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A Massachusetts physics graduate student and former alt-rock drummer was arrested for planning a terrorist attack on the Pentagon and on the Capitol. But unlike most wannabe terrorists, Rezwan Ferdaus appears to have actually understood how to make bombs. An American graduate student working on a physics MA was arrested yesterday after authorities discovered he was planning to attack the Capitol and Pentagon with explosives-laden drone aircraft.

Stockbox, a new Seattle startup that was recently funded on Kickstarter, is bringing fresh food to a place where it takes 45 minutes to get to the nearest grocery store. According to the USDA , 23 million Americans live in “ food deserts ”--areas without ready access to fresh, affordable, and healthy food.

When environmentalists think about what our future might look like, the predictions are often grim and hopeless; even under the best circumstances, they seem to say, we're still screwed. But what if, by some miracle of human ingenuity, the dire predictions don't pan out and we learn how to efficiently manage our resources?

Take a deeper look at how Walmart plans to leverage the social data and connections of its massive customer base through its @WalmartLabs. Don’t know what to get your co-worker this Christmas? If all goes well at @WalmartLabs, Walmart may be able to suggest exactly what you and he and the neighbors and friends you both share are into.

To compliment your online shopping, you can now download a toolbar that rates your purchases on health and environmental impact. Thinking of switching toothpastes?

America's trucks burn an enormous percentage of our total fuel, but their efficiency hasn't improved in years. But new, simple additions to a truck's body can have impressive effects on fuel economy

Many have threatened to leave Netflix. But do they have anywhere to go? Supposed "Netflix killers" in the space are going after its customers--even if they offer very different services, and in certain instances, more expensive prices.

Nintendo Games On iPhones?

Running a business should earn you an honorary degree given all you will learn, says Brian Hamilton, the co-founder and CEO of Sageworks. We live and we learn

This and more important news from your Fast Company editors, with updates all day. China's Got A Self-Driving Car Too . China's been quietly developing its own near-production-grade fully autonomous car--something akin to Google's amazing effort --for some time, and just the other day they gave it a fully fledged test.

Turntable.fm heats up, American unemployment rates, Foursquare rolls out new daily deals, and more. A music start-up generates massive feedback. The New York Times takes a look at Turntable.fm, a hot start-up that's used the power of exclusivity to attract hordes of D.J.-ing users

Square promises to put an end to the headaches of traditional purchases: having to fumble with your wallet, exchange and swipe the credit card, wait for a paper receipt. But someone still needs to convince merchants.

Money Matters Jason Fried's article about making money [" How I Got Good at Making Money ," March] sparked a lively discussion on Inc.com.

For some businesses, social impact can be measured by the size of the checks they write. For others, the mission is woven directly into the business. The Classic Example Founded in 1988, Seventh Generation started as a mail-order company for green household products

It's possible to subsist almost entirely on items found in Walmart (you can even buy tents if you don't have a home), but there's one product found in a quarter of all American households that most Walmarts don't stock: guns. Until now. Walmart is returning the gun counter to a big chunk of its stores.