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Business Brains
Archive: 08-2012
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Whole Foods sees food deserts as fertile growth opportunity
The natural foods supermarket chain plans to triple its locations. Underserved urban markets and small cities will be a big part of the strategy.
August 23, 2012, 6:23 AM PDT | By Heather Clancy
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Q&A: Adrian Gardner, CIO, NASA Goddard Flight Center
NASA pursues more powerful ways to deliver data across global networks of scientists and engineers — and even add a Watson-like supercomputer to the International Space Station.
August 23, 2012, 3:00 AM PDT | By Joe McKendrick
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Ubokia, an e-commerce platform where buyers are in control
The platform encourages visitors to declare the product or service they are seeking, so that sellers can adjust their offers accordingly.
August 22, 2012, 5:00 AM PDT | By Heather Clancy
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3D printing, BYOD, private cloud now at peak of ‘Hype Cycle’
Gartner’s annual Hype Cycle shows private cloud, BYOD and 3D printing as the hot technologies of the moment. Areas we’ll hear more about in the near future include quantum computing...
August 21, 2012, 3:17 PM PDT | By Joe McKendrick
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Corporate cyberinsurance coverage rare, but shouldn’t be
Despite the high incidence of data breaches and attacks on business and government computer networks, few companies have invested in coverage to help with the clean-up costs.
August 21, 2012, 4:12 AM PDT | By Heather Clancy
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16 lessons in collaboration, from federal government executives
New study of 305 federal executives finds almost all now seeking greater collaboration outside their agencies, and even outside government, to meet pressing priorities.
August 20, 2012, 2:45 PM PDT | By Joe McKendrick
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Is your company ready for the new European e-waste law?
The United States doesn’t have a federal electronic waste policy, but the one in Europe just got tougher.
August 20, 2012, 8:20 AM PDT | By Heather Clancy
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US government invests $30 million in new 3D printing center
US federal government, along with a regional consortium of businesses, universities and colleges, to invest in 3D printing institute situated in the industrial heartland.
August 17, 2012, 4:07 PM PDT | By Joe McKendrick
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Amazon experiments with package delivery lockers
Won’t be home to sign for your shipment? The online retailer is testing a delivery service that lets customers pick packages up where they want, when they want.
August 17, 2012, 5:17 AM PDT | By Heather Clancy
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DOE awards $8 million for R&D into lightweight vehicles
It may be time to put your corporate fleet on a weight-loss program: Cutting 10 percent in weight could improve fuel economy by 6 percent to 8 percent.
August 16, 2012, 8:26 AM PDT | By Heather Clancy