Mike Elgan
Contributing Columnist
Mike Elgan is a technology-obsessed journalist, author, blogger, podcaster and digital nomad. He writes a weekly column for IDG’s Insider Pro. Learn more at his website: elgan.com.
How the internet of autonomous things will change your career
Forget self-driving cars. Over the next three years, just about everything that moves will go autonomous.
Will Google's AI make you artificially stupid?
The biggest threat from AI isn't software that steals your job. It's software that steals your mind.
What you need to know about new data-security rules for business travel
From U.S. Customs agents to cybercriminals, everyone wants to copy the data on your phone and laptop. Here’s how to protect your rights and also avoid industrial espionage.
Why is everybody talking about 6G?
We're not even using 5G yet, and already 6G is in the news. What is 6G? Is it real? When do we all get it? (Spoiler alert: Nonexistent, no and a long time from now.)
3 reasons you will be moved by haptics
Forget today's buzzing smartphones and rumbling game controllers. Next-generation haptics make the virtual real and smart enterprises will take notice.
What happens when every nation censors search results globally?
The dam has burst on governments asserting their right to censor the internet worldwide. Welcome to the dark side of information globalization.
Why Apple beats Google in the smartphone 'radar wars'
Apple and Google each rolled out new phones with innovative radar technologies. Google's is cooler, but Apple's is world-changing. Here’s how they compare.
Have you heard? Audio is the new everything
How to prepare yourself and your organization for a world where podcasts, audio books, YouTube’s audio mode, smart speakers and ‘hearables’ rule.
Why it's time to augment our thinking about AR
The most revolutionary outcome of AR is that the physical world will function like the digital world. And that's a big deal for enterprises.
Deepfakes get real (and real easy)
As if deepfake technology wasn’t scary enough. Expect the panic to reach new heights now that it’s easily accessible to everyone. Prepare for deepfakes to revolutionize social engineering.
