Stories Tagged as
Innovation
Is the tide turning against noncompete agreements?
by
David Brancaccio
, Chris Farrell
and Alex Schroeder
Jan 15, 2024
A recent economics study seeks to quantify just how much noncompete clauses restrict worker mobility and wages.
What the Rollings Stones, Dolly Parton and others teach us about the economic benefits of aging
by
David Brancaccio
, Chris Farrell
and Alex Schroeder
Dec 5, 2023
It pays to play on as you age.
Who's better at my job, Chinese AI or me?
by
Jennifer Pak
Dec 4, 2023
Makers of AI chatbots have promised it would change how we work. Our reporter put that theory to the test with China's Ernie Bot.
New research quantifies why you want to quit social media but can't
by
David Brancaccio
and Alex Schroeder
Oct 10, 2023
All that's keeping some of us on social media is basically the fear of missing out. That raises larger questions about its value.
Measuring immigrants' impact on innovation
by
David Brancaccio
, Chris Farrell
and Ariana Rosas
Jan 9, 2023
Chris Farrell says that immigrants can benefit the US economy in hard-to-quantify ways, such as innovation.
The transistor's story is one of innovation and immigration
by
David Brancaccio
and Alex Schroeder
Dec 16, 2022
Mohamed Atalla of Egypt and Dawon Kahng of Korea are responsible for the technology that helped harness the transistor's power.
Taking the transistor mainstream with music on the go
by
David Brancaccio
and Alex Schroeder
Dec 14, 2022
The transistor starts to shine when Texas Instruments asks Regency to make a radio for more mobile listening.
For public good, not for profit.
What does Nokia Bell Labs look like 75 years since the transistor's invention?
Dec 13, 2022
It's responsible for the transistor, information theory, pioneering satellite work and more.
Bell Labs: The research center behind the transistor, and so much more
by
David Brancaccio
and Alex Schroeder
Dec 13, 2022
Bell Labs was the research arm of AT&T, a monopoly at the time the transistor was invented.
75 years ago, the transistor ignited the fire of modern innovation
by
David Brancaccio
and Alex Schroeder
Dec 12, 2022
The transistor was born in 1947 at Bell Labs in New Jersey. We're looking into the culture of innovation that made it possible.