In Technology Wars, Using the Patent as a Sword
When Apple announced last year that all iPhones would come with a voice-activated assistant named Siri, capable of answering spoken questions, Michael Phillips's heart sank. — For three decades, Mr....
Google Puts Its Virtual Brain Technology to Work
A powerful new approach to artificial intelligence is ready to improve many Google products. — This summer Google set a new landmark in the field of artificial intelligence with software that learne...
Silicon Valley's Stock Funk
Sliding shares of newly public Internet companies are depressing employees—and their finances—after years of long hours and high expectations. — Rank-and-file workers at four of the highest profile ...
Unboxed: Making the Case for a Government Hand in Research
LUIS VON AHN, a computer scientist at Carnegie Mellon University, sold one Internet start-up to Google in 2009, and is now on to another. With the new company, Duolingo, he hopes to tap the millions ...
First Windows 8 PCs appear early, crapware included
Summary: Microsoft's official launch party for Windows 8 is still weeks away, but one well-known retailer has jumped the gun. Cable shopping giant HSN has five Windows 8 PCs for sale on the web. All...