Topic: Innovation
Why Do Startups Make International Moves?
In connection with funding, typically; those chasing money abroad tend to raise a lot more of it
What Sparks Tech Adoption? Learning Competitors Are Ahead
Firms start their own tech upgrades after learning peers had done their own, study finds
What Drives Engagement in $116 Billion Mobile Gaming Industry
Novelty and social connection boost time spent playing
We’re All Being Tracked. What Can We Learn From It?
A primer for researchers on use of smartphone location data offers a glimpse of how we’re watched
Want To Elicit User-Generated Content? Try User-Generated Rewards
Recognition by peers leads to longer, more thoughtful online reviews and discussion threads
Unintentionally, EU Data Protections Impede Development of New Medicines
That’s bad for patients, who’re the citizens the privacy law means to help
Two Tech Giants — and Two Very Different Acquisition Strategies
Alphabet’s M&A feeds its core business; Amazon’s more likely to push into new areas
Tracking Product Trademarks Expands Understanding of Innovation
R&D outlays and patents alone don’t effectively measure corporate creativity
To Spot Fake Online Reviews, Target the Reviewers
A test was 93% accurate; more efficient than analyzing reviews
The Role of Chance Encounters in Silicon Valley Innovation
Cellphone signals and patent citations approximate a theory’s long-sought paper trail
Testing 17 Theories on the Development of Complex Civilizations
Large-scale data project produces stark conclusion: military technology + agricultural productivity caused the takeoff
Taxing Jet Fuel Could Reduce Airline Greenhouse Gas Emissions Now
Breakthrough technologies are years off for aviation, but incremental improvements are available
Strict Emissions Rules in China Spur Automotive Innovations
Tough standards led to an increase in auto-related patents
State Tax Credits for Angel Investors Backfire
Good ideas may be scarce, capital to fund them is not