Analysis: It’s surprisingly easy to identify individuals from credit-card metadata In this week’s issue of the journal Science, MIT researchers report that just four fairly vague pieces of i... Read more
It looks like a miniature shark is sitting in that clear cube. But it’s all an illusion–an illusion that could have a big future. If you think 3-D printing will change the world,... Read more
Last Tuesday, millions of Americans stood in long lines to cast their votes. While they waited, sometimes for several hours, many used their smartphones to pass the time. Some read articles... Read more
The cutting edge of the Web just bled a little. On Friday night, lightning in Virginia took out part of Amazon’s cloud computing service, called Amazon Web Services, which hundreds of compan... Read more
Social networks like Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and Pinterest are “brain candy” Harvard neuroscience researchers have just confirmed what many of us have suspected all along: social... Read more
Innovation Ecosystem On global and local scales, there is a large shift in how novel ideas and discoveries can quickly establish market relevance and commercial significance. The acquisition... Read more
What will it take to resolve that paradox? Corner any up-and-coming Kevin Systrom wanna-be and have a heart-to-heart about the challenges of building a successful company and at some point y... Read more