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While much of the rest of the world undergoes an incredible surge in urbanization, certain cities in the U.S. [More]

Apple's fifth iPhone is expected to debut later this month, barely four years after its original model redefined the word smartphone. Here, we trace the burgeoning iPhone empire. Numerology: iDomination

Two New York fashionistas launch their fashion house Jolie & Elizabeth in New Orleans and lead the charge of bringing fashion back to the Garden District. When Jolie Bensen , 27, graduated from LSU in 2006 with a degree in apparel design, she had big dreams of leaving her native New Orleans behind and making her mark on the fashion industry in New York. And that's exactly how things began to play out

When Jane McGonigal suffered a traumatic brain injury in 2009, she created a game, SuperBetter, to help herself heal. Today, she unveiled a new platform, SuperBetter, to help others cure what ails, from obesity to a broken leg to addiction. Deeply impacted by a traumatic brain injury in 2009, and struggling with traditional therapy, Jane McGonigal created a game--SuperBetter--to help heal herself

iPhone 5 Release Date A source inside Apple has indicated to Fast Company that the iPhone 5 launch event may be in the week of the September 19th, or possibly the 26th--giving a short period for pre-orders before the device is launched in multiple countries at once on a date in the first week of October (a rumor that's increasingly been believable). Speculation about the release date has reached fever pitch, and Deutsche Telecom has taken the extraordinary step of announcing a pre-order service without having official confirmation of the delivery date to give to its customers

"The Center" will be a city for 350,000, but none will live there. Instead, it will be used to see how the innovations that will power cities of the future will run in the real world.

A new, safer model of skyscraper rises from the site of the attack. Photo by Ofer Wolberger The offices here at Fast Company enjoy a most remarkable view. From our aerie on the 29th floor of 7 World Trade Center, we look out over the New York harbor, Ellis Island, the Statue of Liberty, and the occasional jetliner floating down the Hudson.

Kim Kardashian knows how to stay on message, to amplify that message through partners, and to make everything look beautiful. Here are 10 lessons from her communications juggernaut that managers should adopt to make their initiatives succeed

The Gates Foundation is bringing stronger, hardier versions of staple crops to the developing world. Do the good motives outweigh the issues with GM food

The company is now the biggest name in microlending. Watch its meteoric rise, from sending just a few loans to one African entrepreneur to moving hundreds of millions of dollars of capital around the world

A Belgian company is working on removing the raw materials from dumps, making both energy and building materials out of them, and then redeveloping the land. About 50 miles east of Brussels, next to an old coal mine, lies a festering stinkhole that few people ever visit, and most people would rather forget about. Dating from the 1960s, the Remo Milieubeheer landfill at Houthalen-Hechteren is a typical dump full of industrial waste and household garbage--16.5 million tons of it in all

From LEGOs to Japanese noodles, companies are letting users control their brand--and grow it.

Author and Detroit native Josh Linkner shares poignant lessons in spurring change from the unfinished story of Motor City's slump and comeback. The City of Detroit has had more ups and downs than the most pampered celebrity divas.

My mind is buzzing with thoughts of a book I just finished reading: The Intelligent Entrepreneur by Bill Murphy, Jr.

Researching and booking a vacation has become such a hassle that you need to book a second vacation just to recover from it. Wanderfly aims to change all that