Matthew Marks

Elon Musk, Neuralink and the existential risks of human enhancement

4 September 2020 1:30 pm

Elon Musk’s Neuralink update on 28 August will be remembered by most of the public for clickbait news headlines involving…

Time to put the spotlight on Big Tech’s lobbyists

25 August 2020 5:00 am

Big Tech, including Google, has spent an estimated $582m lobbying the United States Congress since 2005.   Google has spent big…

No more canapés at Davos. Globalisation as we know it is over

11 August 2020 5:00 am

Among other measures, Microsoft would ensure that all private data of TikTok’s American users is transferred to and remains in…

Technology and the coming revolution in Australian politics

29 July 2020 5:00 am

“In terms of crisis, people are generally blind to everything outside their immediate necessities.” — Albert Einstein, The World As…

Break-up Big Tech? It’s complicated

15 July 2020 5:00 am

There are only two unity tickets in United States politics at present.  These are distrust of China and distrust of…

The cyberattacks must be our Sputnik moment

2 July 2020 5:00 am

The recent cyberattacks by a “state-based cyber actor” on Australia underscores the necessary public policy shift the centre-right must make…

Why the humanities matter in the age of AI

25 June 2020 5:00 am

I hope that we will not, under current pressures or emotions, be tempted to ignore the basic fact that civilisation…