Technology & Innovation

What will tomorrow’s cities look like? They will be models of energy efficiency everywhere from the home to the city’s infrastructure. Investment in new technology is set to boom.

Internet expert Jonathan Zittrain tells Big Think that the free and open culture inspired by the Internet has empowered anyone with a “shred of artistic talent” to participate in Internet free culture. Now, that free culture could be limited by Congress and the Internet is fighting back.   

The world’s second largest economy can trace its roots back to a document stored in the roof of a mud hut.

By 2016, the lines that separate online shopping from actual shopping will be erased and the world will have its first ‘cashless generation’ as demand for paper currency wanes.

Today we are remembering less information than ever and our memories are online for all our friends to see. But remembering is a personal event—do we want to experience it collectively?

To the mathematically disinclined: what tools, tips, or tricks have you found especially helpful for balancing your books, staying on top of debt, and planning for the future?

Infamous for its refusal to enforce patent laws, China’s ever-resourceful knock-off artists have uncorked a lucrative new business: bottling phony high-end wines in old French bottles.

High tech gadgets developed for the developing world. 

Chinese students are attracted to American universities, but what can be done to keep their skills in the country after graduation?

As world markets become more connected and complex, the vision of a single person is no longer sufficient. Retaining the CEO-based company model could threaten future innovation.

If you want to start your own company, a startup incubator may have more to offer than an MBA program. Incubators are cheaper, can help you start your business faster and give you seed money.

Whatever you think of the candidates’ personalities, they have led a lot of people and solicited a lot of money to get where they are. Here is what their leadership styles are like.

A new search tool debuted by Google further incorporates social networking into the everyday Internet experience. Twitter is worried its news results will get less attention as a result.

The trend at this year’s Consumer Electronics Show is connectivity. Car makers want to integrate your smartphone into their autos, paving the way for automated driving.

Once limited to making one-off prototypes, 3D printers are advancing rapidly. Already they are used to make durable airplane parts and may be used to revolutionize architecture.

A new realm of Web addresses will be opened this week where almost any word can be used as a domain name. Looking to sell, digital entrepreneurs are racing to buy up the best names.

I wish you all a happy, healthy and prosperous new year. Some thoughts… We are not facing a crisis of capitalism; we are looking towards a new, cleaner, fairer capitalism! […]

While the International Consumer Electronics Show shows used to control the flow of new technology to the public, companies like Apple and Amazon now hold their own events.

It’s no secret that promotion rates in most industries have slowed during the extended recession. The good news, at least in the United States, is that with the current glimmers of economic […]

As the European Union discusses an embargo against Iranian oil, the US has sanctioned its central bank. The US is also asking for Chinese assistance in stopping Iran’s nuclear program.

Despite an average of 500 protests a day, mostly against local government officials, China as a whole remains remarkably stable. Protesters draw the line at questioning Beijing’s rule.

The global recession has ushered in a new era of central banking. The once opaque institution now makes public projections far into the future and Europe likes the US model. 

A series of polls conducted over the last three years shows that, in the midst of the Great Recession, Americans are resilient, wary, and divided but most still believe in the power of hard work.

A company that makes exoskeletons that enable people with spinal cord injuries to walk has begun selling their product to medical institutions in the US to be used in physical therapy.

In everyone’s vision of a start up company, there is a group of energetic hardcore employees who work 24/7 and sleep at the office. But that’s only one way of doing it, says entrepreneur Sara Sutton Fell.

Leaders beware. Nothing can claim more tainted professional reputations, destroyed friendships, and polluted corporate cultures than gossip, says business consultant Mike Myatt.

Facebook can be used as an important business tool, especially when it comes to getting customer feedback. Some companies specialize in turning friends and followers into focus groups.

Bruce Bueno de Mesquita, author of The Predictioneer’s Game, shares his foolproof method for getting your next car for the lowest price possible. 

In our present money crunch, the nation’s debt crisis is often presented as a risk to future generations but economist Dean Baker says the real cross-generational threat is global warming.