Stories by Mike Elgan

Suddenly, we’re looking at voice-first everything — including the voice-first workplace

A new service uses NFC and blockchain to end trolling forever. (And just in time)

Lies and fake news are coming after your company’s brand and reputation. Time to get your AaaS in gear.

Everybody expects voice tech and virtual assistants like Google Assistant, Alexa and Cortana to make a big splash in the enterprise. Here's what to expect.

Artificial intelligence can now detect human emotion better than people can. It’s time to get emotional about AI.

There’s a much better internet than the one you’re using. Here’s what’s keeping you out.

Reading brain waves was useless until A.I. got involved. Now mind reading has real-world, practical applications.

The truth is that artificial intelligence is neither artificial nor intelligent. A.I. is made out of people.

While everyone is fixated on AR using smartphones or headsets, the real hologram revolution is emerging from the lab.

The Amazon Alexa platform dominated CES this year. The virtual assistant is shaping up to be the most important new operating system.

In the world of A.I., the best virtual assistant might turn out to be your virtual self.

Next year, our phones and desktops will be ground zero for an arms race between bizarre new threats and strange new innovations in cybersecurity.

‘Hearables’ and smart glasses will keep us in range of our virtual assistants everywhere, all the time.

Understanding the emerging world of 'fake everything' is vital for figuring out what you and your company can do about it.

New technologies abound in the iPhone 8 and iPhone X, but one of them is not like the others.