Most Innovative Companies 2014

City Of Austin Cracks Down On Lyft

After the ride-sharing company launched in the Texas capital last week, defying municipal restrictions, the city cited drivers and impounded their cars.

The Key Design Features Of Apple’s New OS X

How does Yosemite stack up with Mavericks?

Lyft Defies City Rules To Launch In Austin

Party-loving, traffic-hating citizens of Austin want ridesharing services, but Lyft has been banned from operating by strict city rules. Starting now, they're hitching pink mustaches to cars in the Texas capital anyway.

Chipotle To Gun Owners: Please Keep Your Firearms Away From Our Literary Cups

Over the weekend, a gun-rights group called Open Carry Texas staged a pro-carry demonstration at one of the burrito chain's restaurants, causing Chipotle to respond. Fast.

Hotshot Camera-Maker GoPro Files For $100 Million IPO

Since GoPro unveiled its first camera in 2009, the company has sold more than 8.5 million units.

Square Order Lets You Skip The Coffee Line By Ordering Ahead

Starting today, the new mobile app allows you to order food and drinks from local restaurants before you get there.

Tesla Says It Will Break Ground On First “Gigafactory” Sites In June

If all proceeds according to plan, each factory will create 6,500 jobs by the year 2020.

Google Reveals Classroom, A Tool That Lets Teachers Collect Assignments Online

Google is working with tools educators might already find themselves using.

Now You Can Hail An Uber Car From The Google Maps App

Google picks its horse in the race for ride-share domination.

Stitch Labs Teams Up With Square To Bolster Inventory Management Options For Mobile Sellers

Sellers who use both services can sync inventory across Square and additional sales channels.

Google Shopping Launches Same-Day Delivery In NYC and L.A.–And It’s Free For Six Months

Google Shopping Express will now offer same-day delivery from retailers like Target, Staples, and Costco.

Watch SpaceX’s Falcon 9 Rocket Float Gently Back To The Ground After Launching

Whoa.

DonorsChoose Has A Friend In Gwyneth Paltrow’s GOOP

Attention, die-hard Beyoncé fans with money to burn.

Snapchat Grows Up, Adds Text Messaging and Video Conferencing

"The goal has always been to move beyond messaging... We're trying to take the traditional text conversation and make it better."

Google Might Be Phasing Out The G+ Login

Google is reportedly testing a new login across the web that scales back the G+ branding.

Square Now Lets Customers Order Ahead And Pick Up Their Purchases

But the processing fee is much higher than its standard swipe charge.

How The Dodo Hit 1 Million Views In One Month–Without Hiring A Single Developer

In January, The Dodo launched with less than a dozen writers and no programmers--powered entirely by RebelMouse.

This Is How Google’s Driverless Cars Navigate Tricky Roadblocks

How do autonomous cars navigate unforeseen events like road construction? Google pulls back the curtains on the software a bit in a new video.

Have We Reached Peak Pharrell With This Bizarre Bic Sponsorship?

Where did this bear come from? Why didn't Pharrell keep an extra copy of his "book" on his computer? Why is he selling Wite-Out?

After Much Anticipation, IFTTT Launches App For Android

The company still has plenty on its to-do list: a monetization strategy, a channel platform for third-party developers, recommendation tools, and apps for even smaller screens.