Cities

Yet another peer-to-peer service comes up against regulatory hurdles in New York State.

11 | May 17, 2013 3:10am | By Channtal Fleischfresser

BUENOS AIRES -- Argentina's capital just held its 39th Book Fair, the largest in the Spanish speaking world. But largely missing was the item revolutionizing publishing everywhere else: the e-book.

3 | May 17, 2013 3:00am | By Ian Mount

The solar company's plans to roll out an energy storage product marks a shift within the industry to offer more services.

2 | May 16, 2013 9:36am | By Kirsten Korosec

Could excess inventory become a thing of the past? New style startups not only give a boost to emerging designers, but bring unheard-of levels of economy to the fashion business.

May 16, 2013 3:00am | By Laura Shin

The Electric Power Research Institute sees drones as a potentially powerful tool to respond to power outages after big storms.

2 | May 15, 2013 11:09am | By Kirsten Korosec

Will the fast-approaching World Cup give Sao Paulo residents the free public WiFi they have long been promised?

1 | May 15, 2013 4:54am | By Channtal Fleischfresser

MELBOURNE -- Wish someone had taught you how to be confident or how to find a job you love? Melburnians are picking up some life lessons and new skills as part of a trend in "altucation."

4 | May 15, 2013 2:30am | By Lieu Thi Pham

Is it down to age and income, or simply as a means to avoid tax?

1 | May 14, 2013 3:42pm | By Charlie Osborne

Amtrak's most popular route will soon get locomotive upgrades.

5 | May 14, 2013 12:42pm | By Tyler Falk

BARCELONA -- Ear plugs that you can actually hear through. Cubes of silence in the middle of busy squares. Peace from the city racket is coming to a Spanish city near you.

2 | May 13, 2013 3:06am | By Jennifer Riggins

Chinese owned companies are buying up engineering talent in Detroit and may soon ship cars in the United States.

3 | May 12, 2013 8:33pm | By David Worthington

The big glass panels that are built into skyscrapers could soon produce solar power.

2 | May 12, 2013 7:44pm | By David Worthington

If violence is a virus, can you monitor "sufferers" to prevent further infection?

May 11, 2013 9:00am | By Charlie Osborne

And why it's hurting the recycling industry.

54 | May 10, 2013 6:15am | By Tyler Falk

A review of Ticked: A Medical Miracle, a Friendship, and the Weird World of Tourette Syndrome, by James A. Fussell and Jeff P. Matovic

May 10, 2013 3:00am | By Jenna Marotta

As a curator at the Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles, Bennett Simpson helps define contemporary art in America. How has he chosen to use his power?

May 10, 2013 3:00am | By Rachel James

PARIS -- Musical theater from the likes of Rodgers, Hammerstein and Sondheim is seducing Parisians with a little push from one theater's daring director.

May 10, 2013 3:00am | By Bryan Pirolli

Don't go out at night?

2 | May 9, 2013 3:54am | By Mark Halper

HONG KONG -- Leisure farms just outside this gritty city cater to the weekend farmer.

1 | May 9, 2013 3:00am | By Vanessa Ko

The Spanish city of Santander is blanketing streets with wireless sensors to track its every move. But the CEO of a sensor manufacturer says success depends on open data and citizen involvement.

1 | May 9, 2013 3:00am | By Mary Catherine O'Connor