"One-third of the world's food is wasted every year. But now, crowdsourcing, social media, and mobile technology are providing people with the ability to reduce that number enormously."

"For most of the last 50 years, technology knew its place. We all spent a lot of time with technology-we drove to work, flew on airplanes, used telephones and computers, and cooked with microwaves. But even five years ago, technology seemed external, a servant. These days, what's so striking is not only technology's ubiquity but also its intimacy."

"Snapchat's growing up. The messaging app that was once defined by its disappearing illicit photos is now serving as an opportune platform for teenagers in abusive relationships."

"It turns out that the means of delivery, the things the Internet has let us do over the last two decades or so, give us a good clue as to what will need to remain consistent in your digital program (or whatever it ends up being called) over the next half century."

"How will the IoT manifest itself in the home? For many consumer brands and retailers, there's always been one door that holds the key to the $65 billion a month American households spend on food: the refrigerator door."

"Password security has long been considered the most fundamental way of keeping company data safe. But recent research revealing the world's most popular passwords - including "123456" and "password" - reminds us of what we already knew: that most people still don't understand the most basic principles about secure passwords. "

"Delays to loading web pages and videos increase our heart rate and produce a level of stress equivalent to watching a horror film, according to a study from Ericsson."

Since the rise of Google, the Edward Snowden revelations and Facebook's rise to media dominance, 22% of American adults have responded by changing the way they behave online. But besides being outraged and taking direct action, there's a more subtle menace of free speech and the spread of dissident ideas: the slow creep of self-censorship.

A sense of entitlement is not the only stereotype attached to millennials in the workplace. "Entitled, lazy, narcissistic and addicted to social media," according to CNBC. "They Don't Need Trophies but They Want Reinforcement," Forbes wrote. "Many millennials want to make the world a better place, and the future of work lies in inspiring them," Fast Company proclaimed.

At TEDxHongKong, Mr. Nair will discuss the diminishing effects of technological overreach on all of us. He will explore the importance of redefining interconnectivity and of freeing people from prizing "likes" and "followers" in his controversial but stimulating talk.

"Spurred on by Apple's battles against the FBI, some of tech's biggest names are to expand encryption of user data in their services, the Guardian can reveal"

A coalition of civil rights groups wants to be included in the meetings to keep the feds in check. Last month, an array of American tech companies, media organizations, PR firms, and other groups met with government officials behind closed doors at the Justice Department. They had come to talk about ISIS propaganda online. In what the government dubbed the "Madison Valleywood Project," the participants were briefed by White House officials before huddling for hours to come up with ways to counter the Islamic State's digital messaging efforts.