The Smartest Companies in Technology
MIT Technology Review recently published its 2015 list of the Top 50 Smartest Companies, in categories ranging from transportation to digital media. So what tech companies made the list? And what makes them so smart?
June 25, 2015
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MIT Technology Review recently published its 2015 list of the Top 50 Smartest Companies, in categories ranging from transportation to digital media. So what tech companies made the list? And what makes them so smart? Read on and find out.
What MIT Technology Review had to say: "Fast-growing smartphone vendor is maturing beyond its original 'cut-price Apple' model with ideas like flash sales over its mobile messaging platform."
What MIT Technology Review had to say: "The world’s largest online retailer, it conducts more than half its daily transactions through its Alipay digital wallet/banking service."
What MIT Technology Review had to say: "China’s most-used Internet service portal is expanding by investing in companies inside and outside its home market."
What MIT Technology Review had to say: "It’s producing innovative original content and inking distribution deals with cable companies."
What MIT Technology Review had to say: "Its Loon balloons are designed to broaden Internet access."
What MIT Technology Review had to say: "Robots now used in its fulfillment centers could make the facilities far more efficient."
What MIT Technology Review had to say: "Its new smart watch and its Apple Pay digital wallet set the pace for competitors."
What MIT Technology Review had to say: "Having created what it calls the world’s first 3-D electronics printer, the startup is commercializing promising new materials like conductive ink."
What MIT Technology Review had to say: "The Chinese Internet company’s new deep-learning research lab has produced notable results in facial and speech recognition."
What MIT Technology Review had to say: "Pioneering technology to be used in advanced computer vision systems for cars."
What MIT Technology Review had to say: "Its user-friendly, relatively cheap robots have found a strong market. In May, Teradyne agreed to buy the company for $285 million."
What MIT Technology Review had to say: "Its chips are crucial for cutting-edge technologies like deep learning and driverless cars."
What MIT Technology Review had to say: "Though some doctors’ organizations oppose the idea of remote medicine and are trying to limit the practice, this fast-growing telemedicine company is nearing an IPO."
What MIT Technology Review had to say: "Big ad revenue is being invested in improvements to apps like Messenger and in its new agreement to directly host work by leading news organizations."
What MIT Technology Review had to say: "Although sales have been soft for its easy-to-train Baxter robot, the company’s newest model, Sawyer, is impressively precise and fast."
What MIT Technology Review had to say: "Its workplace communications app is taking off."
What MIT Technology Review had to say: "The Japanese company runs a hugely popular messaging and free calling app that actually generates revenue."
What MIT Technology Review had to say: "Using computer science to simulate richer virtual worlds, with applications in gaming and virtual reality."
What MIT Technology Review had to say: "Helps companies including PayPal, Dell, and Expedia take Bitcoin payments without having to hold onto the cryptocurrency."
What MIT Technology Review had to say: "Its popular travel planning apps in Europe combine information on taxis, car rental, bike sharing, and public transportation systems."
What MIT Technology Review had to say: "Moving to dominate the commercialization of 3-D printing by developing a super-fast assembly line."
What MIT Technology Review had to say: "Novel research into artificial intelligence could help the company in its long-term plan to make big data more useful."
What MIT Technology Review had to say: "Innovative new formats include 'Snapchat Stories,' which put videos and photos together to tell a story, and a platform for media organizations that is used by ESPN, CNN and others."
What MIT Technology Review had to say: "Its HoloLens augmented-reality technology reflects the new CEO’s turnaround ambitions."
What MIT Technology Review had to say: "Its HoloLens augmented-reality technology reflects the new CEO’s turnaround ambitions."
MIT Technology Review recently published its 2015 list of the Top 50 Smartest Companies, in categories ranging from transportation to digital media. So what tech companies made the list? And what makes them so smart?
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