How Emerging Technology Is Breaking Arms Control
Editor’s Note: New technologies are emerging at a dizzying pace, and arms control agreements cannot seem to keep up. My Brookings colleague Amy Nelson examines how the increased speed of technological change is creating holes in existing arms control agreements and how policymakers might better respond as the speed of change continues to grow. Daniel Byman *** […]
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What’s the Most Dangerous Emerging Technology?
Illustration: Benjamin Currie/Gizmodo Those inclined to think apocalyptically know that tech, in its purest form, spells civilizational disaster. It is true that we might never see a world filled with violent hypertrophic CRISPR babies, and uncontrollable self-driving cars, and AI intent on twisting humans into paperclips. Our tech-hastened end, if and when it does arrive, […]
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3D printing included in White House’s updated list of critical and emerging technologies
The White House has included additive manufacturing within its updated list of critical and emerging technologies that are important to US national security. The document builds upon the White House’s October 2020 National Strategy for Critical and Emerging Technologies released by then President Donald Trump, and will inform a forthcoming strategy on US technological competitiveness […]
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These are the top 10 emerging technologies of 2021
The 10th anniversary edition of the World Economic Forum’s Top 10 Emerging Technologies Report lists new technologies poised to impact the world in the next three to five years. Experts convened by the World Economic Forum and Scientific American highlight technological advances that could revolutionize agriculture, health and space. Self-fertilizing crops, on-demand drug manufacturing, breath-sensing […]
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Emerging scam targets unsuspecting smartphone users with wrong-number text
A new scam aims to gain your personal information from a link sent after starting a conversation over a text sent to the wrong number. (Ponsulak, Shutterstock) Estimated read time: 5-6 minutes SALT LAKE CITY — It began with a simple text that appeared to be sent to the wrong person. “Keénan? It’s mé Jočelyn… […]
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What next? 22 emerging technologies to watch in 2022
Nov 8th 2021 by By the Science and technology correspondents of The Economist The astonishingly rapid development and rollout of coronavirus vaccines has been a reminder of the power of science and technology to change the world. Although vaccines based on new mRNA technology seemed to have been created almost instantly, they actually drew upon […]
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The biggest emerging technologies of the past 10 years
The 10th Anniversary edition of the World Economic Forum’s Top 10 Emerging Technologies Report launches on November 16. In the run-up to its launch, we’re taking a look back at some of the biggest emerging technologies from the past decade. Not all emerging technology has come of age yet. Significant technological advances over the past […]
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