— Hayley Tsukayama
Cupcakes and aliens
Cupcake Abductor, a game designed by a 13-year-old developer, is a throwback to good old-fashioned arcade fun.
Innovators, data will set you free
(Jeffrey MacMillan / JEFFREY MACMILLAN FOR WASHINGTON POST)
OPINION | “Information wants to be free,” declared writer Stewart Brand, and so does all of this data. In fact, the big data movement — organizations scrambling to make sense of all this data — may be the single most profound trend that the Web has created in the past 12 months.
The 70-year wait
A Judiciary subcommittee met as a study was released Wednesday showing a long wait-time for Indian immigrants seeking a green card.
We need to stop America’s brain drain
COLUMN | I have been invited to testify before Congress. I will present to committee members three main points.
‘Like’-ing an emerging ‘friend’
A new report shows how Latin America’s adoption of social media is a good thing for the U.S.
TED, WWW and the world of ‘also’
TED creator Richard Saul Wurman is working on a new conference. But don’t call it a replacement of TED.
The evolution of privacy
Poll | Is privacy getting in the way of innovation when it comes to creating the latest, greatest digital products?
China, India and why Thiel is wrong
OPINION | Peter Thiel is wrong about education, and on Oct. 12, I’ll get to tell him face-to-face.
Moral decline and the end of big ideas
50Kings founder Francisco Dao argues that a failure to repair our moral fabric could irreparably damage our ability to innovate.
Steve Jobs and the patents that changed our lives
PHOTO GALLERY | Steve Jobs is listed as having more than 300 patents. Many of these include inventions that have fundamentally changed the way we consume content.
— Hayley Tsukayama
An app to remember
Remember the Milk, one of the premier task-management apps out there, is a Web and mobile app that keeps track of your busy life.
Hayley Tsukayama
Jobs: ‘I wanted my kids to know me’
Soon-to-be-published Steve Jobs’s biography, by Walter Isaacson, will offer a peek into a very private life.
The life and legacy of Steve Jobs
In a statement on the company’s Web site, Apple announced that Steve Jobs has died at the age of 56.
Cast Your Vote
What the U.S. should really fear about China
COLUMN | When it comes to China’s ability to surpass the U.S. in innovation, our policy makers are right to worry, but they are worried about the wrong things. China’s real advantage lies in its next generation.
Innovator of the week
Facebook vs. LinkedIn
Innovator of the Week | Both social network companies made high-profile moves in government relations this week.
Demo vs. TechCrunch Disrupt
Innovator of the Week | Two of Silicon Valley’s big fall conferences compete for the title.
USA of 2001 vs. USA of 2011
Did 9/11 impair our ability to, at our fullest potential, explore what’s next?
Opinion: Is Obama a political loner? http://t.co/0UiAfu1V
Discussions@Innovation
The death of the résumé and transcript
"And for the those without internet access, skills or training, a further slide into invisibility, insignificance and poverty. The internet only feels ubiquitous to those that have access."
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Video: Google's Eric Schmidt on what innovation means
The executive chairman and former CEO of Google on how he thinks about innovation.
The executive chairman and former CEO of Google defines what leadership has come to mean for him.
The chairman and former CEO of Google on the most important thing Washington should understand about Silicon Valley.
James Dyson, founder of Dyson Ltd., talks about the patent system. Dyson also discusses innovation and his approach to design. He speaks with Cory Johnson on Bloomberg Television's "Bloomberg West." (Source: Bloomberg)
San Francisco's mass transit system prepared for renewed protests Monday, a day after hackers angry over blocked cell phone service at some transit stations broke into a website and posted company contact information for more than 2,000 customers.
Vijay Ravindran, senior Vice President and Chief Digital Officer of The Washington Post Company, demonstrates the Asus Transformer Android tablet.
Academy Award-nominated actor Gary Sinise spoke to the Post’s Emi Kolawole Thursday on how to help military families.
President Obama spoke at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, Pa., to announce the Advanced Manufacturing Partnership, which is expected to usher in a new generation of U.S. technology.
Apple CEO Steve Jobs has briefly emerged from a medical leave as the company unveiled a new storage service and new software for Mac computers and mobile devices. (June 6)
First lady Michelle Obama unveiled the new "MyPlate" nutrition guide at USDA headquarters Thursday morning. The new design aims to replace the older pyramid with a more simple and straightforward plate.
Ann Miura-Ko, co-founder of Floodgate Fund LP, talks about LinkedIn Corp.'s business model and initial public offering, and innovation and employee retention in California's Silicon Valley.
California's financial woes could impact innovation as funding for the state universities is cut. Bloomberg Television special correspondent Willow Bay reports. Emily Chang also speaks.
Tour the world and follow the innovation conversation on Twitter. (source: UMapper)
