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Leading pediatricians group says boxing puts kids and adolescents at risk for brain injuries and facial cuts

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Instead of constantly buying and discarding new products, what if everything was specifically designed to be recycled or broken down, mimicking the circular process of (non-human) life on earth? Our economy, you might have noticed, is founded largely on a culture of consumption and disposal

By asking peers to decide who deserves the most government aid--instead of using empirical measurements--money can have more lasting effects. When governments and NGOs plan on giving assistance to the most needy, how do they know who needs the most assistance? It's a question people are at great pains to answer, yet social welfare programs around the world are still plagued by error and abuse

A few months ago, the team at Blackbox seed accelerator set out to decode the "genetics" behind successful startups (See this short piece at Fast Company and also " Love in Startup Land ."). Their initial report, the Startup Genome Project , surveyed over 600 tech startup companies in Silicon Valley and around the world and gave them insights that let them continue their survey.

PGT: Tiger Woods will play in a Fall Series event to tune up for the Presidents Cup, saying Monday he'd play in the Frys.com Open Oct. 6-9.

A special nod to this year's Council Members who made 2011's Inc. 5000 honoree list. Many are multiple year winners.

The general public has no idea how much they pay for electricity or how to use less, undermining the central premise of smart meters and hindering their adoption. Smart power meters are, in theory, supposed to help with everything from electric vehicle adoption (low electricity rates encourage people to charge up at specific times) to bringing more renewable energy on the grid (pricing will vary based on when it is available). But smart meter implementation hinges on the idea that consumers actually understand their electricity use.

Cruise lines have raised the food bar by developing partnerships with such storied chefs as Jacques Pepin, Wolfgang Puck, Nobu, Todd English and Charlie Palmer.

Mike Ritz and Rex Hoggard recap Kelly Kraft's stunning U.S. Amateur victory, share highlights from the final day's action at Erin Hills and more. (NBC Sports)

PGT: When given the clear green light to be aggressive, Dustin Johnson is tough to beat, as he picked up his fifth career win at the hurricane-shortened Barclays.

With the augmented reality browser, Junaio, your smartphone can recognize reality via its camera--and then tell you even more about it. Metaio just transformed its Junaio Augmented Reality browser into a highly useful tool. Its new Scan function recognizes a range of real things--from pictures to QR codes to product barcodes--so it can supply extra info to its users about what it's looking at.

Hospital staffer mishears test results for organs of man who turned out the be HIV positive; Patients very likely to contract virus after transplant error

At the Designer Fund’s first Designer Fair, IDEO’s Elle Luna explains how brands are increasingly seeking to gain customers and build loyalty by showing their human side. Want to build your brand? Traditionally that’s meant a lot of chest thumping

ShoulderFlex Massager kills woman and nearly strangles another after necklace, clothing caught in rotating fingers