is being reshaped in the image of Silicon Valley.
Silicon Valley’s history of efforts to replace public services or make them more efficient has produced mixed results.
Corporate dominance and competitiveness can actually hold back progress.
Burn Book is is a witty and engaging account of the rise (and often fall) of internet companies and the often dysfunctional talents behind them, told by an exceptionally well-connected outsider.
Pronatalism is inextricably tied to nationalism alongside race, class and ethnicity. Such a framing can quickly become xenophobic.
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Professor of Practice, Associate Dean, Warwick Business School, University of Warwick
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Professor of Management, University of Essex
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Research Fellow, Digital Cultures & Societies, The University of Queensland
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Vice Dean, Global Engagement | Associate Professor in Political Economy and Entrepreneurship, King's College London
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Professor of Interdisciplinary Studies, James Cook University
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Professor of Political Theory, Queen Mary University of London
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Fellow at the Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences at Stanford and Professor of Management and Sociology, University of Michigan
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Associate Professor in Media Theory and History, Università di Torino
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Lecturer in American Studies, University of Hull
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Visiting Professor, University of Technology Sydney
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Senior Lecturer and Researcher in Innovation and Digital Leadership, University of Brighton
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Former RBC Financial Group Professor of Entrepreneurship; Associate Professor Emeritus, University of British Columbia
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Emeritus Professor, MTN Solution Space Graduate School of Business, University of Cape Town
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Professor of Urban and Cultural Geography, Western Sydney University
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Emeritus Professor of Science, Technology and Society, University of Glasgow