Brian Molidor — Two Takes contributions

When people think about clean energy, they think about things like rooftop solar panels or wind farms, but those are just two simple parts of a very complex and versatile industry. The more interesting parts of clean energy start to be revealed when people apply their entrepreneurial creativity to t

Just one look at the technology market over the last few years would be all you’d need to tell that everyone’s focus is being put on the cloud and mobile devices, which is why it’s odd that nobody has really combined the two yet. Don’t get me wrong, the cloud and mobile devic

Xiaomi has had a lot to boast about over the last few years, and it’s certainly taken every opportunity it’s had to do just that, but things were a lot different last year. Everything started off normally, with Xiaomi boasting that it had sold more than 61 million smartphones in 2014, an

Building a new social network is incredibly difficult, even for the largest of companies, and it’s next to impossible for the smaller ones. The only way to do it is to have a neat little quirk that draws people in and keeps them, such as Snapchat’s ephemeral messaging, or to cater to a s

LG and Samsung like to get creative with the displays they manufacture, and both South Korean companies have been putting a lot of focus on flexible displays recently. Their focus on flexible displays will be especially apparent at CES 2016 this week, where LG is planning to show off an 18-inch

After assessing the damage to the reusable rocket it recently launched, Elon Musk claims SpaceX found nothing of note, and that the rocket is ready to launch again. The ability to reuse rockets will be a massive step forward for space missions, as they’ll significantly reduce the time and reso

Samsung has proven time and time again that it’s not afraid to try new things, and t’s willingness to experiment is one of its biggest strengths. Dual-edge displays and phablets are two examples of experiments that have paid off, and Samsung is hop

Commercial and consumer drones are exploding in popularity right now, and Qualcomm wants a piece of the action. Naturally, the company doesn’t want to sell its own drones, it wants to sell the hardware that powers the drones, which it intends to do with a modified version of its Snapdragon chi

Whether it was to cash in the Steam card they got for Christmas or take advantage of the ongoing Winter Sale, thousands of Steam users encountered a frightening glitch in the system when they tried to interact with the Steam store or view their account information. The glitch was causing person

This year, Instacart managed to more than triple its staff to around 300 employees, but it won’t be nearly as aggressive with its hiring next year. This isn’t necessarily an indication that the grocery delivery startup is doing poorly, but rather that it’s matured to the point

Earlier this month, China launched its Dark Matter Particle Explorer (DAMPE) into space, and it’s already starting to send back data. Developed by researchers from the Chinese Academy of Sciences, alongside researchers from the Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare in Italy and

The Russian government has been practically synonymous with corruption for decades, and in few areas has this been more noticeable and detrimental than the country’s space agency. That’s why President Putin has decided to dissolve the agency and turn it into a state-run corporation,

The Xiaomi Mi5 may very well be the most-leaked smartphone of the year, and one of the most-anticipated, which is funny considering that it’s not even going to be released this year. If rumors are to be believe, it was originally scheduled to be released late this year, but overheating issues

There was a time when Theranos was one of the most-promising startups in the world, but now it’s having to fight off wave after wave of accusations that, should they prove to be true, will undoubtedly be fatal to the company. Business is already starting to suffer from these accusations, which

Spotify’s relationship with music artists is… not so good. Thanks to issues with how it distributes royalties, many artists have complained that they’re not properly compensated for their songs that are streamed through Spotify, and some big name artists like Adele and Taylor

It seems like every study and survey conducted in the United States is coming to the conclusion that traditional television is dying, and the latest data from the Pew Research Center is no exception. According to the data, somewhere around 15% of American adults are now cord-cutters, which mean

John Chen may have built a reputation as a guy who can turn things around for struggling companies, but when he became the CEO of BlackBerry back in 2013, most people had little hope that he’d be able to breathe new life into the company. However, due in large part to the release of its first

Thanks to the California Autonomous Vehicle Testing Program, the state has become the most-popular place in the world to test out self-driving vehicles on public roads, and Ford is the latest company to secure a permit to do so. BMW, Google, Honda, Mercedes, Nissan, Tesla, and Volkswagen have a