Mike Elgan
Contributing Columnist
Mike Elgan is a technology-obsessed journalist, author, blogger, podcaster and digital nomad. Learn more at his website: elgan.com.
Can’t hire? Can’t get hired? How to avoid the “Great Mismatch” trap!
Employers don’t like the applicants, and applicants don’t like the jobs. What’s going on? And is the problem permanent?
‘Digital twin’ tech is twice as great as the metaverse
The metaverse is all about escaping the real world. The digital twin idea is about making the real world better.
Why we don’t need the four-day workweek — or weekends
Nor do we need surveillance software, edicts about employee travel, or offices.
6 surprising facts about ChatGPT nobody told you
Everyone is talking about this chatty AI sensation. It’s time to really understand what’s going on.
Hybrid-work hardware debuts at CES. Wait…, what?
Companies like Lenovo and HP are going all-in on special hardware for remote and hybrid workers. But special how?
The one real problem with synthetic media
Companies are publishing DALL-E 2 and ChatGPT content into a legal void.
Reframing our understanding of remote work
Remote work is not a place but a skill set. Successful companies and employees are learning those skills. Are you?
ChatGPT: Finally, an AI chatbot worth talking to
The newest research project from OpenAI is actually interesting — and already useful. Before long, AI like this will transform business communications.
It's time to talk about productivity again
US worker productivity is in the toilet right now. It's time to stop blaming and start fixing.
How ‘synthetic media’ will transform business forever
Over the next 10 years, AI will improve, accelerate and transform the creation of video, sound, and words
Bashing 4 new myths about digital nomads
The digital nomad honeymoon is over, and the backlash has begun. Here are the new myths — and the facts — about digital nomads.
Smartphone satellite expectations will soon crash to Earth
A new tech revolution enables everyday smartphones to connect to space. But the business benefit isn’t really there.
It's time to quit quitting on the quiet quitters
Disengaged employees who choose to do less at work is a problem that needs solving. Here's what you can do.
Why Apple is building two different smartglasses platforms
A new theory is coming into focus: Apple’s first face computer probably won't be for you. It'll be for the developers.
What you need to know about the metaverse office of the future
Yes, the vast array of technologies that fall under the “metaverse” umbrella will come to the workplace. But, no, we will not work in the metaverse.
Why your company should subscribe to podcasting
One popular, inexpensive, and easy communications medium can solve a breathtaking range of remote-work problems.
How remote work will improve lives — and destroy cities
The absence of tech and other workers is crushing city budgets and services, which could cause a chain reaction leading to the decay and shrinking of urban centers.
Don’t get too emotional about emotion-reading AI
Artificial intelligence tools now try to figure out whether people are happy, sad or disgusted. The reality may surprise and anger you.