Intellectual Ventures Is Now Patent Trolling Motorola
Intellectual Ventures, led by former Microsoft exec and Modernist Cuisine mastermind Nathan Myhrvold, has taken…
How Nathan Myhrvold and Intellectual Ventures Would Change the Patent System
Patents! They're a big deal. Nathan Myhrvold's Intellectual Ventures depends on patents to make money, and they file…
Why Failure Is an Option When It Comes to Inventing
Nathan Myhrvold explains why failure is an option at Intellectual Ventures—and it has to be for any inventor, really.…
Why We Need More Inventions. Lots More Inventions.
It's pretty simple, says Intellectual Ventures' Nathan Myhrvold—lots more things being invented means lots more…
Why Ideas Are Expensive
Intellectual Ventures founder and modern day Merlin Nathan Myhrvold explains why it costs a lot of damn money to…
How Intellectual Ventures Wants to Reinvent Invention
"Did airplanes come from the R&D department of a train company or a steamship company?" Nathan Myhrvold asks,…
An Underground Nuclear Reactor Powered by Bill Gates' Money
A unit of Intellectual Ventures—the patent firm started by ex-Microsoft chief tech dude Nathan Myhrvold and funded…
Remainders - The Things We Didn't Post: Tomorrowland Edition
In today's Remainders: tomorrow's news! Cisco's ushering in the next generation of internet with the CRS-3; Kempler &…
Bill Gates Patent Could Save Us From Another Hurricane Katrina
Not content with being the world's richest man, Bill Gates is planning on extending his power to control the weather.…
Gates, Myhrvold To Patent Crazy Electromagnetic Combustion Engine
Bill Gates may love his Ford Focus, but he's got plans to improve on age-old combustion, applying—along with Nathan…
All Things D: Nathan Myhrvold, Founder of Intellectual Ventures
This may not be a typical gadget post, but here's an idea that fascinates me. Nathan Myhrvold, former CTO of Microsoft,…