Will Big Data Get Too Big for the Metric System to Handle?
It’s dizzying to contemplate, but it might not be long before the volume of digital data surpasses the current limit of measures.
Business
How To Publish a "Minimum Viable Magazine" Online
As Rupert Murdoch's "The Daily" folds, a programmer's take on digital publishing points the way forward.
Immelt: 2013 Is the Year Manufacturing Gets Sexy
General Electric's CEO explains his company's recent bets on 3-D printing and software
University R&D Hit a High in 2011 but Is Threatened by the Fiscal Cliff
A one-off injection of funds buoyed research in 2011, and Congress is in a budget-cutting mood.
Steve Ballmer Spills the Beans on Windows Phone 8 and Hardware Plans
Microsoft's CEO thinks his company can find a niche in the mobile device market between Google and Apple.
Which Technology Companies Are Truly Disruptive?
Innovation can be hard to define, but you know it when you see it.
China’s Innovation Success Depends on Political Changes
If China’s new leadership wants an innovation-based economy, it will have to begin to make the changes needed for robust science and technology development.
Groupon, Daily Deals and the Complex Question of Business Failure
An econometrics study of failures among businesses that have offered daily deals hints at a bewildering complexity behind this kind of marketing
Improving Online Education Technology, One Computer Scientist at a Time
Online education startups are training a new generation of coders to solve their own problems.
Competitors Challenge Apple's Grip on the Tablet Market
Apple still holds a strong lead, but new data shows that Android tablets are gaining in popularity.
