Personal Technology: Review
The home, work and travel items so good we spent our own money on them, from a retro camera with a modern twist to an AI-powered bird feeder.
Christopher Mims
Technology Columnist, The Wall Street Journal
Christopher Mims is a columnist who writes about technology for The Wall Street Journal's tech bureau in San Francisco.
The subjects of his columns vary widely from one week to the next. He has written about bidets, brain implants, the cult of the founder, the history of technology, innovation, venture capital, robotics, batteries, energy, materials science, wireless communications, AI, data science, telepresence, microchips, logistics, IT, 3D printing and autonomous boats, trucks, cars, drones and flying taxis. Christopher joined the Journal from Quartz, where he also covered technology. He has won a Sabew award for commentary, and has written a book, “Arriving Today” on how supply chains work.
Latest Articles
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TikTok, YouTube and the rest of social media is looking a lot like mass media with content created with high production values.
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New tools can create fake videos and clone the voices of those closest to us. ‘This is how authoritarianism arises.’
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To beat the heat that our devices throw off, engineers are experimenting with synthetic diamonds, ultrapure glass and other obscure materials.
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Adding what we know about the real world to artificial intelligence can make it more effective at solving some of the hardest and most essential problems.
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Despite all the talk about the AI revolution, the only thing we know for sure is that we can’t really know what’s coming
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A new generation of tiny one- and two-passenger electric cars is becoming available around the world. Americans aren’t interested.
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Elon Musk’s Starlink may soon face new competition from satellite companies offering internet service, available from anywhere on Earth where you can see the sky.
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Scientists are using artificial intelligence to better predict what the sun will do and give Earth more warning to protect satellites and electronics.
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Tech giants are racing to incorporate artificial intelligence into almost every aspect of their businesses, aiming to make AI indispensable for some—and unavoidable for the rest of us.
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