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Investors Cool on Internet-of-Things Startups, a Tech Conduit for Retailers
Slumping markets have investors pulling back from funding startups that make internet-connected devices for retailers, threatening to choke an innovation…
Oracle Hires Chief Legal Officer From Facebook’s Blockchain Project
Oracle said Mr. Levey’s experience in…
IBM Unveils New Chip in Push to Realize Quantum Computing’s Promise
International Business Machines Corp. announced Wednesday that it has created a more powerful quantum computing chip, the next step in its yearslong effort…
Scientists find answer to future of computers: paper
Technology is incredible, but oftentimes it’s not exactly environmentally friendly — at least not when it comes to disposable electronics. That’s why…
Examining the optimal working conditions for the brain as a model for new computers
For its complex tasks, our brain has to adapt continuously ("plasticity"). More than…
Apple has never had it this good with its Mac computers, here’s why
It may be a tech behemoth now with its hands in many pies — phones, tablets, headphones, watches and so much more — but 45 years ago Applestarted off as a…
Uber to Let Marketers Target Riders by Destination
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Technologies Inc. wants to help marketers target consumers with ads based on where they have been and…
Souring Economy Gives Tech Freelancers a Lift
Facing economic headwinds, companies are filling gaps in information-technology teams with freelance software developers, coders and other high-skilled tech…