Uber often brags that hailing an UberX is “cheaper than a taxi.” But in Hong Kong, that’s no longer necessarily the case. The ride-hailing company…

Christopher Nolan’s film Dunkirk raised questions recently about the erasure of India from the war effort—any portrayal of Indian soldiers or reference to their contribution…

I first read up about a certain Vishal Sikka in May 2014. A source tipped me off that afternoon about this American-Indian who had spent…

It began in June with a stream of panic calls from small-business owners who had just heard that the goods and services tax (GST) was…

The prospect of tanks, machine guns, and drones that think for themselves becoming widespread is giving tech luminaries the heebie-jeebies. In an open letter today…

A logo of a mother cat carrying a kitten by the neck with its mouth is supposed to symbolize the level of customer care and…

Two years ago, a Chinese chip-design expert named Micree Zhan was reading China’s seminal science-fiction novel, The Three-Body Problem, by Liu Cixin, while wrestling with…

Finally tuning in to this totality thing? Don’t have eclipse glasses? If you’re tempted to use Amazon prime to overnight a pair, be wary, the…

You’ve got the glasses. The playlist. Cameras at the ready. You’re all set for the solar eclipse on Monday (Aug. 21)—unless, you’re not. The eclipse…

US president Donald Trump is facing fierce backlash following his response to the “Unite the Right” rally in Charlottesville, Va. last weekend, which left one…

In the 72 years since the end of World War II, the wreckage of the USS Indianapolis has lain undiscovered at the bottom of the…

Are you ready for the solar eclipse? You’re not ready for the solar eclipse. Not without the proper soundtrack, that is—the perfect compendium of surreal,…