Wikipedia crowdsources site performance: Speeding up 488,731 templates with a little Lua to go

March 18, 2013 9:10 AM John Koetsier
John Koetsier

"We’re letting people program Wikipedia unsupervised," Harihareswara wrote. " Anyone can write a chunk of code to be included in an article that will be seen by millions of people, often without much review."

Box’s fifth funding round swells to $150M

January 29, 2013 2:46 PM Christina Farr
Christina Farr

As if $125 million were not enough, Box has expanded its gargantuan funding round to $150 million.

Why Build is Microsoft’s most important event ever

October 30, 2012 8:51 AM Devindra Hardawar
Devindra Hardawar

Never before has Microsoft so desperately needed to prove itself -- perhaps because it’s never been in such a precarious position.

Mini underwater sub raises $111K for amateur ocean exploration

August 12, 2012 10:00 AM Christina Farr
Christina Farr

Editor's Pick OpenROV, a mini submarine developed in a Silicon Valley garage, has been hailed by the world's media as the key to unlocking the earth's last frontier.