Vivek Wadhwa

Vivek Wadhwa is a columnist at Foreign Policy, an entrepreneur, and the co-author of From Incremental to Exponential: How Large Companies Can See the Future and Rethink Innovation.

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Google's Quantum Computers
Google's Quantum Computers

Why Quantum Computing Is Even More Dangerous Than Artificial Intelligence This article has an audio recording

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Vivek Wadhwa, Mauritz Kop
A Ukrainian soldier speaks on his smartphone outside a building in Kyiv hit by a Russian missile, on Feb. 25.
A Ukrainian soldier speaks on his smartphone outside a building in Kyiv hit by a Russian missile, on Feb. 25.

How Elon Musk’s Starlink Got Battle-Tested in Ukraine

Analysis
Vivek Wadhwa, Alex Salkever
Sailors move an X-47B combat drone aboard the aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush in the Atlantic Ocean on May 14, 2013.
Sailors move an X-47B combat drone aboard the aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush in the Atlantic Ocean on May 14, 2013.

Killer Flying Robots Are Here. What Do We Do Now?

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Vivek Wadhwa, Alex Salkever
Facebook extends Trump ban
Facebook extends Trump ban

Extending the Trump Ban Won’t Heal Facebook’s Deeper Sickness

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Vivek Wadhwa, Alex Salkever
A manned walking robot developed by robotics company Korea Future Technology in Gunpo, South Korea, on Dec. 27, 2016.
A manned walking robot developed by robotics company Korea Future Technology in Gunpo, South Korea, on Dec. 27, 2016.

The World Must Regulate Tech Before It’s Too Late

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Vivek Wadhwa, Tarun Wadhwa
People hold signs during a rally in support of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program in San Diego on June 18, 2020.
People hold signs during a rally in support of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program in San Diego on June 18, 2020.

Let’s Not Blow This Chance to Fix Immigration

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Vivek Wadhwa, Alex Salkever
A vintage illustration of a futuristic three-wheeled self-driving ‘“dream car” from 1961.
A vintage illustration of a futuristic three-wheeled self-driving ‘“dream car” from 1961.

Our Amazing Clean Energy Future Has Arrived

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Vivek Wadhwa, Alex Salkever
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg testifies before the House Energy and Commerce Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, on April 11, 2018.
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg testifies before the House Energy and Commerce Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, on April 11, 2018.

7 Reasons Why Silicon Valley Will Have a Tough Time With the Biden Administration

The Year Ahead
Vivek Wadhwa, Tarun Wadhwa
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Surprise! India Is Leaping Ahead in Clean Energy

Debunker
Vivek Wadhwa
An infrared microscope image shows mosquito larvae with red-glowing eyes, part of an experiment using CRISPR gene-editing technology.
An infrared microscope image shows mosquito larvae with red-glowing eyes, part of an experiment using CRISPR gene-editing technology.

The Genetic Engineering Genie Is Out of the Bottle This article has an audio recording

Voice
Vivek Wadhwa
Google employees stage a walkout at the company's U.K. headquarters in London on Nov. 1, 2018 over the company's handling of sexual harassment.
Google employees stage a walkout at the company's U.K. headquarters in London on Nov. 1, 2018 over the company's handling of sexual harassment.

Foreign Worker Visas Are the Tech Industry’s Dirty Secret

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Vivek Wadhwa
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The Future of Travel After the Coronavirus Pandemic

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James Fallows, Vivek Wadhwa, Pico Iyer, Rolf Potts, Elizabeth Becker, James Crabtree, Alexandre de Juniac, Stefan Theil
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India’s Tablet Revolution

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Vivek Wadhwa
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The Future of Manufacturing Is in America, Not China

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Vivek Wadhwa
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Insourcing

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