Tech Trends

The US needs 28 million EV chargers by 2030. Here’s how it can get there.

The co-founder of Wired magazine shares his insights on how a long-term mindset can shape a brighter, more innovative future.

Hackers are in an arms race with cyber defenders. Will AI tip the balance?

Why “audio gaps” in video meetings wear us out — and why we need the meaningful relationships forged in communal workspaces.

A simple plate of vegetables has found the gaping blindspots in generative AI, and points the way to fixing them.

Cecilie Fjellhøy, from the Netflix documentary The Tinder Swindler, shares her experience.

Mike Bechtel, chief futurist with Deloitte Consulting LLP, joins Big Think for a wide-ranging look at what’s next — and why.

Why the road to self-driving vehicles is paved with smarter “dumb” cars.

AI has become a black box in more ways than one.

These startups, space agencies, and aerospace giants are building humanity’s next off-world homes.

The digital world will always entail risks for teens, but that doesn’t mean parents aren’t without recourse.

Quantum computing brings significant opportunities — but equally significant cybersecurity risks.

When AI eats its own product, it gets sick.

Just eight of Etched’s Sohu chips could replace 160 Nvidia GPUs.

Welcome to The Nightcrawler — a weekly newsletter from Eric Markowitz covering tech, innovation, and long-term thinking.

Dennis “Thresh” Fong talks to us about battling Elon Musk in Quake in the ‘90s, his undefeated record as a pro gamer, and using AI to detoxify gaming.

Evidence shows that “centaurs” — human–AI teaming — produce better performance than either people or software can achieve alone.

We need more data centers for AI. Developers are getting creative about where to build them.

There is one obstacle that reliably blocks innovative ideas: how we fund science.

These missions will put us one step closer to the ultimate goal: crewed trips to Mars.

His $1 million ARC Prize competition is designed to put us on the right path.

What are we supposed to do when experts look at the same data yet reach starkly different conclusions?

The lithium-ion alternatives could help create a safer, greener future.

Quibi was so focused on foresight they forgot the basics of hindsight.

The rise and fall of Josh Harris — the genius who anticipated the digital revolution just a little too soon.

And, more importantly, what’s being done to get them online?

What you can learn about media by parodying it from the print era into the digital age.

In “Not Born Yesterday,” author and cognitive scientist Hugo Mercier makes the case that misinformation is overrated — and other human foibles are underrated.

Comparing Elon Musk’s Mars rocket to NASA’s new ride.

The military is courting tech startups to help it win the AI arms race.