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John Thornhill

Innovation Editor

John Thornhill is the Innovation Editor at the Financial Times writing a weekly column on the impact of technology. He is also the founder and editorial director of Sifted, the FT-backed site for European startups, and founder of FT Forums, which hosts monthly meetings for senior executives.

John was previously deputy editor and news editor of the FT in London. He has also been Europe editor, Paris bureau chief, Asia editor, Moscow correspondent and Lex columnist.

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    Saving the planet is a software challenge too

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  • Thursday, 11 February, 2021
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  • Thursday, 4 February, 2021
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    We are entering the era of e-globalisation

    UiPath shows how Silicon Valley is no longer the must-be place for software companies

  • Thursday, 28 January, 2021
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    Alexei Navalny protests show the power of digital ‘samizdat’

    Russian dissident has exploited technology to mobilise public dissent

  • Thursday, 21 January, 2021
    Tech start-ups
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    Start-ups can thrive under Brexit if the government avoids mistakes

  • Thursday, 14 January, 2021
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    Conspiracy theorists destroy a rational society: resist them

    We need to rebut propagandist falsehoods before they infect the real world

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    After lurching from naive optimism to despairing dystopianism, is the internet now entering a ‘third stage’ of civic minded realism?

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    The tech platforms are not entirely to blame for Washington unrest

    Knee-jerk reactions in the wake of the storming of Capitol Hill could have unintended consequences

  • Thursday, 31 December, 2020
    Big tech
    The big questions for Big Tech in 2021

    Regulation and retention will determine whether Facebook, Google, Alibaba and their peers continue to clean up

  • Thursday, 17 December, 2020
    Digital health
    Covid-19 will change healthcare forever

    In the crisis innovation came to the rescue. Now the data companies must be forced to change

  • Thursday, 10 December, 2020
    Cyber warfare
    The foreseeable, yet largely unforeseen, risks of a tech crash

    The next crisis could spring from damage to the digital services we now depend on

  • Saturday, 5 December, 2020
    Life & Arts
    Prime specimens: The Natural History Museum gets an Amazon-style revamp

    Tech executive turned director Doug Gurr on how a venerable London institution can thrive in a digital world

  • Thursday, 3 December, 2020
    Innovation
    Bet on the geeks to boost the economy

    Paradoxically, falling productivity in research strengthens the case for increasing spending on it

  • Friday, 27 November, 2020
    FT News Briefing podcast10 min listen
    Is AI finally closing in on human intelligence?

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    Neurodiversity can empower the workplace

    Employers who once saw disabilities now see useful talents

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    Competition commissioner Margrethe Vestager will require all her ingenuity to change data economy rules

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  • Thursday, 12 November, 2020
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    A precious chance to personalise education for a digital age

    The pandemic has opened up new opportunities for teachers to experiment with blended learning

  • Thursday, 12 November, 2020
    FT Magazine
    Is AI finally closing in on human intelligence?

    GPT-3 has been hailed as an artificial intelligence breakthrough. John Thornhill tries it out and assesses the rewards — and the risks

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  • Monday, 19 October, 2020
    Technology sector
    A public research cloud would stimulate innovation

    Policymakers should open up access to data and AI to encourage a broader range of competitors

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