Intel’s Dubious Plan to Take Over TV
Slumping PC sales and a changing server market are maiming Intel. But its plan to sell services for the home’s biggest screen is a long shot.
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Proceed with Caution toward the Self-Driving Car
Completely autonomous vehicles will remain a fantasy for years. Until they’re here, we need technology that enhances human drivers’ abilities rather than making those abilities increasingly obsolete.
Will Vertical Turbines Make More of the Wind?
A Caltech researcher thinks arrays of tiny wind turbines could produce cheaper power than big ones.
A Data-Crunching Prize to Cut Flight Delays
A contest to improve flight arrival estimates is the first step in a plan to automate in-flight decisions.
How Wireless Carriers Are Monetizing Your Movements
Data that shows where people live, work, and play is being sold to businesses and city planners, as mobile operators seek new sources of revenue.
Messenger RNAs Could Create a New Class of Drugs
New partnerships could help bring a novel class of biopharmaceutical to patients.
Web Ads That Know Too Much
Ads that follow you from one website to another are increasingly common, but in the rush for more tailored advertising, age-old wisdom may be lost.
In a Bid to Get Its Devices into the Workplace, Samsung Courts Businesses
The leading smartphone manufacturer hopes to one-up Apple and nudge out struggling BlackBerry.
A Former Walmart Exec Wants to Help You Buy Less
An unlikely team comes together with a startup that aims to change retail by becoming the marketplace for the “sharing economy.”
Why We Need More Solar Companies to Fail
Solar manufacturers like Suntech are struggling. Hundreds need to die for the industry to recover.
