All technology articles

Article How Mining and Metals Giant BHP is Learning to ‘Think & Act Differently’
August 28, 2024 | By Scott Cohen
We sit down with Paul Perry, VP of Innovation at BHP, as he discusses the "Think & Act Differently" (TAD) initiative. His team fosters innovation in the mining industry by partnering with external technology providers.
Article Inside Nissan’s Advanced Technology Center in Silicon Valley: Goals, Metrics, Challenges, AI, and More
August 23, 2024 | By Scott Cohen
Maarten Sierhuis, VP and Alliance Global Director of the Nissan Advanced Technology Center - Silicon Valley gives a comprehensive overview of the center, including its history, collaborations, dual focus on pioneering research and advanced technology, and role in AI-driven automotive innovations.
Article How Japan’s NEC Adjusted Its Silicon Valley Strategy
July 30, 2024 | By Kate Katz
We talked with Naoto Mizuguchi, NEC X CFO about the evolution of its startup accelerator program, now called Elev X! Mizuguchi describes the updated venture studio model, success stories, focus areas, and long-term goals for the program.
Thought Leadership How Corporate Innovators Should Think About AI
May 21, 2024 | By Jacob Dutton, Future Foundry
FutureFoundry's CEO & Co-Founder, Jacob Dutton, encourages corporate innovators to think of AI in terms of tools to understand de-risk the development of customer solutions. This Thought Leadership piece is part of our Pointers report, AI, People, and Corporate Innovation.
Podcast Podcast: A Beginner’s Guide to Artificial Intelligence
February 13, 2023 | By Tyler Smith
Matt Baker, Head of Corporate Strategy at Dell Technologies, answers the basics about AI: how it will be adopted; how jobs will be affected by AI; why generative AI should be on your company's radar; and more.
Article H&M’s CTO on Scaling Innovation, Privacy, and Thinking Like a VC
December 16, 2022 | By Meghan Hall, Scott Kirsner
H&M Group's Chief Technology Officer, Alan Boehme, shares how the company is moving forward in creating customer experiences; addresses his thoughts on acting like a venture capitalist inside a corporation; and gives advice on creating aligned incentives.
Article Intel GM on the Industries Moving Quickest with AI Tech — and What Generates Resistance
December 1, 2022 | By Meghan Hall
Intel GM Thomas Neubert shares the three industries that will benefit most from the implementation of artificial intelligence and busts myths about the developing technology.
Article How One VC Firm is Spotting Opportunities in Sustainability
July 7, 2022 | By Christa Avampato, Contributing Writer
Bay Bridge Ventures, founded this year, is a venture capital firm that invests in entrepreneurs and impactful technology companies. Kim Kolt, a General Partner at the firm, shares advice for incorporating sustainability into metrics and discusses upcoming sustainability trends.
Thought Leadership Making the Case for Web3: Finding Your Way in a Vast Ecosystem of Opportunity
May 31, 2022
Web3 will fundamentally change the internet as we know it. But investing without a strategy won’t yield a high ROI. KPMG takes a three-step approach to help businesses learn the Web3 landscape, seize its potential, and launch successful pilot programs.
Article Member Spotlight: George Dunning, Canada Post
April 27, 2022 | By Kate Katz
George Dunning is Director of Innovation at Canada Post, a federally-owned Crown corporation and the primary postal service in Canada. We spoke with him about his open innovation framework, and the challenges of innovating inside a large corporation and as part of our IL Member Spotlight series.
Article Member Spotlight: Pascale Wautelet, Avery Dennison
January 3, 2022 | By Kate Katz
Pascale Wautelet is Vice President of Global R&D for Label and Graphic Materials at Avery Dennison Corporation. We spoke with Pascale as part of our IL Member Spotlight series.
Article Member Spotlight: Swapnil Deshpande, Thoughtworks
December 2, 2021
IL member Swapnil Desphande, Chief Digital Officer at the tech consultancy Thoughtworks, talks about the importance of selling ideas — and not taking failure personally.
Video Data Insights: Which Emerging Technologies Matter Most to Large Companies?
November 23, 2021 | By Scott Kirsner
Which emerging technologies are large companies learning about…investing in… and actually rolling out? This short video serves up three different lists of specific technologies, based on a recent IL survey.
Article Member Spotlight: Uma Meyyappan, LPL Financial
November 9, 2021
Uma Meyyappan is the Senior Vice President of Digital Innovation and New Venture Platform at LPL Financial. We spoke with Meyyappan as part of our member spotlight series.
Article The Biggest Acquisitions in Wearables and Home Fitness Tech
September 27, 2021
Apple and Peloton are leading the home fitness boom, leaving the largest companies in tech, retail, and apparel racing to build up their own muscles — largely through acquisitions. Here are the biggest deals made recently in wearables and home fitness.