Category Tech

Beware the Glamour of Tech

The great rotation from tech stocks into value stocks has been the dominant market theme this year. Tech stocks still have their moments – and there are clearly new technologies with the potential to completely change and improve the world. However, the glamour that surrounds tech stocks is also a danger, leading us down wrong and wasteful paths.. Who else remembers Betamax?

The Need To Regulate Big Tech (Part 1)

We had a slew of spectacular Big Tech results this week, but has the time come to regulate them more closely to avoid increasingly monopolistic behaviour, and to protect the population from the pernicious effect of the manipulation of big data? It’s as much an argument about the role of the state as it is about the success of companies. There will be winners and losers.