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Face it: There are days when being an entrepreneur sucks. Here are a few simple steps to getting your mojo back. No matter what you do for a living , the key to success is superlative performance, day after day after day.
Read More »Can Science Halt Hurricanes?
As another active hurricane season in the Atlantic winds down, some atmospheric scientists say they have the tools to stop or slow the powerful storms. Their efforts, however, are hampered by a lack of funding and tricky legal issues. Until recently, the U.S.
Read More »Are Apps Evolving From Useful To Universal? [Video]
What apps do you actually use? Sure I have over 100 apps downloaded on my phone.
Read More »80 Million Links A Day Don’t Lie: How Bitly Reveals The Web And The World
You might think of Bitly simply as a service that shortens links for your Twitter feed.
Read More »Moixa Wants To Replace Wasteful Power Supply Bricks With Smart, Solar Chargers
A new system that combines solar power, a smart use-anticipating hub, and DC power transmission is a cleaner and cheaper way to charge that increasing pile of mobile gadgets we're all collecting.
Read More »9 Etiquette Rules That the Boss Shouldn’t Break
From the office Christmas party to friending employees on social media, here are nine new and old etiquette rules you need to commit to memory. In that corner office, you’ll find yourself balancing concerns about payroll and the supply chain with concerns about being liked by your employees and customers
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Read More »Where Hurricane Irene Really Wreaked Havoc
Irene may not have lived up to expectations where the cameras were, but its impact is still being felt farther inland, where the real damage was. A report from the floods. Despite numerous predictions to the contrary, Hurricane Irene didn't blow North Carolina's Outer Banks to pieces or push a deadly storm surge through the streets of Baltimore.
Read More »The Tricky Technique Behind Danny MacAskill’s "Industrial Revolutions"
Director Stu Thomson breaks down the latest bit of insanity from Danny MacAskill. When it comes to must-see virtuosity in Internet video, pornographers, VFX wizards, and even box-loving cats have nothing versus a man and his bike. At least when it's the street trials rider Danny MacAskill, who has appeared in a series of videos literally bouncing off walls, hopping across rooftops, and generally doing things that human bodies and bikes just weren’t meant to do.
Read More »Can Hurricanes Be Controlled?
Everyone likes to talk about the weather, and maybe someone could do something about it someday. [More]
Read More »Top seed falls in 1st round of US Amateur
Bobby Leopold has beaten No.
Read More »El Nino Found to Drive Tropical Civil Wars
In 1957, civil war broke out in then Burma (now Myanmar) and Oman.
Read More »UK Govt. To Meet Social Networks Over Riots, Google’s Nexus Prime Head-To-Head With iPhone, RIM Plans Its Own Music Streaming
This and more important news from your Fast Company editors, with updates all day. UK Goverment Summons Social Networks For Riot Talks . Next Thursday the Home Office will hold a meeting with the top social networks to discuss the recent nationwide riots.
Read More »Toyota’s New Steering Wheel Knows If You’re Having A Heart Attack
With a built-in ECG, the new wheel could stop the cars of people under distress, and also serve as a mini-checkup every time you turn the keys. Hypochondriacs, rejoice.
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