Radical Opacity
Christopher "moot" Poole created 4chan, an online community where people are free to be wrong. Now big investors want a piece of his ideas.
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A Family Mystery, Solved by a Genome
Physicians can now use DNA sequencing to uncover the causes of rare genetic disorders.
Solar's Great Leap Forward
Suntech CEO Zhengrong Shi made China a powerhouse in photovoltaic technology--and became a billionaire in the process. His next ambition: to make solar power as cheap as conventional electricity.
Moore's Outlaws
Cyber attacks are increasing exponentially. Here's what recent episodes can teach us about thwarting cyber crime, espionage, and warfare.
Can AIDS Be Cured?
Drugs can control HIV, but they exact a steep cost. Now, researchers are pursuing radical new ways to eliminate the infection entirely.
China's Internet Paradox
Will China's Web, like its larger economy, comfortably combine extraordinary growth with government repression?
Turning Math into Cash
IBM has found a new source of revenue: using its mathematicians' formulas in business services.
Can Twitter Make Money?
Twitter plans to become the leader in instant news--and make itself into a sustainable business in the process.
Searching for Biofuels' Sweet Spot
California-based Amyris has used breakthroughs in synthetic biology to reinvent biofuels. To turn its technology into an industrial process, it has headed to the land of sugar: Brazil.
Trading Shares in Milliseconds
Today's stock market has become a world of automated transactions executed at lightning speed. This high-frequency trading could make the financial system more efficient, but it could also turn small mistakes into catastrophes.
