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How I Perfected the Hi-Tech Bed

Eugene Alletto founded Inc. 5000 Applicant of the Week, bedgear, to create performance bedding made with moisture wicking fabric that regulates body temperature. As applications for the 2012 Inc

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Uniting against Neglected Tropical Diseases

LONDON, United Kingdom Bill Gates, the world’s leading 13 pharmaceutical companies, governments and global organisations have announced unprecedented funding and support to eliminate and control 10 neglected tropical diseases (NTD) by 2020. More than US $785 million will be donated to control or eliminate these infections that affect around 1.4 billion people in 149 endemic countries

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Scientists Make "God Particle" Announcement, Brazil Gets iTunes Upgrade, Google Maps Street View Explores Post-Tsunami Japan

Breaking news from your editors at Fast Company, with updates all day. Opposing SOPA, Wikipedia Considers Blackout . As a message to legislators who'll vote on the Stop Online Privacy Act (SOPA) in the next few days, Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales has threatened to blank out the pages of Wikipedia

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Coca-Cola, Nexus Interactive Arts Unveil Digital Waterfall In Ecuador

The soft drink giant teams up with a top production studio to create an immersive experience so vivid you can practically taste it. Cascada means waterfall. But there's not a drop of H2O falling on visitors to the Cascada exhibit in Quito, Ecuador.

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Tcho Tcho’s Digital Mobile Wallets Are Boosting Haiti’s Economy

With its banking and financial infrastructure still in tatters, a new mobile service that allows Haitians to make and receive payments via text message is taking off and allowing commerce to flourish. Last year, Haiti suffered a catastrophic earthquake that caused widespread devastation--a tragedy that puts yesterday's quake, which sent shockwaves of worry up and down the East Coast despite little damage, into stark perspective. The impoverished country is still recovering--but slowly, as several reports have indicated

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Gary Hoover: Business Around the World

Gary Hoover is an entrepreneur, writer, speaker and educator. He is the founder of BOOKSTOP and Hoovers, Inc. This is part two of my article series with Gary

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The Possibilities of Mexico

Gary Hoover is an entrepreneur, writer, speaker and educator. He is the founder of BOOKSTOP and Hoovers, Inc. Below, Gary explains why he believes that Mexico is vital to the future of the U.S.

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Insanely Simple Tablet Publishing

Jason Baptiste is nothing if not confident . "We're sitting between two huge shifts," he told the audience at TechStars's Demo Day on April 11. "The shift in the media industry from print to digital, and the shift in the entire computing industry from point-and-click to touch-enabled devices

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Can Matt Damon Bring Clean Water To Africa?

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.

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5 Tips for Hiring a Translator

Finding a professional translator who is truly skilled can be a daunting task. Here are five great tips to help you find a qualified linguist for the job

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