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Remote monitoring and other forms of "telehealth" are increasingly shown to be effective. Several recent studies reveal progress and greater interest in telehealth, according to reports.

CoolPlanet Biofuels, a startup that churns out biofuel from cellulosic waste (think plant waste and woodchips) just snagged an undisclosed amount of cash from Google Ventures in its Series B round of funding. This comes after an $8 million funding round last year, which included GE and North Bridge Venture Partners. Out of all the biofuel players in the market, why is CoolPlanet getting so much attention

Today, Most Innovative Company Zynga announced the talent acquisition of Massachusetts-based game developer Floodgate Entertainment. Floodgate's six-person team, known mostly for co-developing mobile and PC titles, will be absorbed by Zynga's Boston offices. The acquisition marks Zynga's tenth and 10 months--previous acquisitions ranged from XPD in Beijing to Bonfire Studios in Dallas to Dextrose AG in Frankfurt

The eco-friendly hybrid scooter recently passed a regulatory hurdle in the EU--the first vehicle of its kind to do so. This scooter from Suzuki, the Suzuki Burgman Fuel-Cell Scooter, recently revved closer to the showroom floor

Frank Gruber, CEO and Co-founder of Tech Cocktail, and Travis Kalanick, a longtime Silicon Valley entrepreneur who runs online car service Uber--and is a Groupon client--responds to the company's presentation at SXSW, taking the opportunity to call them out for shoddy service.

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If the recent events in Japan were a movie, we'd say that the plot was too outlandishly catastrophic to be true--first an earthquake, then a tsunami, then a nuclear accident. Watching footage of entire neighborhoods being shoveled inland by roiling water, and knowing that those buildings and vehicles contained people, was horrifying.But while the citizens of Japan continue to struggle with their own personal hell, many

As Japanese military struggles to cool overheating fuel rods at the country’s damaged nuclear plant, some suggest a full meltdown might actually be happening somewhere else--in the corporate suites of Tokyo Electric Power Co. Tepco, as it’s known, is a for-profit utility that owns the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station and other plants and provides almost 35% of Japan’s electricity ( pdf ). And in the wake of the earthquake and tsunami that brought the country to nuclear crisis, the organization is turning into a lighting rod of political criticism.

When you hear the name Earvin "Magic" Johnson, Jr., the first thing that comes to mind is basketball. Yes Johnson is a former point guard for the Los Angeles Lakers with five NBA championships, three MVP awards and an Olympic gold medal

We've seen conflicting data concerning the role of mobile media in our lives.

By the end of this year, around a billion people across the globe will be mobile workers, according to IDC, a global market research firm. As virtual work becomes more accessible to small businesses on a tighter budget, some CEOs and entrepreneurs are beginning to recognize that a virtual sales force not only can cuts down on costs, but can also add a competitive advantage for the company. "As organizations become more geographically distributed, they're going to try to access the best talent wherever they may be," says Richard Lepsinger President of OnPoint Consulting, a virtual consulting company based in New York, and co-author of Virtual Team Success: A Practical Guide for Working and Leading from a Distance

Earthquakes, fires, mold, asbestos, employee hacker—there's any number of calamities that can shutter the doors of your business. When disasters happen—man-made or natural—you want to be able to rebuild when the time comes.

Each day, Inc.'s reporters scour the Web for the most important and interesting news to entrepreneurs. Here's what we found today.

Former Chairman of the Federal Reserve, Alan Greenspan, once said that if he had access to a better understanding of psychology , "I could forecast the economy better than anyone I know." In other words, behind all fancy financial models lies an assumption about how people behave. Humans are not walking calculators, we're often impulsive, lazy, biased, and terrible at math . As such, the New York Times paywall hail merry must make it through some key psychological barriers: a territorial grip on once-promised free information, our lazy preference to avoid tough decisions, and flawed memories of how much we actually use a product.

On March 30, Howard Schultz will be speaking to Inc. magazine's Business Owners Counci l about his new book, "Onward: How Starbucks Fought for Its Life without Losing Its Soul." In this new book, Schultz chronicles his experiences re-invigorating Starbucks after stepping back part-time and seeing the brand take some hits.