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BIG QUESTIONS
A leading Silicon Valley engineer explains why every tech worker needs a humanities education
In 2005, the late writer David Foster Wallace delivered a now-famous commencement address. It starts with the story of the fish in water, who spend…
BRAIN DRAIN
Just having your phone within reach makes you dumber
If the project you’re working on needs and deserves your full attention, put your phone away. No, really. Not just face down. Not just in…
CASH OUT
Venture capitalists may face a cash crunch as more technology startups stay private longer
Raise a fund. Invest in hot startups. Cash out in 10 years with hefty profits (and fees) for your trouble. The model that has performed…
QUESTIONABLE BEHAVIOR
There are so few women running startups because investors keep asking them these questions
The gender imbalance in Silicon Valley is well documented. US tech companies are so dominated by men in large part because the vast majority of…
A REMARKABLE FLIGHT
The Indian airline that even Donald Trump is thanking
SpiceJet, India’s second-largest airline by market capitalisation, is soaking in all the adulation. From a little over two-and-half-years ago, when it was down in the…
LOOK INTO THE FUTURE
The subtle, invisible AI that Indian unicorns have made a part of consumers’ lives
Everyone’s talking about Artificial Intelligence (AI) and big data in India’s startup ecosystem. Across sectors, startups are seeking out talent with AI expertise to analyse…
BIG VEGAN
Hampton Creek is now growing its own meat in labs—and it says it will get to stores first
The maker of vegan mayonnaise has been working on getting lab-made meat onto dinner tables everywhere. It’s just that nobody knew about it. Hampton Creek—a…
🤖📈
AI will boost global GDP by nearly $16 trillion by 2030—with much of the gains in China
Much has already been made about how artificial intelligence is going to transform our lives, ranging from visions of the future in which robots make…
TECH IN DC
Updating government tech could be a big win for Trump—but he has no one to run it
While Donald Trump has sought to expunge almost every trace of the Obama administration’s legacy from national policy, technological modernization of the government stands out…
HANG 'EM HIGH
A new deodorizing hanger promises to make clothes smell fresh without washing
Panasonic will soon release a new way for you to freshen up your clothes that it claims involves nothing more than hanging them up. Come…
UNDER PRESSURE
The EU’s record fine is just the beginning for Google’s monopoly troubles around the world
That record-breaking €2.42 billion ($2.7 billion) anti-trust fine against Google by the Europeans today? It’s just the beginning of the search giant’s troubles with anti-trust…
