Innovation

Quantum utility is at most 10 years away, industry experts believe
Quantum professionals around the world overwhelmingly agree that quantum utility will arrive within the next decade, according to a new survey by Economist Impact. Quantum utility refers to the point...
Want a private life? Here’s 5 ways to reclaim your privacy
Lawrence Cappello is an award-winning professor of U.S. legal & constitutional history at the University of Alabama and a graduate of New York City Public Schools. He is the...
The Subjective Charms of Objective-C
After inventing calculus, actuarial tables, and the mechanical calculator and coining the phrase “best of all possible worlds,” Gottfried Leibniz still felt his life’s work was incomplete. Since boyhood,...
An Open Source Pioneer Wants to Unleash Open Source AI Robots
Lapeyre says selling humanoid robots remains challenging, because the use cases are unclear and the systems are still unreliable—though some companies are starting to find success. Today, the technology...
A vision for the future of automation
Yet, broad adoption of this advanced automation has lagged. “That’s not necessarily or just a technology gap,” says John Hart, professor of mechanical engineering and director of the Center...
DOGE’s tech takeover threatens the safety and stability of our critical data
Many may wince remembering the rollout of Healthcare.gov under the Obama administration. Following passage of the Affordable Care Act, Healthcare.gov launched in October of 2013 to facilitate the anticipated...
Worried About Tariffs? Not Anymore, Samsung Galaxy Buds3 Pro Drop to Their Lowest Price Yet
We’re a good third of the way into 2025 and with it comes a bunch of opportunities to save on a variety of electronics and personal devices. Last year,...
The Download: the dangers of DOGE, and how to blow up an asteroid
—Steven Renderos is the executive director of Media Justice Tech buzzwords are clanging through the halls of Washington, DC. The Trump administration has promised to “leverage blockchain technology” to...
Black Basta: The Fallen Ransomware Gang That Lives On
The pecking order of ransomware gangs is always shifting and evolving, with the most aggressive and reckless groups netting big payouts from vulnerable targets—but often ultimately flaming out. Russian-speaking...
Why It’s Impossible for Most Small Businesses to Manufacture in the US
When one factory in one of these towns designs a new product, others nearby can quickly copy it or produce their own, slightly different version. There’s even a Chinese...
Bill Gates-backed Arnergy to expand solar access in Nigeria with $18M as demand surges | TechCrunch
Demand for solar energy in power-starved Nigeria has soared in the last decade thanks to worsening grid reliability and rising fuel costs. That’s drawn investor interest to Arnergy, a...
TECH5: DACH’s 5 top scaleups enter ‘Champions League of Tech’
Five fast-rising scaleups from the DACH region have qualified for TECH5 — the “Champions League of Technology.” The DACH entrants fought off off stiff competition to reach the finals, which...