Innovations: 7 admirable start-ups that are driving social change

It's all about what's next  •  Sat., Jan. 3, 2015 View in your Web browser

Can China’s Xiaomi challenge Apple as the smartphone innovation leader? China’s biggest smartphone maker, Xiaomi, just landed over $1 billion in new venture capital financing, valuing the company at a reported $45 billion. At that valuation – higher than that of Uber’s $41 billion – the Chinese tech giant just became the most valuable venture-backed company on the planet. According to recent IDC statistics, the company is already the … [continued]

The most anticipated innovations coming in 2015

In the age of venture capital and crowdfunding, it’s not at all unusual that by the time a technology or breakthrough reaches the marketplace, the narrative that carried it to this point has been unfolding for some time. These days, I like to say the process of innovation takes place as much in a fish … [continued]

7 admirable start-ups that are driving social change

A standing joke in Silicon Valley is that the smartest people go into online advertising, virtual currency, or dumb online games. And you surely have to wonder what has gone wrong when the industry’s heavy hitters and venture capitalists provide $1.5 million to seed a useless app such as Yo. Fortunately, there are many tech … [continued]

25 of the best sunset photos from 2014

Here at Innovations we’d like to thank you for reading this year. We’re going a little off topic for our farewell to 2014 post. Hope you enjoy the images and see you in 2015! [continued]

When Internet addiction is actually a good thing

A new study from researchers at the University of Hong Kong claims that 420 million people are addicted to the Internet, about 6 percent of the world’s population. That 6 percent number may not sound high but it is – it’s actually more than three times the rates of pathological gambling observed in even the … [continued]