The Flash Storage Revolution Is Here
The pace of flash storage development has been slow and steady for decades. Finally, though, we’re starting to see breakthroughs of the last few years result in actual products, starting with one mammoth SSD
August 19, 2015 at 06:44AM
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Will 3-D Printed Pills Democratize The Pharmaceutical Industry?
The FDA just approved the first pill produced by the technique, but historians say the manufacturing process probably won’t threaten big drug companies.
August 19, 2015 at 06:35AM
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Study: More People Use Uber, But Lyft’s Users Are More Engaged
In the race for ride-hailing domination, Uber is far in front. But Lyft, its second-place rival, may be catching up.
Lyft’s users (that is, people who have the Lyft app downloaded on their phone) are more likely to open the app than Uber users are likely to open the Uber app, according to an analysis from Wefi.
August 19, 2015 at 03:03AM
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Seven over 70
We choose to write about the young simply because we want to introduce you to the most promising new technologists, researchers, and entrepreneurs. But older people are, of course, just as capable of new thinking as the young. Here are seven innovators over the age of 70, still working.
August 19, 2015 at 12:00AM
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The Shape of Vapes to Come
The vaporizer has come a long way since 2006. And for the future of vapes, the haze is starting to clear.
August 18, 2015 at 09:54PM
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How (and Why) SpaceX Will Colonize Mars
The conventional wisdom might be that this is a case of, “If there’s a will, there’s a way.” We went to the moon over four decades ago, 15 years before anyone owned a computer, so it seems like Mars could have been perfectly doable by now — the limiting factor must be a lack of will. But Musk believes it’s the other way around.
August 18, 2015 at 09:54PM
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The Agonizingly Slow Decline Of Adobe Flash Player
Despite industry-wide calls for flash’s demise, lots of major websites still use the aging browser plugin. And they won’t explain why.
August 18, 2015 at 09:54PM
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Algorithms can be a digital star chamber- Frank Pasquale
Algorithms are producing profiles of you. What do they say? You probably don’t have the right to know.
August 18, 2015 at 04:45PM
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Boston Dynamics Releases Their Atlas Robot Into The Wild
The only thing more terrifying than Bigfoot is Robo-Bigfoot.
August 18, 2015 at 04:15PM
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How Old School Computer Graphics Worked
Old computers were weak, like really weak. They could barely handle code for games, let alone the impressive colors and art desired by advancing video game technology. Engineers needed to get creative with their approach to coding, here’s how they beat the data caps.
August 18, 2015 at 04:15PM
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