February 3, 2014

As tech companies focus on small, wearable devices, they have encountered an obstacle: Battery technology is largely stuck in the 20th century.

Not only could competitors in China cut into its potential market share there, but Imax has charged in several courts that the Chinese system relies on technology that was blatantly stolen from its offices in Canada.

The post-recession reality is that the customer base for businesses that appeal to the middle class is shrinking as the top tier pulls even further away.

The United States and Libya in the past three months have discreetly destroyed what both sides say were the remnants of Col. Muammar al-Qaddafi’s arsenal of chemical arms.

Unexpectedly robust revenues from taxes and other sources are filling state coffers, prompting battles over what to do with the newfound money.