The search for the next big thing in technology gets a reality check.

A struggling Silicon Valley maker of flash memory chips filed a pair of sweeping patent infringement suits on Monday against Samsung of South Korea.

To preserve cash during the current downturn, many tech start-ups are rushing to lay off employees and cut expenses.

High-tech entrepreneurs, investors and executives now believe the question is when, not if, the financial chaos will hurt the country’s cradle of innovation.

Judy Estrin’s book is the latest call to action by scientists, technologists and political leaders worried about the country’s future competitiveness in technology.

TechCrunch50, a new entrant in the technology conference market, has sparked a dispute over the ethics of the convention circuit and the fees charged to participants.

The golden era of the small seller on eBay, hawking gewgaws and knickknacks from the basement or garage, is coming to a noisy and ignominious end.

A battle pitting Google employees against their company as it overhauls its state-of-the-art day care program may be representative of greater changes at Google.

In the midst of Silicon Valley’s recession-proof enthusiasm for community-oriented Web sites, LinkedIn, the most boring of the social networks is grabbing the spotlight.

In the midst of Silicon Valley’s recession-proof enthusiasm for community-oriented Web sites, LinkedIn, the most boring of the social networks is grabbing the spotlight.