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The Fast Company reader's essential source for breaking news and innovation from around the web--updated all day Web Ads Hit Record High In a sign that this bloody never-ending recession is indeed coming to an end, marketers are now spending record amounts on web ads, according to the Interactive Advertising Bureau. At $7.3 billion dollars, ads have spiked 23% year over year. To celebrate, we suggest actually clicking on a banner ad today to say, "Thanks, free Internet!" Download Torrents On iPhone (Jail-Break Only) Wish you could break the law all the time
Read More »Google’s NFC-Powered Digital Wallet: Room For Your Shopping Lists, Credit Cards … And Complete Trust
Square's gone after the clunky old cash register. Now Google's trying to reinvent how we pay for even more things
Read More »The Skylon: Britain’s Bad-Ass Rocketplane And Possible Shuttle Successor
As NASA settles for a tried and trusted solution, Britain's plans for a next-gen Space Shuttle inch forward with the Skylon: A black, future-tech spaceplane that absolutely looks the part. The Skylon has, in a way, been some three decades in development already--stretching almost back to the days of Apollo, curiously also the model for NASA's future spacecraft . But European and British regulators have just now given approval to its design.
Read More »Video: Arthritis and exercise
Dr. Jennifer Ashton speaks to Erica Hill about the right kind of exercise for arthritis patients and the amount of aerobics, muscle strengthening and balance exercises recommended per week.
Read More »Cholesterol study shows niacin no good at cutting heart risk
Scientists had hoped to show that high doses of niacin would raise levels of good cholesterol and lower heart risk
Read More »Achoo! 12 worst cities for allergy sufferers
Allergies are a huge problem across the U.S., but the problem is bigger in some cities
Read More »Is the IPO Market Hot or Not?
Lower-than-expected public offerings, Ashton Kutcher strikes again, why every start-up needs a COO, and the rest of the day's entrepreneur news. Each day, Inc.'s reporters scour the Web for the most important and interesting news to entrepreneurs. Here's what we found today
Read More »Need a New Mobile Strategy?
It's not guesswork. Build solutions not just based on features and functions but in accordance to how your customers use handheld devices in their everyday lives. These days it is rare to find someone who doesn't rely on a smartphone or some kind of handheld device and a slew of mobile apps to stay productive at work, on the road or even in their home.
Read More »YouSendIt Hits 30 Million Users, Bests Dropbox
The news prompted its PR team to send out a self-congratulatory note to journalists featuring the provocative subject-line, "Dropbox who?" File-sharing service YouSendIt.com recently shared some impressive numbers with us: The Campbell, California-based company surpassed 30 million unique users in the past 12 months. The news prompted its PR team to send out a self-congratulatory note to journalists featuring the provocative subject-line, "Dropbox who?" The goosed growth comes on the heels of YouSendIt's partnership with Yahoo Mail, which helped add a million users in roughly two months. But the uptick also comes at a difficult time for file-sharing services, which have been joined by more and more competitors eager to enter the lucrative cloud space
Read More »All My Purchases Wants To Make Sense Of Your Life–Or At Least Your Digital Receipts
A company that started out looking to join the social commerce revolution found an opportunity in simply being useful to people trying to manage email receipts. Inboxes are the new wallets--stuffed with too many receipts to even begin to organize. That’s why Project Slice is today launching a new application that will automatically scan your emails and collect all your purchase information in a single place.
Read More »Cystic fibrosis study pinpoints mutant genes: What’s the payoff for patients?
Johns Hopkins researchers say discovery could help them identify patients at greatest risk - and lead to new treatments
Read More »Donald shoots 64, takes early lead at Wentworth
WENTWORTH, England (AP) -Luke Donald started his bid to become the No. 1 player in the world in style Thursday, overcoming wet and windy conditions to shoot a 7-under 64 and open up a two-stroke clubhouse lead in the first round of the BMW PGA Championship.
Read More »Hypertension in young adults a "sleeping epidemic," scientists say
New study shows hypertension, or high blood pressure, affects 19 percent of people 24 to 32 years of age
Read More »Donald insists he’s world’s best
PGT: He trails Lee Westwood by the slightest of margins for No.
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