Joao-Pierre Ruth

Autonomous cars, which use sensors tied to advanced computers to navigate roadways, have been experimental, and the stuff of science fiction, for decades. Of late, Tesla Motors and Google have been testing their own prototype systems while major carmakers such as General Motors, Ford, Toyota, Audi, and Volvo have also geared up to put driverless cars on the road in the near term. That was a central point in a keynote on Wednesday at CES by General Motors CEO Mary Barra.

Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer took part in a fireside chat on Monday in New York with Slate Group Chairman and Editor-in-chief Jacob Weisberg, laying out a bit of her strategy to make her company more competitive. The two sat down at the IAB MIXX conference, hosted by the Interactive Advertising Bureau and one of many events being held during Advertising Week here. Mayer gave the expected spiel about ways Yahoo (Nasdaq: YHOO) keeps trying to build on its strengths, old and new. “Throughout our history, we’ve always been the guide,” she said. “Originally we were Dave and Jerry’s guide to the World Wide Web. Today we really want to be the mobile guide.”

Taking the stage at a company event with the showmanship of a vaudevillian, John Legere, CEO of T-Mobile US, came to New York last week, firing off fighting words aimed at AT&T, Verizon Wireless, and Sprint. Though much of his focus was hyping the company to analysts, journalists, and business folks about pricing and services—there was a glimpse of how important access to spectrum is for upstarts trying to scale up in wireless. Last week Legere threw down the gauntlet at his rivals’ feet, making some sizeable boasts about what his company plans to do. “We are moving towards having, on every facet, a bigger, broader, faster, wider network than AT&T or Verizon,” he said. “That’s what scares the crap out of them, because the crazy people are going into their domain.”

Raw, unfiltered and politically-charged perspectives lie at the center of Vice's heart, but can the magazine-turned-millennial brand become more than a niche player if CEO Shane Smith finally gets his own television network?

Is there more to Facebook than status updates and likes? The short answer is yes, and not just because of acquisitions such as Oculus VR (though that does factor into its plans).

Taking a few lessons learned before and during their time at MakerBot, the founders of Brooklyn-based Voodoo Manufacturing are trying to prove they can turn 3D printing and related services into a scalable business.

Multiple organizations in New York-including Girls Who Code, Cornell NYC Tech, and L'Oreal-and across the country are taking on this task while also encouraging new generations of women to explore careers steeped in programming languages and data.

Making a fast return to the innovation scene on Wednesday—or rather, he never truly left—CEO Chet Kanojia unveiled Starry, his latest startup, in New York. As we previously reported, Kanojia and other expatriates from Aereo have been developing this project in stealth under the codename Project Decibel. With Starry, Kanojia dives into wireless broadband while also taking a stab at the still unrealized possibilities of the Internet of Things.

What once was a forgettable movie genre that for decades couldn't match Richard Donner's Superman, Spider-Man has found its stride with big hits for movie studios and broadcasters. Now, more than ever, there is a flood of television shows and movies based on comic books on the way.