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"I don't think of it as mobile location, I think of it as a content problem. How can you get access to all the information that helps you point that consumer in the right direction?" says Yelp CEO Jeremy Stoppelman

Here comes the next generation of innovators revolutionizing batteries. Maria Strømme was on the research team that developed a battery using algae. Photo by Christian Aslund Maria Strømme Professor of Nanotechnology Upsalla University, Upsalla, Sweden Strømme, 41, was on the research team that developed a battery using algae

(Hint: You're already doing it just by reading this.) Here's a novel way to increase productivity: Try browsing the Internet.

This and more important news from your Fast Company editors, with updates all day. UK Goverment Summons Social Networks For Riot Talks . Next Thursday the Home Office will hold a meeting with the top social networks to discuss the recent nationwide riots.

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Only a month on the market, and the device that HP said would give Android and Apple a run for its money is already finished. Rumors were confirmed today that HP will discontinue its TouchPad tablet as well its WebOS phones. Reports indicate the company plans to instead focus on software and services, while distancing itself from hardware--HP may spin off its personal-computer business and acquire enterprise software company Autonomy for $10 billion.

Living in a city can be easy without a car: Just take the bus or train.

Last week, BART blocked mobile phone services for several hours to disperse a demonstration they claimed was going to turn violent. Was it legal? The FCC is now asking

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Entrepreneurs who launch companies don't always stay in charge. Etsy founder Rob Kalin was replaced in July, and nine other examples. Rob Kalin is perhaps one of the few start-up founders to be replaced not once, but twice in his tenure as CEO

Having trouble bringing your big idea to fruition? Scott Belsky explains how to revitalize a project that has plateaued

A new process for converting plants to oil can use plants that we don't also want for food, opening up new possibilities for a future where the fields with amber waves are what power our cars. When Texas prospectors first hit oil gushers atop Spindletop Hill in 1901, it seemed like the Oil Age would go on forever.

Using strangers for rides has yet to catch on in most places, but a bad economy and high gas prices can make almost anything palatable.

Delta Airlines has deployed 22 iPads into its global pilot workforce, as a preliminary trial of the iPad's ability to act as an electronic flight bag. They're not the first to do so, with American Airlines bagging that title after they gained FAA approval back in 2010, but Delta's move points to a growing trend among fliers--if you're job or pastime involves gliding through the air, then the iPad is about to revolutionize the experience

In this Q&A with Inc.com, SBA chief Karen Mills talks about loan levels, a $1 billion injection of capital in small business--and numbers-centric leadership. As head of the U.S. Small Business Administration, Karen Mills focuses on fueling the economy through small business growth.