Mike Elgan
Contributing Columnist
Mike Elgan is a technology-obsessed journalist, author, blogger, podcaster and digital nomad. Learn more at his website: elgan.com.
The prognosis for Silicon Valley looks very good
The world's engine of innovation is sick, stricken by the coronavirus. But it will emerge stronger than ever. Here’s why the valley will be just fine.
How the coronavirus is changing tech and 5 things to do about it
Due to the Covid-19 virus, some tech-culture trends are radically accelerating. Others are being reversed. And it's happening all at once. Here's what you need to know.
Only AI can save us from a world of fakes (a world AI is also creating)
Deepfake video and audio. AI-generated texts, poetry and lyrics. Fake sites. Fake influencers. Fake news. Will life ever be real again?
3 lies about Google Glass
The conventional wisdom about Google's experimental smart glasses project is all wrong. Here's why
Why Android Wear is the new iPad
Mobile gadget revolutions happen only twice per decade, and one happened last week
How Tom Wheeler's FCC plan will wreck your Internet
Don't be fooled: The FCC chairman's plan is to profit big ISPs at the expense of everyone else
Inside Facebook's brilliant plan to hog your data
Facebook's 'Anonymous Login' is about neither anonymity nor logging in. It's about creating scarcity in the market for user data.
Why the social networks are falling apart
The new business model for social: Harvest personal data anywhere you can, then sell ads anywhere you can
'Smart bins' spy on Londoners' smartphones
Companies are getting more aggressive about using your smartphone to track you. Should you care?
10 shocking lessons from using only Google products
For three weeks, an Apple fan used only a Chromebook Pixel, Nexus 10, Nexus 4, and all-Google software and services
Google Glass mysteries revealed
After long list of announcements and revelations about Google's cyborg eyewear, here's what we've learned and what it means