Innovation
Smartphones vs. Taxi Drivers
Regulators and entrenched interests scramble to cope with the e-hailing revolution.
How Cutting-Edge Medicine Might Have Spared Us the Ebola Epidemic
The promise of technical end-runs around government ineptitude
Let's Play God!
Gene drives could be a powerful new tool to manage wild ecosystems.
Dell Becomes Latest Mainstream Brand to Embrace Bitcoin
Dell is making cryptocurrencies more accessible to mainstream consumers by accepting Bitcoin on its website.
From Guns to Pastries: How 3D Printing Will Change the Way We Make Practically Everything
Just wait until artists get their hands on this technology.
Facebook Buys Crowdfunded Pioneering Virtual Game Company: Opportunity or Betrayal?
Regulations make it impossible for small backers to get a piece of the action.
Is U.S. Economic Stagnation Inevitable?
Economic doom through aging, ignorance, inequality, debt and technological stagnation.
Is Bitcoin the Key to Digital Copyright?
The technology behind Bitcoin may allow for controlled sharing and transfer of digital assets.
IBM to Work with DARPA to Create Self-Destructing Microchips
Temporary technology
Tech Innovation Outstrips Government Obstructionism
Which one offers more hope and change right now, West Coast tech start-up culture or Washington political culture? The question answers itself.
Obama to Announce Manufacturing Innovation Institute in North Carolina
Why is the government involved in this at all?
Escape From Political Control
Libertarians may need to engage in politics simply to buy as much time as possible to secure permission for exit paths that are not allowed today.
The Coming Robotic World
The future world of autonomous agents is likely to be as glorious and messy as we are.
Amazon Turns to Drones as Latest Market Domination Effort
Octocopters are heading your way, someday, if the FAA can get its act together
Motorola Plans to Use 3D-Printing to Make Smartphones
Inks deal with 3D Systems
