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Since the elections in November, newly elected Republican governors have been falling over themselves to return federal funding earmarked for high-speed rail.

1. Late yesterday Facebook revealed a surprisingly green core to its computer operation--efficient server and infrastructure designs that consume less energy than comparable data centers, and are 38% more energy efficient and 24% more cost effective than its previous configuration. Better yet, for the ecologically minded, Facebook is making the design of its infrastructure open source to encourage other folks to use it--it's called the Open Compute Project

Americans looking to slim down for summer may soon be cheering "Vive la France" when “The Dukan Diet” makes its American debut on April 19th.  But nutrition experts are already saying "mon dieu" about yet another carb-hating, protein-loving, weight-loss plan.

The State Department has launched a new microblog on Tumblr. We have a few lighthearted suggestions on how our diplomats can enter the world of LOLcats and F**k Yeah fansites

Many entrepreneurs actually refuse to do financial projections beyond the first year, insisting that no one can predict the future. What they might not know is that investors look at projections not merely as predictions, but more as commitments from the founder and his team.

There are hundreds of animals on the IUCN Red List --the definitive list of animals that are threatened with extinction.

Planes, trains, automobiles--and ferries.

Start-ups and small businesses are always looking for ways to sell what they have more effectively. SalesSpider CEO Russell Rothstein knows this, and created a small business social network for early stage and growth companies. SalesSpider is the largest networks of its kind, with over 750,000 members, and a growth rate of 20 to 30,000 users a month

Photograph by Benjamin Lowy Opportunity: After fleeing marriage to a Taliban husband, Samiya Amiri found work--and the beginning of a new life--as a renewable-power engineer.

Like most of us, NASA astronauts have to wake up and get to work--even when they're in space. So NASA is running a contest to select two new wake-up songs for the STS-134 shuttle crew when it's at the International Space Station.

The new/ old CEO is turning the Googleplex topsy-turvy rather quickly.

A few key strategies to make the most of brand monitoring can help your reputation in a big way.

Today, Microsoft launched Bing for the iPad, an app that integrates the company's search experience with Apple's tablet. In essence, it's no different than Google's iPad app: You'll find all the features you'd expect from Bing (search, maps, etc.) optimized for the device's touch-screen interface.

Shai Magzimof had a great idea for an Android app--but he had to serve time in the Israeli Army. A few months ago, Shai Magzimof found himself in the pitch meeting of his life.

A science team has, for the first time, engaged a brain-reading electrode setup to allow a computer's cursor instructions to come from a living, thinking human brain.