The word “Luddite” has become shorthand for technophobe, but the original rebels of the Industrial Revolution were actually battling a more insidious foe. Ned Ludd, the fictitious leader of the ...
This week on IPWatchdog Unleashed we go back in time for a historical conversation about the role patents have played with respect to innovation, and push back on the myth that patents were not ...
Humans who bore witness to the advent of steam power, the mass production of steel, electricity and the internet could not have predicted, in real time, what a profound impact those innovations would ...
The term “fourth industrial revolution” has been used in recent years to describe the transformative impact that many believe AI and automation will have on human society. The theory goes that ...
Expertise from Forbes Councils members, operated under license. Opinions expressed are those of the author. We are at the outset of the next industrial revolution. Unlike the past four revolutions ...
PITTSBURGH — It was the site of America’s first industrial revolution. Now it’s prepared to usher in a second one, when the country’s leaders in innovation, technology, energy and artificial ...