|
Innovationpessimism 创新悲观论 Hasthe ideas machine broken down? 思维机器出故障了吗? Theidea that innovation and new technology have stopped driving growth is gettingincreasing attention. But it is not well founded 创新和新技术已经不再推动增长的观点正在引发越来越多的注意力，但这种想法是没有根据的。 Jan12th 2013 | from the print edition BOOMtimes are back in Silicon Valley. Office parks along Highway 101 are once againadorned with the insignia of hopeful start-ups. Rents are soaring, as is thedemand for fancy vacation homes in resort towns like Lake Tahoe, a sign offortunes being amassed. The Bay Area was the birthplace of the semiconductorindustry and the computer and internet companies that have grown up in itswake. Its wizards provided many of the marvels that make the world feelfuturistic, from touch-screen phones to the instantaneous searching of greatlibraries to the power to pilot a drone thousands of miles away. The revival inits business activity since 2010 suggests progress is motoring on. 硅谷再现繁荣。101公路沿线的办公园区再次贴满了信心十足的创业公司标志，随着对太浩湖等旅游城镇中度假屋需求的增加，租金在飞涨，财富在累积。湾区是半导体产业以及随之发展起来的计算机和互联网公司的诞生地。从触屏手机到对大型图书馆的即时搜索再到操控数千英里之外的无人机的能力，这里的天才带来了许多奇迹，让世界产生了进入未来的感觉。2011年以来，这里的商业活动在复兴。它告诉人们，进步正在隆隆向前。 | 
