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The Supreme Court this week sided with employees, ruling that workers can still sue if they suffer retaliation after making an oral, rather than written, complaint. The ruling makes it even more important for companies to investigate all complaints of workplace discrimination or harassment, even if they seem informal

BYD is an automotive company in name only for most Americans. That's because the Warren Buffett-backed Chinese company, named one of our Most Innovative Companies in China , has yet to sell any of its much-hyped electric vehicles--or any of its vehicles, for that matter--in North America (the company sells a gas-powered car in China).

1. Kodak may (or may not) be a fading name associated with photography, but no matter how much its core business is slipping away, it's not dead yet--and if a dispute over patents with Apple and RIM concerning mobile digital photography is anything to go by, it'll be around for a while. That's because the royalties Kodak may be due could total over $1 billion

The way we communicate in the work place has drastically changed. Much of our communication happens via email, instant message, and even Twitter updates

Tracy Brown, CEO and founder of Evil Genius Designs , doesn’t profile as the standard entrepreneur type.

Picture an old-fashioned covered wagon . Now, imagine your job is to pull that wagon. The wagon carries all of the concerns and goals of your business; understandably, this is a pretty heavy wagon, so you consider finding someone to help you pull it.

Investors and cleantech entrepreneurs alike should take note of this pie chart from OnGreen , a just-launched online marketplace for cleantech startups seeking funds. The information is gleaned from OnGreen's beta site, which already has 350 companies seeking $1.9 billion in capital ($142 million is sought by companies that already have funding).

Recent moves by two of the biggest names in tech may be shedding light on their plans for digitally connected televisions.

The U.S. Trade Representative's Office has listed China's leading search engine Baidu as a key member on its list of global counterfeit-assisting services

Remember the swine flu?

I was setting up my trade-show booth when the exhibitor beside me—a young guy about my age at the time—started a conversation with me. Seeing me wrestle with the various poles and staging needed to erect my booth, he came over to help. Small talk aside, he started quizzing me about my little marketing company.

We continue our examination of the business book The Rise of the Creative Class with an interview of author Richard Florida. How did the book come about and where is the creative class congregating today? What was the impetus for you to write The Rise of the Creative Class?

Mining clues from Jack Dorsey's inner life, just as he seems poised to return in a larger capacity to the company he founded, Twitter. Several

I spent 20 minutes at lunch playing with a cool new iPhone app called Color , which automatically shares photos you've taken on your phone with other people who are close by. What's the point of this?

We believe NFC is the next big thing in digital comms, but some of the applications it'll be used for are hard to imagine. This makes the upcoming PIAS Nites music festival in Brussels all the more interesting, as attendees will be able to use it to make Facebook friends, play games and a ton of other stuff. Around 10,000 people at the event in Belgium will be guinea pigs in a very large scale and focused trial of NFC technology that may not have been attempted before.