Parmy Olson

The former premier's consultancy-style institute is making unhelpful claims about what AI can actually do.

His desire to curb Big Tech dominance won’t have as much impact as his animosity toward tech’s social justice movements.

Is a drug-aided sports contest okay? Are we staring at a slippery slope of ethics? Is eugenics back? The techno-optimist view that science and technology can ‘enhance' human life is a contemporary resurgence of a theory that humans can evolve past their physical limits.

Widespread catastrophic failure is inevitable when companies are so reliant on just a few dominant cloud vendors that may need stricter processes themselves.

Widespread catastrophic failure is inevitable when companies are so reliant on just a few dominant cloud vendors that may need stricter processes themselves.

Just three firms — Microsoft, Amazon, and Google — dominate the world market for cloud computing so one small glitch can bring down computer systems worldwide, writes Parmy Olson

It's the second time in as many months that the tech giant has lost a deal to boost its lagging cloud business.

It’s the second time in as many months that the tech giant has lost a deal to boost its lagging cloud business.

While it is audacious of Wiz not to accept Alphabet's acquisition offer, it leaves both companies in a bind. Wiz's rejection and the testy regulatory environment puts Google in an awkward position in its effort to grow its cloud business, which trails that of Microsoft's Azure and Amazon's AWS.

Businesses are becoming more rigorous about how they measure success, suggesting lessons have been learned from the dotcom boom and bust.