Even Uber’s Crisis Won’t Kill Founder Worship in Tech
A company's culture comes from the top. But tech might not find even Uber's tale cautionary enough to change its founder-first culture.
Schools Tap Secret Spectrum to Beam Free Internet to Students
Pioneering school districts tap an obscure public asset to put broadband into students’ homes.
How Googlers Avoid Burnout (and Secretly Boost Creativity)
You have to "turn it off" to "turn it on" when it matters most.
Crispr May Cure All Genetic Disease—One Day
But first, it's going to deliver climate-resistant crops, better biofuels, and tomatoes that won't fall off the vine.
Google’s AI Eye Doctor Gets Ready to Go to Work in India
Algorithms that scrutinize retinal images for signs of disease could save people from blindness.
The Day Will Come When Your Credit Card Will Disappear
Visa tries to get out ahead of the day when physical forms of payment become as obsolete as barter.
How Google Copes When Even It Can’t Afford Enough Server Power
Urs Hölzle is the person Google's engineers turn to when all that computing power turns out not to be enough.
To Stop Terrorists, Google Jigsaw’s Radical Strategy is Talking to Them
Yasmin Green heads R&D at Jigsaw, a think tank at Google's parent company. Her radical strategy? Tackle the web's dark side by talking to its creators.
In a Fake Fact Era, Schools Teach the ABCs of News Literacy
Schools across the country are educating students in how to sift through today's online avalanche of alternative facts.