Seven Must-Read Stories (Week Ending November 8, 2013)
Another chance to catch the most interesting, and important, articles from the previous week on MIT Technology Review.
- It’s All E-Commerce Now
E-commerce is an idea whose time has come and gone. Here’s why. - Fast and Spacious Helium-Filled Hard Drives Ready for Liftoff
Hard-drive maker HGST has tamed the manufacturing challenges to bringing high-capacity, energy-efficient helium-filled drives to market. - For Tesla Motors, Success Is All About the Batteries
Musk says battery cell capacity will need to double worldwide for Tesla to produce a mass-market electric car. - E Ink Looks Beyond E-Readers
Facing a declining market for e-readers, E Ink’s new R&D facility is trying out some different ideas. - Twitter Must Metamorphose Carefully as It Goes Public
Twitter may make major interface changes to address the growing need to make money. - The Internet Killed Distance. Mobile Computing Brought It Back.
Here’s why location matters again in e-commerce. - Bloomberg TV Taps MIT Technology Review as Contributor on Money Moves
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