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The one car that can interact with the company's innovative battery change stations isn't even out yet. But Better Place is adding more markets as it strives to become a global electric vehicle infrastructure company.

The end of the Space Shuttle era is slightly depressing. NASA won't be flying its own astronauts into space for a while, either, putting a further damper on the good PR that comes from the visually and intellectually stimulating space program, which encourages students of engineering and science.

As Cannes judges shortlist their Lions, we talk with creatives about the key decisions that helped them transform their visions into award-worthy campaigns. Here's how Deutsch L.A. EVP/Group Creative Director Michael Kadin used a Super Bowl spot for Volkswagen to create a great disturbance in The Force.

Discovery Communications' newest web venture , Curiosity.com , launched today. If you've got a question, tap it into Curiosity's search box. If one of Discovery's numerous properties has answered it in the past, you'll get those results

One of the best things about the Aspen Food & Wine Fest is The Grand Tasting: three tents filled with kitchenware suppliers, restaurant reps, and most of all, dozens and dozens of winemakers offering samples of their product. The famous and non-famous alike milled about, stopping at whatever booth struck their fancies, whether it was snagging an autograph from The French Laundry's Thomas Keller during his book signing, or savoring a taste of $3,700 a bottle port at the Premium Port Wines station. The only problem is with so much choice, how does a girl whittle down her tasting options?

Newly laid off, the five friends are recruited to participate in a mysterious business contest with a $500k prize. Newly laid off, Jack, Aaron, Derek, Olivia, and Bryn are recruited to participate in a mysterious business contest with a $500k prize.

The inside story of Matt Damon's bold yet sane plan to use his celebrity and smarts to help attack one of the globe's great crises. Matt Damon, water warrior.

Flying Paris to Tokyo in less time than it takes to watch two movies, with barely a wisp of exhaust?

On Wednesday, June 22, I have the privilege of interviewing Steve Forbes, former Republican presidential hopeful, in front of an audience of the Greater New York business community at the Lighthouse Theater. This event is part of our "Mind of the Entrepreneur" series, sponsored by Rothstein Kass

The British Library is making 250,000 texts available through Google's Books system, which is an admirable way to make historic books useful to the world again. Could this actually help shape the future of publishing? Last week the British Library was lauded for its impressive (and graphically extremely polished) effort at bringing 60,000 digital copies of historic books to the general public as a free iPad app.

The Hippo Roller has made life easier for thousands of water-starved people--but it's very expensive. The WaterWheel--designed to solve the water crisis in India--is the next generation of wheeled water carriers. Not everyone can just turn on the tap to access clean water; in the developing world, women regularly carry five-gallon, 42-pound buckets of water on their heads.

“The goal,” says Paul Brinkley, a former technology executive and now Deputy Under Secretary of Defense, “is to create an indigenous economy in Afghanistan that gives the Afghans hope, creates employment opportunities for young people, and discourages association with the radicals.” When you think of Afghanistan, what’s the first thing that comes to mind? War?

A new school for 30 under-30 marketers opens at the Cannes Lions festival. But can creativity be taught in a week? The Cannes Lions was once an event solely for advertising creatives

As a business owner you may be a great salesperson but a lousy sales manager. So remove yourself from the equation by hiring a self-directed salesperson.

Cal-Adapt, the company's new handy climate-change-impact visualizer, makes it easy to understand the specific effects of climate change on where you live (though you may have to move--your neighborhood might be underwater soon). For the average person, data about climate change can be hard to come by.