Warren’s plan to break up the tech companies is the beginning of a mature conversation about tech

By Adam Tinworth

The would-be Democratic Party candidate for US President used SXSW to promote her vision of reigning in big tech. And we should be welcoming this discussion, not running scared of it.

NEXT18 Themes #2: Preparing our societies for transformational technology

By Adam Tinworth

The speakers on day two of NEXT18 dove deeper into the things about humanity that technology can't change - and thus challenged us to address the factors we can.

Yes, Facebook needs regulating. But let’s do it carefully, and do it right.

By Adam Tinworth

A new set of revelations about how the data Facebook collects on you has been used makes it more likely than ever that governments will act to regulate the company more directly. But can we get this right?

Embrace Unfairness: it’s the very heart of disruption

By Adam Tinworth

Attempts to hold back the rise of app-based taxi booking are the equivalent of the government going "it's not fair". Well, life isn't fair - and because that allows disruption, we should be grateful.

Marina Gorbis: building the socialstructured future

By Adam Tinworth

Distributed communication is changing our society. It's up to us to engage with those changes, and make them work for us, says Marina Gorbis of the Institute for the Future in her NEXT Berlin keynote

The Post-Digital Week – 26 Feb

By Adam Tinworth

From downbeat buzzword posturing to upbeat learning and progress, all the best post-digital reading from the last week. With digital placemats.