vivek wadhwa

Can a Mad Max dystopia be stopped? Ex-RTP entrepreneur Wadhwa to find out at Harvard

Posted by WRAL TechWire | Apr 13, 2018

Vivek Wadhwa is taking his globe-trotting research into technology’s impact on our present and future with a new appointment at Harvard Law School.

Vivek Wadhwa: While Facebook faces the music, maybe it is time to #DeleteWhatsApp

Posted by WRAL TechWire | Apr 4, 2018

Facebook and its “family of companies” are being much too casual about privacy, as we have seen from the Cambridge Analytica revelations, harming freedom and democracy. It is time to hold them all accountable for their massive breaches of our privacy.

Vivek Wadhwa: Why it may be time to put self-driving cars in the slow lane

Posted by WRAL TechWire | Apr 2, 2018

The fatal crash involving a Uber autonomous vehicle suggests that the technology may not be ready for prime time. The race among technology companies to be the first to put these cars on the road is having fatal consequences, says author and academic Vivek Wadhwa.

Vivek Wadhwa: Social media is being weaponized for profit – it’s time for regulation

Posted by WRAL TechWire | Mar 26, 2018

Technology has given us many gifts. But it is increasingly being manipulated in ways intended to promote the makers’ profit over individual and collective wellbeing. Regulators must step in to protect users’ data, says technology entrepreneur, author and academic Vivek Wadhwa.

Silicon Valley ‘Oscar’ award shocks former Triangle entrepreneur Vivek Wadhwa

Posted by WRAL TechWire | Mar 9, 2018

Vivek Wadhwa, the former entrepreneur turned academic and outspoken critic of most things Silicon Valley, is shocked that he is among the four latest tech leaders to be honored by the Silicon Valley Forum.

Quantum race: These next-generation supercomputers are so hot they need to run in a freezer

Posted by WRAL TechWire | Jan 25, 2018

While much of the media attention has been focused on the race among nations to develop the most powerful artificial intelligence systems, an equally crucial race has been heating up: the race to build the first working quantum computers.

Vivek Wadhwa: Bitcoin will crash and burn thanks to speculators

Posted by WRAL TechWire | Jan 3, 2018

Bitcoin’s price is not a reflection of its growing usage as currency; it reflects merely demand for the mirage of its speculative value, says former Triangle tech executive turned academic and author Vivek Wadhwa.