The best thing about Jeff Bezos, the founder, chairman, president and chief executive of Amazon, is that he doesn’t give a hoot what anybody else thinks. The worst thing about Jeff Bezos is... Read more
The new HorseFly octocopter–a small drone with eight rotors–is designed to live on the back of a electric delivery truck. As the truck makes its rounds, the HorseFly splits off t... Read more
Not since the heyday of Dickens, Dumas and Henry James has serialized fiction been this big. In 1841, excited readers swarmed the New York docks to ask travelers from England whether Little... Read more
The U.S. approved drone test centers in six states, including New York, as the start of research efforts to eventually allow civilian unmanned aircraft widespread access to the nation’s airw... Read more
In an out-of-the-way Google office, two life-size humanoid robots hang suspended in a corner. If Amazon can imagine delivering books by drones, is it too much to think that Google might be p... Read more
Jeff Bezos, as always, is thinking outside the box — way, way outside. Sunday night on “60 Minutes,” Mr. Bezos, the Amazon founder, floated the notion of using drones to deliver packages. He... Read more
The internet giant’s new tablet computer fits its strategy of developing big businesses by charging small prices A COUPLE of years after it launched its website in 1995, Amazon was the subje... Read more
Or are truly creative people born with something special? Clayton Christensen discusses his latest book, The Innovator’s DNA, which analyzes the traits of CEOs who have disrupted their... Read more
For years, I’ve been fascinated by Jeff Bezos‘ ability to make big risky decisions for Amazon and stand up to intense investor pressure to go in a different direction. While ever... Read more
Venture capitalists and funding agencies aim to get some bang for their alternative fusion bucks, but a lot of unknowns remain When it comes to radical energy solutions, an extreme long shot... Read more