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Samsung, in a race to build your next phone chip, may just win

The Korean electronics maker, best known for TVs and mobile devices, also makes the processors powering those devices. Here's why it's now angling to be first with new chip technology.

Adios, silicon: Why exotic designs are the future for chips in your gadgets

Decades of progress creating conventional computer chips will stall in the coming years, forcing some far-out ideas on semiconductor makers. Carbon nanotubes or quantum computing, anyone?

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How startup GitHub survived a massive five-day network attack

The collaborative coding site scrambled to withstand the opening salvo from China's Great Cannon. But CEO Chris Wanstrath says that was just the beginning.

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