Technology & Innovation

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, R-CA., walks back to his office during the second week of the 118th Congress at the US Capitol in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday, January 10, 2023. (Photo by Craig Hudson/Sipa USA) No Use Germany.

What to expect from a GOP House majority on big tech, broadband, China, and 5G

Nicol Turner Lee and Darrell M. West

Monday, January 23, 2023

European parliament building

Twitter, the EU, and self-regulation of disinformation

John Villasenor

Wednesday, January 18, 2023

FILE PHOTO: Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) addresses the U.S. House of Representatives for the first time after being elected speaker in a late night 15th round of voting on the fourth day of the 118th Congress at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, U.S., January 7, 2023. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein/File Photo

TechTank Podcast Episode 61: What to expect for big tech, broadband, anti-trust, and other tech issues under the new Congress

Darrell M. West, Nicol Turner Lee, and Xavier Freeman-Edwards

Tuesday, January 17, 2023

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ChatGPT: Educational friend or foe?

Kathy Hirsh-Pasek and Elias Blinkoff

Monday, January 9, 2023

The Supreme Court in Washington, D.C. is seen from the grounds of the U.S. Capitol on July 13, 2022. (Photo by Bryan Olin Dozier/NurPhoto)NO USE FRANCE

TechTank Podcast Episode 60: Is it time to regulate social media platforms and search engines?

Darrell M. West, John Villasenor, and Mark MacCarthy

Tuesday, January 3, 2023

Dave Wallace, owner of Silica Broadband, installs fiber internet in Louisville, Kentucky, U.S., April 19, 2021. REUTERS/Amira Karaoud

Reimagining the broadband technology workforce

Nicol Turner Lee and Brady Tavernier

Thursday, December 22, 2022

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Opportunities and blind spots in the White House’s blueprint for an AI Bill of Rights

Nicol Turner Lee and Jack Malamud

Monday, December 19, 2022

--FILE--A Chinese cashier scans the QR code through mobile payment service Alipay of Alibaba Group on the smartphone of a customer in a store in Shanghai, China, 11 December 2016. Increasingly popular smartphone, further implementation of "Internet +" program and continuous technological innovation have fueled the rapid growth of the Chinese mobile payment market with transaction volume for 2015 surging by 322.2% to RMB130.18 trillion and expected to maintain an AAGR of 142% over the next couple years to hit RMB13,776.5 trillion in 2020. With regard to third-party mobile payment, the transaction volume in China reported RMB21.96 trillion in 2015, an upsurge of 167% from a year ago, 90% of the market seized by Alipay and WeChat Pay. Supported by business data, third-party payment companies will continue to expand service functions, finally forming a development pattern of O2O (Online to Offline) services. In addition, driven by mobile-payment interest chain and against the background of tighter access to payment, the mobile payment market has undergone an expedited reshuffle and mobile phone vendors and traditional enterprises have stepped up their presence in 2016, further intensifying market competition. Technologically, as two-dimensional barcode (or QR code) is permitted, 2D barcode payment technology will keep having an edge. Meanwhile, with higher requirements on payment security, other technologies like NFC, HCE, Token and biological recognition will mature gradually.No Use China. No Use France.

Technology’s impact on financial inclusion is not what you think

Friday, December 16, 2022

Panoramic picture of Philadelphia skyline and Schuylkill river, PA, USA.

Breaking down an $80 billion surge in place-based industrial policy

Mark Muro, Robert Maxim, Joseph Parilla, and Xavier de Souza Briggs

Thursday, December 15, 2022

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How more girls and young women can participate in digital technology courses and careers in Kenya

Anthony Luvanda

Wednesday, December 14, 2022