State of the Art: Car-Pooling Helps Uber Go the Extra Mile
Riders pay less and drivers transport more riders at once with the UberPool service, which could have a big impact…
State of the Art: The Uber Model, It Turns Out, Doesn’t Translate
The ride-hailing service is a giant, but companies that aim to get stuff done on demand for customers, like food…
State of the Art: At SXSW, a Shift From Apps to Innovation
Tech has become a lifestyle brand, and products at the tech festival are more informed by the theories and practices…
State of the Art: The Echo From Amazon Brims With Groundbreaking Promise
The voice-controlled computer has the potential to become a dominant force in the most intimate of environments: our homes.
Amazon to Add Two Alexa Voice-Controlled Devices
The new devices, the Amazon Tap and Echo Dot, expand what appears to be a successful product line for the…
If Robots Take the Jobs, Give Everyone a Paycheck
For some technologists, machine intelligence is not seen as a job-killing catastrophe, but something like a windfall that could lead…
Bits Blog: Zenefits, in a Shake-Up, Appoints New C.E.O., Replacing Parker Conrad
Zenefits, a high-profile San Francisco start-up specializing in health insurance, replaces its co-founder and chief executive after questions about compliance.
State of the Art: Dropbox May Not Be LeBron James, but It Is Still in the Game
As the markets for funding tech start-ups cool, companies like Dropbox, which once had a $10 billion valuation, are confronting…
State of the Art: No Need to Fret, Apple Is Doing Fine
If Apple is hitting a plateau because of slower iPhone growth, it’s one of the highest plateaus ever reached in…
State of the Art: Tech’s ‘Frightful 5’ Will Dominate Digital Life for Foreseeable Future
By just about every metric, Amazon, Apple, Facebook, Google and Microsoft are getting larger, more entrenched in their own sectors,…