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Breaking news from your editors at Fast Company, with updates all day. Apple To Use Bloom For Its Cloud .
Read More »Raspberry Pi, Aakash: The Tale Of Two $35 Devices
Two portable computers aim to revolutionize education and access to technology across the world. As they begin pre-sales, here's a look at their rocky roads to reality.
Read More »Follow Up: Cell Networks Fight To Be More Than Mere Data Pipelines
As the AP notes , at last week's Mobile World Congress there was a good deal of attention delivered to a company called Pinger . This was partly due to the company stall's fortuitous location at the trade show, partly because it's a leading example of new-generation companies that offer their free or low-cost non-SMS messaging services to smartphone customers.
Read More »Cervical cancer study shows Pap tests boost survival chances
Women diagnosed through Pap test had 92 percent cure rate, while women diagnosed through symptoms had 66 percent cure rate
Read More »A CEO Speaks Out About Speaking Out
People are more interesting than companies--so effective leaders are responsible for getting out there and spreading the good word. Here's the paradox: I run a company that's incredibly visible, but not that well known
Read More »Bully? Why Rules Won’t Work
How many rules do you have in place at your company? You just might want to get rid of them. Here's why.
Read More »New technology could change how traumatic brain injuries are diagnosed
Compared to current technology, new scan is like "comparing your fuzzy screen black-and-white TV with a high-definition TV," says military doctor
Read More »This Week In Bots: The Real Life Avatars Edition
Bot Vid: Quadrotor. James Quadrotor.
Read More »5 Habits of Customer-Obsessed Companies
There's a reason ESPN, Google, and Zynga lead their industries.
Read More »"The Hunger Games" Takes Cue From Hitchcock And Spielberg, As Kids Fight To The Death
Liam Hemsworth will send off Jennifer Lawrence to battle their peers in The Hunger Games. Nothing makes moviegoers squirm like watching children die on the big screen
Read More »Become a Social Media Rock Star
We are all digital marketers now.
Read More »3 Steps to Chaos-Proof Your Brain
Contemporary life, with its flurry of e-mails, alerts, and appointments, can feel overwhelming, even for entrepreneurs. Train your brain to deal with the chaos. Entrepreneurs these days are bombarded with e-mails and information from the moment they grab their smartphones in the morning until they click their laptops closed before bed
Read More »Lessons From Craigslist, eBay, & Kickstarter
So-called collaborative consumption is changing the way we buy just about everything. What you can learn from this still-growing trend.
Read More »What Your Workplace Really Needs
Think bars are just for unwinding after work? I built one right in my office.
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