An invention at the heart of our modern world helped create radios, cars and smartphones. The team from Planet Money traces the origins back to a fight over who invented the sewing machine. How do ...

These realities are placing increasing pressure on families, many of whom are trying to care for relatives remotely. Thankfully, this is one area where technology can offer transformative solutions.

Macworld examines seven pivotal Apple products that transformed the company from near-bankruptcy to tech dominance, including the G3 iMac, iPod, iTunes Store, MacBook Air, Apple Watch, AirPods, and ...

Apple's 50th anniversary is also the anniversary of the Apple-1. The Apple-1 isn't the only world-changing product that came out in 1976, with many other world-changing inventions sharing the stage.

For years, U.S. President Donald Trump has repeated a story about the invention of the paper clip. On March 23, 2026, Trump claimed responsibility for sending Immigration and Customs Enforcement ...

The Roaring Twenties didn't just roar with jazz, flappers, and speakeasies—it hummed with the sound of innovation. As America emerged from World War I, the decade ushered in unprecedented economic ...

This Women’s History Month, we want to celebrate all the Black women who have helped to shape lives for the better with their innovative minds and tenacity in their respective fields. From the ...

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“USA250: The Story of the World’s Greatest Economy” is a yearlong WSJ series examining America’s first 250 years. Read more about it from Editor in Chief Emma Tucker. Technology and entertainment in ...

The University of California secured more U.S. utility patents than any other university in the world last year, according to rankings released today by the National Academy of Inventors. The No. 1 ...

The history of human progress is usually defined by brilliant minds solving the world’s most pressing issues, but sometimes, that creative spark lands on something entirely unnecessary. We live in a ...

Reed Richards, also known as Mister Fantastic, is widely regarded as one of the most brilliant minds in the Marvel Universe. His expertise spans multiple scientific fields, including physics, ...