Gregory T. Huang

Greg is a veteran journalist who has covered a wide range of science, technology, and business. Before joining Xconomy, he was a features editor at New Scientist magazine, where he edited and wrote articles on physics, technology, and neuroscience. Previously he was senior writer at Technology Review, where he reported on emerging technologies, R&D, and advances in computing, robotics, and applied physics. His writing has also appeared in Wired, Nature, and The Atlantic Monthly’s website. He was named a New York Times professional fellow in 2003.

Greg is the co-author of Guanxi (Simon & Schuster, 2006), about Microsoft in China and the global competition for talent and technology. Before becoming a journalist, he did research at MIT’s Artificial Intelligence Lab. He has published 20 papers in scientific journals and conferences and spoken on innovation at Adobe, Amazon, eBay, Google, HP, Microsoft, Yahoo, and other organizations. He has a Master’s and Ph.D. in electrical engineering and computer science from MIT, and a B.S. in electrical engineering from the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign.

Recent posts

Digital Lumens, Finding Its Identity, Brings Cost & Energy Savings to Light

Among local startups, Digital Lumens is a different kind of animal. It’s a hardware company. It’s a networking software company. It’s an energy-efficiency company. It’s an LED and “smart lighting” company.... Read more »
CommonAngels Pledges 20 Startup Tix for XSITE June 19: Get Yours Here

With just under a month to go before our fifth annual XSITE conference at Babson College (agenda here), we’re pleased to announce that CommonAngels has pledged to buy 20... Read more »
Swipely Swipes $12M More to Advance “Operating System for Local Commerce”

Don’t look now, but Swipely is becoming a big player.

The Providence, RI-based startup led by Angus Davis (of Tellme Networks fame) has just raised $12 million in Series B funding... Read more »
Andy Miller on Leap Motion as the New Apple, & Sacramento Kings Deal

I’m on the phone with Andy Miller, and I don’t know where to begin.

Ask him about working with Steve Jobs at Apple? About how Leap Motion may or may not... Read more »
The ~~Daily~~ Grommet Leads Wave of “Anti-Amazon” E-Commerce in Boston

First of all, the company is no longer called the Daily Grommet. Now it’s just The Grommet.

“We still execute daily,” says CEO Jules Pieri, “but we dropped the word... Read more »
Dyn, FitnessKeeper, HeyWire CEOs Join XSITE June 19: Here’s the Agenda

Just a little over a month to go before our fifth annual flagship conference, XSITE 2013 (Xconomy Summit on Innovation, Technology, & Entrepreneurship) at Babson College. The date is June 19,... Read more »
Walt Doyle, Former CEO of Where, Leaves PayPal: What’s Next?

A prominent leader in the tech-startup community is moving on.

Walt Doyle, the longtime CEO of Where, which was acquired by PayPal in April 2011, has left the company as... Read more »
Dyn Gets More Mobile with Trendslide Analytics Acquisition

It’s time to catch up with Dyn. You know, the once-bootstrapped tech dynamo from Manchester, NH, which raised a big venture round last fall and has been making some acquisitions... Read more »
How Boston Tech Will Lead the World: Find Out at XSITE June 19

It’s as simple as A, B, C.

Akamai. Actifio. BzzAgent. Bolt. Crashlytics. Crunchbutton…

The list goes on and on, filled with Boston-area companies of old and new. The common theme? They... Read more »
Out of Bezos’s Shadow: 7 Startup Secrets from Amazon’s Andy Jassy

If you want to understand Amazon’s culture of innovation—and the lessons it holds for startups, big companies, and the tech world at large—you could do a lot worse than talk to... Read more »
From U.S. Beachhead, MediaTek Faces Qualcomm & Other Mobile Giants

A big Taiwanese tech company you probably haven’t heard of is starting to make noise in the U.S. Based out of several hubs around the country, it is positioning itself to... Read more »
Moju Labs Building Smart Digital Photo Albums Using Big Data

What do you get when you add Silicon Valley mojo to Korean soju (rice liquor)?

You get Moju Labs, the latest startup from Boston-bred entrepreneur Mok Oh. The former chief... Read more »
Terrafugia Unveils New TF-X Project, Talks Future of Flying Cars

Yes, this company makes a flying car. And apparently, it works—at least the prototype does. Now how about this, a little further down the road: a self-flying car.

Perhaps we’re getting... Read more »
Three Schools, Three Startups: Boston Buzzing with Business Plan Finalists

If you try to keep up with all the business-plan contests and student startup competitions in the Boston area, you will go mad.

I’m making the rounds this spring, but I... Read more »
Stealthy No More, Skillz Brings Cash Tournaments to Mobile Games

Andrew Paradise is at it again. Scarcely a year after confirming he’d sold his last company, AisleBuyer, to Intuit, the Boston-area entrepreneur and angel investor is taking his latest company... Read more »
Placester Picks Up $2.5M to Push Real Estate Publishing Market

Here’s another snapshot of a tech startup making its way through the Series A crunch. This one hasn’t officially “made it” yet, but it seems to be doing just fine.

The... Read more »
LearnLaunch On the Move as Ed-Tech Market Heats Up in Boston

The school year may be heading down the home stretch, but tech companies in the education sector are finding things are just starting to pick up—particularly in New England.

That’s according... Read more »
Azuki, Led by Wu-Lynch Clan, Looks to Go Big in Mobile TV Market

Television is in the air these days—quite literally, as more people are watching video on mobile devices via wireless networks. The Boston area is also abuzz with the news that Aereo,... Read more »
GrabCAD Leads Surge in Boston-Area Hardware Design Startups

Is hardware the next big thing?

That’s certainly the impression you get in local tech circles. The question is, what are companies actually doing to advance the sector?

Historically, device firms... Read more »
SolidWorks Founder Joins MIT Blackjack Reunion Panel at XSITE June 19

As the Boston area tries to get back to some semblance of normalcy, there’s an event I’d like to put on your radar.

The theme is “Boston’s Tech Revival,” which seems... Read more »

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