Technology & Science

Shopify’s Tobias Lütke says big retailers probably can’t compete with Amazon

At Montreal’s Startupfest on Thursday, Shopify co-founder and CEO Tobias Lütke sat down with Recode’s Kara Swisher to talk about what Shopify does,...

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Shell shock

Opaque results or translucent answers? UNDERSTANDING past climates is crucial to understanding future ones, and few things have been more important to...

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Computer says: oops

NOBODY knows how the brain works. But researchers are trying to find out. One of the most eye-catching weapons in their arsenal...

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Extra thrust

THIS aeroplane may not look special, but it is. Its airframe is that of a 330L, an aerobatic craft built by Extra...

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Fast thinking

A GENERAL besieging a city will often cut off its food supply and wait, rather than risking a direct assault. Many doctors...

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Unbalancing the scales

THE high seas are a lawless place. That is no metaphor. Beyond the jurisdiction of governments, beyond even the United Nations Convention...

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Motoring with the Sims

AMERICA’S National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) is investigating the fatal crash in May of a Tesla Model S electric car. Normally...

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Flight of fancy

LOOKING to the natural world for engineering inspiration is an idea at least as old as Leonardo da Vinci. Copying nature directly,...

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Three’s company

Elixir of life GENETICALLY speaking, everyone has two parents. But that could soon change. Several countries, led by Britain—whose legislators approved the...