Technology
Yahoo is rumoured to have sealed a bid for Tumblr, a popular blogging service0
Babbage: Part two: Somewhere between on and off
D-WAVE'S controversial quantum computer is pitted against regular number-crunching machines in a series of tests1
Digital warfare: North Korean cyber-rattling
The hermit kingdom jangles nerves of American and South Korean cyber-defence types11
The Economist explains: What is a quantum computer?
It's a computer based on quantum bits (qubits) not ordinary bits34
Quantum computing: Faster, slower—or both at once?
The first real-world contests between quantum computers and standard ones10
Babbage: May 15th 2013: Code for propaganda
THE UN urges Westerners to start eating insects, a controversial quantum computer is put to the test, and Samsung shows off "5G" mobile technology3
Automation for the elderly: Difference Engine: The caring robot
Do androids dream of Florence Nightingale?10
Babbage: Part two: The Syrian Electronic Army
An enigmatic group of hackers who may or may not be in Syria have compromised the world's top media organisations, posting mischievous messages2
Electric vehicles: Tesla recharges the battery-car market
Elon Musk's start-up has made a profit and forecasting that sales will shift up a gear24
Online video: Worth paying for?
YouTube is becoming more like normal television11
Education and the French mindset: Bangalore-sur-Seine?
A new school breaks old rules36
Free exchange: Standard procedure
If companies cannot agree on “reasonable” patent royalties, courts must decide. How?3
Windows 8 is only the beginning of Microsoft’s problems140
Money talks: May 6th 2013: How low will it go?
In this week's programme our correspondents discuss the ECB's latest efforts to revive the European economy and Google's investment in a peer-to-peer lender0
North Sea oil: Drill, maybe, drill
A spurt from an oilfield in decline could keep the economy above water3
Tracking via mobile phone scares the guilty and innocent alike3
Internet retailing: Tax in cyberspace
Online retailers may soon have to collect sales tax. Amazon, oddly, is gloating9
Genetically modified trees: Into the wildwood
A GM species may soon be liberated deliberately39
China overtook America in sales of personal computers last year3
China’s internet titans: Preparing for battle
Alibaba buys a stake in Sina, a Chinese social media pioneer, to take on Tencent22
The Economist explains: How does a self-driving car work?
Self-driving cars combine existing driver aids with extra software and sensors50
Virgin Galactic test flies its rocket21
Miniature computers: Difference Engine: Humble Pi
In praise of minimalist computers—from Sinclair to Raspberry Pi54
Sports and data: Appsolutely kicking
The Football App may be a European winner0
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