Technology & Innovation

A general view of the International Spy Museum

TechTank Podcast Episode 36: How digital technology is reshaping espionage and intelligence-gathering

Darrell M. West

Monday, January 24, 2022

Southwest flight lands in San Diego

Did the FAA cry wolf on 5G?

Friday, January 21, 2022

Smart Green House in Bogor, West Java

The digital transformation of agriculture in Indonesia

Friday, January 21, 2022

View of the stand for Google's AI technology demonstrates real-time cancer detection before the 2018 World Artificial Intelligence Conference (WAIC) in Shanghai, China, 14 September 2018.The 2018 World Artificial Intelligence Conference will be hold in West Bund, Shanghai from Sept 17 to 19. With the theme of "A new era empowered by artificial intelligence," the conference gathers AI scientists, entrepreneurs and government officials to share their views on the industry. Featuring "sophistication, globalization, specialization and marketization" prominently, the conference will have a main forum, several theme forums and will host innovation competitions as well as exhibitions to show cutting-edge AI technologies, applications and products. More than 150 companies at the forefront of AI will take part in the conference, including Alibaba, Baidu, Tencent, Google and Microsoft. No Use China. No Use France.

Gone digital: Technology diffusion in the digital era

Flavio Calvino and Chiara Criscuolo

Thursday, January 20, 2022

A staff member interacts with China's first artificial intelligent (AI) robot Xiao Ai at the State Grid Yangzhou Municipal Electric Power Company in Yangzhou city, east China's Zhejiang province, 15 July 2019.China's first artificial intelligent (AI) robot Xiao Ai put into use at the State Grid Yangzhou Municipal Electric Power Company in Yangzhou city, east China's Zhejiang province, 15 July 2019. The robot, which capable of speech recognition, dialog manager systems, real-time communication and image recognition, had an automatic perception of equipment abnormal in distribution network and command workers to repair. Xiao Ai was able to increase efficiency of repairing work.No Use China. No Use France.

Understanding the impact of automation on workers, jobs, and wages

Harry J. Holzer

Wednesday, January 19, 2022

Attorney General Merrick Garland is reflected in a technician's monitor as he speaks at the Department of Justice in Washington, U.S., January 5, 2022

Protecting national security, cybersecurity, and privacy while ensuring competition

Stephanie K. Pell and Bill Baer

Wednesday, January 19, 2022

Digital data flow on road with motion blur

How digital transformation is driving economic change

Tuesday, January 18, 2022

DNA in test tube

Breakthrough: The promise of frontier technologies for sustainable development

Homi Kharas, John McArthur, and Izumi Ohno

Tuesday, January 18, 2022

Snow falls in central Tokyo, Japan on January 6, 2022. (Photo by Shingo Tosha/AFLO) No Use China. No Use Taiwan. No Use Korea. No Use Japan.

In vying for economic preeminence in Asia, openness is essential

Friday, January 14, 2022

Person on computer

How the pandemic has exacerbated online privacy threats

Niam Yaraghi and Samantha Lai

Thursday, January 13, 2022