In our collective imagination, the digital world has been defined by technology titans such as Bill Gates, Steve Jobs and Mark Zuckerberg. But they all stand on the shoulders of a man who has become far less of a household name, even as technologists the world over compare his influence to that of Isaac Newton, Albert Einstein and his distant … Read More
When it comes to ethics and sustainability, the fast-paced development of artificial intelligence needs strong guardrails. The current competition-at-all-cost approach that pits companies against one another in a race for the next big AI milestone is impeding progress rather than furthering it. OpenAI’s groundbreaking release of ChatGPT, and the quick follow up of Microsoft’s Bing and Google’s Bard, have created … Read More
‘Jewish national unity’ has always been a myth. The question is whether there is enough glue to hold Israel together. Op-ed published in The Times of Israel Independence Day is typically the most joyous day on the Israeli calendar. It’s a chance to appreciate all that the country has achieved and revel in the Jewish people’s triumphant return to their … Read More
NASA is returning humans to the Moon for the first time since the Apollo Program wrapped up 50 years ago. This time, though, it will have many more technologies at its disposal, including some developed by Nokia in our mission to boldly take a cellular network where it has never gone before. As a key partner in NASA’s “Tipping Point” … Read More
The unhealthy habits Israel picked up from the United States echo throughout its judicial crisis. My guest column published in The New York Times TEL AVIV — Hours before Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu delayed a proposed judicial overhaul that has prompted mass protests, the head of one of Israel’s most powerful unions made a small, seemingly off-topic remark as he announced a nationwide … Read More
Not many people get to say they altered the course of history. But our friend and colleague Morris (Morry) Tanenbaum is one of those select few. A long-time fixture at Bell Labs, first as a chemist and later as an executive, Tanenbaum is widely regarded as one of the founding fathers of the digital age for developing and demonstrating the … Read More
Several years ago, veteran Bell Labs Fellow Anne Lee attended an engineering workshop where a contemporary of hers presented a picture of her younger self at her first full-time job in which she was the only woman in her working group. Then the woman showed a newer image, this one of her current group decades later at the same company. … Read More
Our globe is hyper-connected by an elaborate network of high-capacity fiber optic cables. These strands of fiber, each about the dimension of a human hair, make up the backbone of the Internet and allow us to transmit millions of text, audio and video communications at the speed of light. When this network suffers an outage without warning it sets off … Read More
The “old Bibi” would never have allowed the country to spiral into the unprecedented crisis it now faces. For Israel’s sake, let’s hope some of him still remains. Op-ed published in The Times of Israel I’ve never liked Benjamin Netanyahu. I never thought he was the right person to lead Israel. It is therefore no surprise that I have never … Read More
Episode 10 of “Defense Matters” looks at Israel-China relations. In our season finale, Host Aron Heller speaks with Carice Witte, Founder & Executive Director of SIGNAL – Sino-Israel Global Network & Academic Leadership. Witte and Heller delve deep into the fascinating and complex relationship between Israel and China. They discuss China’s long-term goals, executed through its Belt & Road Initiative … Read More
As with most revolutionary inventions, John Bardeen and Walter Brattain weren’t seeking to rewrite history. The pair of American physicists were merely aiming to improve telephone callsy developing a smaller electrical device that consumed less power than vacuum tubes. But 75 years ago, on Dec. 16, 1947, they made a breakthrough that ushered in a new era, one that revolutionized … Read More
Episode 9 of “Defense Matters” tackles the new Israeli government. Host Aron Heller speaks with Eitan Dangot, retired IDF general, former Coordinator of Government Activities in the Territories, and currently a Senior Research Fellow at the Jerusalem Institute of Strategy and Security. They discuss the strength of Israel’s defense structure and the new Israeli government, including the expected new Defense … Read More
Over two autumn days, in a quiet New York University campus, Nokia took a glimpse into the future – highlighting the key technologies that will define the next era of advanced wireless communications. The Brooklyn 6G Summit brought together around 250 of the most creative minds in the business for one of the most distinguished gatherings of the communications industry. … Read More
For over a hundred years, doctors have been examining our middle ear essentially the same way. They’ve seated us down, inserted an otoscope or a similarly cold metallic device into our ear canal, pressed their eye against it and started to probe. To further test our hearing, they’d sometimes play various frequencies and ask us to verbalize how they had … Read More
The second and final day of the 2022 Brooklyn 6G Summit featured panels on system architecture, operator keynotes, sustainability, new spectrum and sensing technologies and more. Our roving reporter, Aron Heller, explores the highlights. [url href=”https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IK4urLo_mP0&list=PLIVtx8STykPXHGuponmmGqGLi72uX1U14&index=6″ content=”Watch the Video” target=external]