**Christopher Mims *is a columnist who writes about technology for The Wall Street Journal *. 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, dat...

**Christopher Mims *is a columnist who writes about technology for The Wall Street Journal *. 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. Mims joined the Journal from * Quartz,where he also covered technology, and is the author of Arriving Today *.