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SoftBank is pouring another US$8 billion into WeWork, even though the office rental company is now valued at just US$8 billion.
Tech companies use product launches to position themselves as the heroes of the digital revolution.
Our understanding of where new and exciting ideas come from in the business world is backwards.
Social biases in digital tech create racist face recognition software and sexist hiring tools, but more data collection isn't the answer.
Astronomic valuations for non-profitable companies are popular in Silicon Valley but how are they calculated and what do they reflect?
The drumbeat of data breaches and the growing problem of identity theft disproportionately harm low-income Americans.
Tech companies have vowed to do better when it comes to using data ethically, but most ethics initiatives are neither enforced nor enforceable.
Industrial action by Google workers shows collective representation is needed even in what is meant to be the best company in the world.
At a time when discussions about tech companies revolve around algorithms making automated decisions, the walkout gives Google a thousand human faces.
Tech companies overseas are signing collective agreements with their employees. Might Australia be next?
Welcome to the era of TechPlomacy where a new world order is emerging around cities and their economies, rather than nations and their borders.
Hostile foreign powers and even tech companies are not attacking us with bullets and bombs; they're doing it with bits and bytes. It's Cyber Security Awareness Month, so what to do about the third world war being waged in cyberspace?
Here's what research actually says about differences between males and females – and the question of what's innate and what's acquired.
It hasn't been a good round of earnings for Silicon Valley's big names.
The tech industry is booming - so how can we make sure that the cities where they're based share the benefits?
The options available to Yahoo following another disappointing round of earnings and increasing angst among investors.
Huawei’s growth is another indication of how Chinese companies are successfully moving away from their traditional strategy of producing cheaper products.
Having aggressively marketed its privacy credentials for the last two years, Apple's contribution to the consultation is not surprising.
Twitter's revenues are in good shape but its CEO needs to start securing more users to keep investors happy.
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Professor of Practice, Associate Dean, Warwick Business School, University of Warwick
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PhD candidate researching worker voice, University of Technology Sydney
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Professor in Cultural and Social Analysis, Western Sydney University
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Professor of Strategic Management, Warwick Business School, University of Warwick
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Professor of Cybersecurity, School of Computer Science and Informatics, De Montfort University
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Professor of Future Urban Mobility, Swinburne University of Technology
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Professor of Practice, Warwick Business School, University of Warwick
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Professor of Law and Director of the Center for Law and Intellectual Property, Texas A&M University
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Senior Lecturer, Newcastle Business School, Northumbria University, Newcastle
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Senior Researcher in Innovation Management, University of Brighton
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Associate Professor and Director, Centre for Innovation and Enterprise, University of Southampton
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Associate Professor, University of Southampton
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Research Scientist, University of Washington
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Professor of Accounting, University College Dublin
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Alice H. Eagly is a Friend of The Conversation.
Professor of Psychology; Faculty Fellow Institute for Policy Research; Professor of Management and Organizations, Northwestern University
