More From Ben Rooney
Technology hasn't made our schoolkids smarter so why invest millions into this failed project?
Multi-million pound investments have seen little evidence of impact and there's a simple answer to why.
Aug 17, 2016
Heroes behind government's digital revolution face extinction from Whitehall's arcane ways
The Government Digital Service has strengthened UK democracy through great thinking but will it last?
Aug 11, 2016
East beats West: US tech giants' failure to crack China is the power shift we all expected
China is no longer the land of opportunity for Western tech as home-grown brands are slaying rivals.
Aug 05, 2016
London's tech community is sitting in a rich, elitist bubble that needs to be popped
To build products that connect with real people the tech sector needs to shed its privileged status.
Jul 28, 2016
What does ARM's £24bn deal with SoftBank mean for UK tech industry?
SoftBank's acquisition of Cambridge chip-designer ARM could be just the start of UK tech-takeovers.
Jul 18, 2016
Why the Pokemon Go phenomenon teaches the technology industry two vital lessons
Nintendo's gaming sensation shows how emotion will always one-up technology.
Jul 12, 2016
Synthetic biology is the biggest technological revolution we will ever see
An example of synthetic biology is making 'real' milk without rearing cows.
Jul 07, 2016
Where are the UK fintech game-changers? Why the industry must innovate before Google buys a bank
Many startups want a slice of the huge financial market but few of them have offered any real innovation.
Jun 29, 2016
The boom, bust and death of apps: Chatbots will bring an end to their golden days
As industry analysts reveal a stagnation in the app market bots could be the future, but are they ready?
Jun 22, 2016
21st century tech revives aristocratic lifestyles with on-demand servant economy
Apps like Uber and Airbnb helped create servants-as-a-service, akin to life at Downton Abbey.
Jun 07, 2016
Why Britain needs to copy Estonia's technological lead to be a truly 21st-century nation
The Baltic state may be small in size but 'e-Stonia' is becoming a tech powerhouse we must take notes from.
Jun 03, 2016
Google's future is brighter than Apple's thanks to its smart moves on artificial intelligence
Apple may have beauty but Google has brains that can't be matched on the tech scene.
May 27, 2016
Who cares about Facebook's supposed bias – the Internet's biggest myth is that it is free and open
Perhaps the biggest myth of the internet is that it is free and open.
May 18, 2016
Where do London's tech elite and entrepreneurs stand on UK politics?
The relationship between technology and politics is far more complicated in the UK than the US.
May 13, 2016
New technology will always be misused by our carnal side, the moral panic is nothing new
Technology and sex have always been the closest bedmates and the fear it'll be misappropriated will continue.
May 05, 2016
Why Nokia is banking on a new lease of life by muscling into the smart health scene
The once-mighty Finnish phone company is venturing into exciting emerging technologies to rediscover its mojo.
Apr 26, 2016
What happened to Intel? Its halcyon days are over after failing to join the mobile revolution
After slashing 12,000 jobs, is the once-mighty Intel facing a shaky future?
Apr 20, 2016





