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Breaking news from your editors at Fast Company, with updates all day. Motorola Cutting Back On Phones .

That might be a good thing. Here's why.

Soon, you'll be able to use Facebook in your Mercedes-Benz. (You roll in a Benzo, right?) Is Facebook suffering from "mission creep"?

Nicholas Kristof has been writing for The New York Times for more than a quarter century and has appeared on that paper's op-ed page since 2001, often penning articles about the struggles of people in distant parts of the world.

Learn from these entrepreneurs that ditched the office to cut overhead expenses, be closer to family, and enjoy, as one entrepreneur put it, the "10-step commute." Thinking of starting up —but don’t want the daily trek to an office? Home-based businesses, or virtual businesses, provide plenty of advantages, especially if you’re looking to bootstrap your operation. Here’s a look at 11 entrepreneurs that ditched the office to cut overhead expenses, be closer to family, and enjoy, as one entrepreneur put it, the “10-step commute.” Green and Profitable Shel Horowitz Shel Horowitz started his first home-based business in 1981 on the kitchen table of a rental apartment.

Stress can impede your productivity and adversely affect your ability to accomplish your tasks.

Our company is stocked with scientists, but we still can't solve every technical challenge ourselves. Enter the scientific advisory board

As the Netflix CEO launched in the UK and Ireland, he said last year's pricing backlash put the focus back on consumers. How does it feel to go from Wall Street darling to the object of scorn? "It felt bad, that's what you would expect," Netflix CEO Reed Hastings told paidContent as he launched the company in the UK and Ireland

Each year provides a clean slate and a chance to grab market share from competitors. Here are three tasks to get you started.

Nic Adler's blogged, tweeted, and Myspaced his way to keeping The Roxy, his 40-year-old music venue, fresh for its fans. As the social media landscape changes, here's how he's staying on top.

Pandora's Tim Westergren says licensing fees eat up a massive chunk of cash. SoundExchange's Michael Huppe says artists deserve it

Joe Hill never planned to be an entrepreneur. But once he stumbled upon a great iPad app idea for his kids, he didn't look back.

It's that time of year again. What seems to be another chore to you is hugely important to your employees -- so don't blow it. Let me guess: You give your employees annual performance evaluations.

Here are 5 reasons your city makes a big difference to the success of your business. We all hear about the critical role that businesses play in the competitiveness and economic growth of our cities.