Technology

I’ve been following CRISPR’s arc from laboratory curiosity to headline-making promise for years, and one thing keeps nagging at me: the technology’s potential to deliver affordable, widely available gene therapies is being tangled up by patent fights. Those legal battles aren’t just academic squabbles over who gets credit — they have real consequences for the pace of innovation, who can develop treatments, and ultimately how much...

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I’ve been using meditation apps like Calm and Headspace for years — sometimes as a quick breathing break between meetings, sometimes as a way to sleep after a long travel day. They feel personal, private and helpful. Lately, though, those apps have become the center of a much larger conversation about privacy, data use and regulation. What was once framed as a benign wellness tool is increasingly treated like sensitive health technology, and...

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I’ve been watching European regulators focus on OpenAI with particular interest — and not just because it’s one of the clearest test cases for how governments regulate fast-moving AI. When you use ChatGPT, DALL·E, or other AI-powered features in apps and services, the outcomes of these regulatory probes will shape how those products behave, what they can do, and how much transparency you get as a user.Why European regulators are paying so...

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I’ve been tracking the semiconductor bottlenecks for years, but the latest wave of shortages feels different — and it matters for anyone waiting on an electric vehicle (EV). When customers ask me whether their pre-ordered EV will arrive on time, the short answer I give now is: it depends — on the chips, the carmaker’s supply strategy, and a string of interlinked parts and software dependencies that rarely make headlines. Here’s what...

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I remember the first time I rode past a municipal fiber hut and realized it wasn’t a tech startup but a public utility. That moment stuck with me: internet access is increasingly a core civic service, and when local governments decide to build networks, they don’t just add another option — they can fundamentally change the market dynamics that incumbents have long controlled.Why cities build their own networksWhen I talk to city officials...

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