Christopher Mims writes Keywords, a weekly column on technology. Before joining the Journal in 2014, he was the lead technology reporter for Quartz and has written on science and tech for publications ranging from Technology Review, Smithsonian, Wired, the Atlantic, Slate and other publications. Mims, who has degree in neuroscience and behavioral biology from Emory University, lives in Baltimore.
After years of fighting to keep engineers and other sought-after employees from leaving for rivals or buzzy startups, the healthiest of the big tech companies are increasingly attractive for tech workers suddenly keen on stability amid signs of trouble throughout the industry.
Whether you call them eVTOLs, “flying cars” or air taxis, these all-electric, vertical take-off-and-landing passenger vehicles promise to make George Jetson’s commute a reality—if only their manufacturers can figure out where to land them.
Drones? E-Bikes? Robots? Rafael Ilishayev, co-founder of the $15 billion ‘instant needs’ company, weighs in.
Apple now designs the “brains” of its computers and phones in-house. Its attempt to do the same for the chips that connect them to the internet could have a big impact on the company’s plans for smart glasses, augmented reality, Apple Watch, AirPods and the iPhone.
In shaping the social network’s future, Elon Musk may look to its past, to a Twitter-funded project that has yet to bear fruit and to proposals from others including former CEO Jack Dorsey.
Companies like Meta often insist we will all be working inside the metaverse. But what if a round of mini golf with colleagues is the better application?
Drone companies have been cleared to expand their operations across the U.S., in cities as well as rural areas, at the same time their tech has become faster and more reliable. Coming by air to a front door near you: 33 chicken wings with sauce and fries; 27 if they’re bone-in.
Globe-spanning supply chains are designed to be cost-effective, but not necessarily resilient. Companies are transforming them into supply ‘webs’—and governments are subsidizing the shift.
New kinds of artificial intelligence are enabling scientists to better understand the sounds of the animal world, from whale songs to mouse squeaks.
New research shows that the migration of tech talent from America’s “superstar cities” has begun in earnest, driven by the rise of remote work and the maturation of the internet and related technologies.
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