Money Seeks Idea
Businesses are adapting their R&D spending to the idea that innovation can come from anywhere.
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Human Workers, Managed by an Algorithm
Foreign recruits are the newest cogs in the crowdsourcing machine.
Can Creativity be Automated?
Computer algorithms have started to write news stories, compose music, and pick hits.
These Robots Install Solar Panels
Reducing labor costs could help make solar power more affordable.
In Warehouses, Kiva's Robots Do the Heavy Lifting
Fast pace, low margins have online retailers looking to automation to keep up.
Migrant Workers in China Face Competition from Robots
China's giant electronics supplier Foxconn eyes replacing workers with industrial robots.
Siri's New Cousin Works as a Bank Teller
Spanish bank BBVA taps the team that invented the iPhone assistant to build technology that can converse with bank customers.
When Machines Do Your Job
Researcher Andrew McAfee says advances in computing and artificial intelligence could create a more unequal society.
An Algorithm to Pick Startup Winners
A venture capital firm throws out intuition and uses computer models to determine investments.
Automate or Perish
Successful businesses will be those that optimize the mix of humans, robots, and algorithms.
