A new website and mobile app looks at your purchases and determines the amount of forced labor that's gone into everything you own. The number may surprise you.
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Feed SubscriptionGoogle’s Search For Better Branding At Tonight’s GOP Debate On Fox
Google was in Washington Wednesday for a less voluntary reason , but Thursday night, the search giant happily enters the political arena to co-host the "Fox News-Google" GOP debate at 9 p.m. EST.
Read More »PepsiCo’s Newest Role In The Food World: Chickpea Pusher
The snack giant is investing in a program to help Ethiopian farmers develop a chickpea crop. But it's not altruism: Pepsi wants access to a lot of chickpeas, because that's what they want to sell us.
Read More »Marijuana blocks post-traumatic stress? What reefer research says
Marijuana extract kept stressed-out rats avoid development of PTSD symptoms, Israeli scientists showed
Read More »Health coverage up among young adults: Is "Obamacare" working?
Administration hopes findings will sway detractors seeking to repeal Affordable Care Act
Read More »How (Even A Long) Vacation Helps My Start-Up
Entrepreneur Eileen P. Gunn writes about taking time off from her new family travel website to go to Germany with, you guessed it, her family. It’s just before 8:00 in the morning on the 13th day of a 19-day vacation
Read More »How To Hire Your Organization’s Capt. Sullenberger
Captain Greg Davis is an outstanding fishing guide.
Read More »Video: New flu season, new ways to protect yourself
Dr. Jennifer Ashton speaks to the "Early Show" anchors about the upcoming flu season and which of the four new vaccinations is best for you
Read More »Study: Kidney dialysis treatment insufficient
Research suggests way diabetics, others with failing kidneys treated for a half-century may be dangerously inadequate
Read More »Creative Perserverance
Laurence Hallier, founder and CEO of Show Media, shares how a positive culture and creative sales strategies overcame the perceived limitations of a shrinking advertising market.
Read More »"Person Of Interest" Creator Jonathan Nolan Isn’t Paranoid–Or Is He?
“There are apps that ask what your mood is, or track the transmission of disease," says Nolan, whose new, J.J. Abrams-produced drama premieres tomorrow on CBS.
Read More »Occupy Wall Street: Tahrir Over Here?
Yahoo blocked emails related to the ongoing protests on Wall Street.
Read More »Wieden + Kennedy Tech Incubator Picks Its Startup Class of 2011
Wieden bakes major brands and the Portland tech community into a fresh PIE. When Wieden + Kennedy launched its tech incubator, the Portland Incubator Experiment in 2009, the effort proved a fruitful collaboration between the ad agency and local tech talent; it even spawned a few going tech concerns
Read More »Netflix CFO David Wells On Qwikster Rebranding, Lowering Prices, Subscriber Loss, Blockbuster, Starz
Netflix must feel like captain Billy Tyne in the The Perfect Storm: Just went it's hit by one massive wave, another one soon drowns the company from any possible respite.
Read More »Is Less Really More?
A new study finds evidence to support the idea of 'less is more'. Here's why scaling your company with fewer clients may just contribute to your company's long-term health.
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