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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
