Larry Downes
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Five Strategies Every Leader Must Embrace to Harness Disruption
The ease with which consumers have adapted to rapid change signals a future of more disruption. → Read More
Cities, not rural areas, are the real Internet deserts
The “digital divide” is back in the news, with both Democratic presidential candidates and incumbent government officials promising billions to provide high-speed Internet to millions of Americans in rural areas who don’t currently have access to it at home. The digital divide, however, is not a rural problem. → Read More
Millions of refugees need broadband, too
A new U.N. report makes clear that the lack of connectivity among those displaced from their homes, and often their countries, is particularly acute. → Read More
California's Net Neutrality Publicity Stunt Comes To An End
California threw in the towel on its recently-passed state net neutrality law, acknowledging in a court filing that it had no legal basis to challenge an FCC ruling preempting such laws. → Read More
The summer of hate speech
Tech platforms are in a tough position as increasingly hostile and misleading content proliferates online — because picking and choosing among good and bad speech is a no-win proposition. → Read More
The EU’s $5B Google fine escalates an undeclared trade war with Silicon Valley
News last week that European Commission antitrust regulators have levied a $5 billion fine against Google’s Android ecosystem left many in Silicon Valley with an uneasy sense of déjà vu. While the size of the fine is unprecedented, the commission’s judgment is only the latest in a series of similar but escalating punishments, restrictions, tax rulings and legislation aimed at hobbling American… → Read More
5G: What is it good for?
5th generation mobile is the next big leap in wireless communications. Here's what it will mean for you. → Read More
We need more, not fewer, government Yelps
Conservatives should be supportive of such innovations — consumer-supplied information can reduce reliance on regulation and enforcement by encouraging market forces that reward better business practices. → Read More
On Internet Regulation, The FCC Goes Back To The Future
Each of former FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler's eight major Internet policy initiatives has now been reversed by a combination of courts, Congress, and the agency itself. The lesson: only Congress can grant new powers to federal regulators. → Read More
Can tech fix its own future?
A new book by a tech critic offers hope for making tech innovation socially responsible. → Read More
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TechCrunch is a leading technology media property, dedicated to obsessively profiling startups, reviewing new Internet products, and breaking tech news. → Read More
Technological solutions to technology’s problems feature in “How to Fix The Future”
In this edition of Innovate 2018, Andrew Keen finds himself in the hot seat. Keen, whose new book, "How to Fix the Future", was published earlier this month,.. → Read More
How some cities are attracting 5G investments ahead of others
The new networks will be critical for handling the sevenfold increase that Cisco projects for mobile Internet traffic as well as the billions of new connected devices and connected local infrastructure. → Read More
The stupidest patents of 2017
Though there were some positive court rulings on patents this year, there were plenty of eye-rolling moments. → Read More
Will modern Luddites smash tech’s future?
Attacks are coming from many sources. → Read More
How good is your broadband? The FCC needs to know.
In today’s hyperpoliticized technology policy environment, even an annual report can cause controversy. → Read More
One recipe at a time, YouTube’s ‘Binging With Babish’ is disrupting the content industry
Today’s video innovators have engineered a new recipe for success: Create content you genuinely care about, sprinkle in a generous helping of low-cost disruptive technologies, and put it on the Internet. → Read More
Broadband’s future is in the crosshairs of the FCC’s ‘political spectrum’
New book details how the agency began life with a political agenda, one that continues to override its technical experts. → Read More
The gradual — then sudden — disruption of retail
Eventually, Web commerce became both better and cheaper than brick-and-mortar stores, → Read More
‘Firing’ the customer and other cringe-worthy behavior hurting trust in smart devices
There are many examples of cringe-worthy behavior making consumers anxious. → Read More