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technological change


The politically motivated technology war is just beginning. National security interests will increasingly influence the competition between technology platforms in a wide variety of areas. How this will affect society and business, writes Ivan Timofeev, in the run-up to the 11th Asian Conference of the Valdai Club, which will take place on December 9 …

Postman opens his book Technopoly with the startling observation (credited to the Egyptian King Thamus) that even the invention of writing had costs as well as benefits. According to Plato’ Socrates, Thamus said, “What you have discovered is a receipt for recollection, not for memory. And as for wisdom, your pupils will have the reputation …