Somewhere between the atmosphere and the void, a new front in the data center arms race is taking shape. Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos — the two richest men on the planet, perpetual rivals in rocketry and ego — are now racing to plant computing infrastructure in orbit. The pitch is seductive: unlimited solar power, […]

At the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona earlier this year, a theme emerged that would have sounded like science fiction a decade ago: the next generation of wireless connectivity isn’t being built primarily for smartphones. It’s being built for machines. Specifically, robots. The relationship between wireless technology and robotics has always been constrained by a

Simon Willison hasn’t taken a proper break in three years. The co-creator of the Django web framework — one of the most widely deployed tools in modern software development — recently admitted something that surprised even his most devoted followers: he’s exhausted. Not the normal kind of tired that comes from shipping code on deadline.

A strange thing is happening on American roads. Cars without drivers are picking up passengers, delivering groceries, and hauling freight — and the stocks behind them are on a tear that’s making even the most skeptical analysts reconsider their models. This isn’t a prototype demo or a Silicon Valley fever dream anymore. It’s commerce. And