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Photograph by Douglas Sonders Alec Ross Senior Adviser for Innovation, Office of the Secretary of State Washington, D.C. Ross, 39, heads the State Department’s initiative to work with technologists in the private sector. "WE HAVE TO LEVERAGE technology in service of our diplomatic and development goals.

There's growing social and legal momentum behind the "do not track" initiative to protect online privacy, but now some of the biggest names in tech are opposing the legislation, hinting that job losses and profit cuts could be the result. Are they being totally honest

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Social media analysis firm Crimson Hexagon sifts the data to reveal a nuanced emotional reaction to the historic day. Nearly 50% of us responded to the news with fear, humor, or reflection. From Crimson Hexagon, the social media analysis firm that dispelled the myth of the Verizon iPhone exodus and Sharon Angle's 2010 Senate sweep , comes a truer-to-life snapshot of the world's reaction to Osama Bin Laden's death

Welcome to a world where you no longer need an Internet connection to check email. But is this truly a miracle? At long last! You can now search your Gmail, Google Docs, a Contacts without an Internet connection.

1. According to an AT&T insider , Apple has officially notified the huge U.S. cell phone carrier that there will be no iPhone update in June or July.

The car giant doesn't see an EV in every driveway--yet. Last week, BMW upset electric vehicle lovers everywhere when Jim O'Donnell, the company's North American chairman and CEO, said that EVs won't work at their current battery range for at least 90% of the population--and that the U.S. government should end the $7,500 EV tax credit.

A three-month tax amnesty program in Washington state is causing buzz today, after Governor Christine Gregoire announced the program collected a staggering $321 million, nearly double the amount expected. "It is cash on hand

In this excerpt from his new book, Fixing the Game author Roger L. Martin examines what the NFL can teach the business world about managing expectations and how CEOs are rigging the game. Few people conceive of the world of business in terms of real and expectations markets

High note: The Voice Project’s long chain of covers began with a women’s choir in Uganda’s Gulu region. | Photograph courtesy of The Voice Project. A network of rock stars fuels the Voice Project and benefits the women of Uganda.

How can companies transform to fit the new business landscape? How can companies even realize they need to change?

We continue our examination of the business book Reengineering the Corporation with an interview of author James Champy. Why does he think the book was successful, and how has the business world been seduced by the latest strategy du jour? What was the impetus for you to write Reengineering the Corporation

As long as the government is determined to get all Big Brother on making sure food stamp recipients use their subsidies wisely, we have some suggestions for products that shouldn't be covered. The number of Americans receiving food stamps from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) has ballooned in the past five years--from 26 million people in 2007 to more than 44 million people today, according to the latest numbers

Foxconn, most famous as Apple's China-based manufacturer, has set out a stringent list of demands for Brazil to meet before it builds a $12 billion plant there. Rumors swirled for long while that Foxconn, also known as Hon Hai, was considering expanding its existing local business and opening a multi-billion dollar manufacturing facility in Brazil, with firmer data emerging only earlier this year