As you head into the new college year, what tech essentials should you invest in and what are simply nice to have?

Israeli computer chip health monitoring startup ProteanTecs Ltd. said today it has closed on a $51 million late-stage round of funding that brings its total amount raised to north of $250 million.

Because microbes are always adapting to changes, they could revolutionize how we think of computers—and how computers think.

Artificial intelligence is growing fast, and so are the number of computers that power it. Behind the scenes, this rapid growth is putting a huge strain ...