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Urinalysis by smartphone
You smartphone could soon determine how healthy you are by analyzing your liquid output.
February 27, 2013 8:49pm |
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Slow U.S. growth, zero immigration hurt remittances to Mexico
MEXICO CITY -- Many Mexican families depend on cash from relatives working in the U.S. Could a drop in immigration hurt the Mexican economy?
4 | February 27, 2013 3:00am |
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UN harnesses mobile technology for the global good
Will young people in developing nations share data about social conditions in exchange for access to free music?
1 | February 25, 2013 3:00am |
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Fancy a trip to Mars? Just wait until 2018
For Dennis Tito, being the first private citizen in space isn't enough -- Mars is next on his calendar.
2 | February 22, 2013 6:23am |
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4 lessons learned from a real-world employee entrepreneurship experience
'In corporations, there is no magic innovation leprechaun at the end of the rainbow that turns unsolicited suggestions into pots of gold.'
February 21, 2013 9:25am |
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America's immigration, innovation problem
The United States is training highly-skilled workers, but out-of-date immigration policy means they don't stay. And other countries are glad to welcome them.
6 | February 20, 2013 5:09am |
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Pozible gives rise to Australian crowdfunding
MELBOURNE -- In 2013, crowdfunding platform Pozible will keep its focus local to help Australian projects compete in the global market.
February 20, 2013 1:56am |
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Health firm secures $1m grant to study the impacts of fracking, natural gas drilling
A health company based in Pennsylvania says that it has been granted $1 million to investigate the potential health problems related to natural gas drilling.
1 | February 19, 2013 9:06am |
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Disruptor | Jim Rogers, Investor
In the 19th century, Horace Greeley advised men to head west. Jim Rogers' response? "Go East, young woman."
3 | February 19, 2013 3:00am |
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Why the Spanish aren't entrepreneurs
BARCELONA -- And why the Spanish youth aren't either. After all, 60 percent of those 30 and under are unemployed. Maybe it's just not in the Spanish blood.
80 | February 18, 2013 3:04am |
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High-tech job training, one employer at a time
The state of Texas chips in to help a cloud computing company expand its skilled workforce.
2 | February 17, 2013 7:56am |
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Businesses are flush with cash, but aren't putting it into training
Accenture report finds half of all workers fear they do not have the adequate skills to perform their current jobs, and say their employers aren't doing anything to help.
13 | February 13, 2013 8:11pm |
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The future of construction: Meet BIM (or else)
As more architects and builders embrace the benefits of building information modeling, the days of old-fashioned CAD and marked-up drawings are numbered.
6 | February 13, 2013 3:00am |
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Technology can help transform Africa's society
How will Africa leapfrog other continents, technologically? IBM Senegal country general manager Mamadou Ndiaye explains how.
Sponsored | February 12, 2013 11:56am |
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Microfinance turns Bihar prostitutes into businesswomen
BIHAR -- How a bank loan could end generations of prostitution in an Indian town.
1 | February 11, 2013 12:00am |
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In Buenos Aires, art icon Marta Minujin 'marries' art on 70th birthday
BUENOS AIRES -- As she enters her eighth decade, art world icon and Warhol pal Marta Minujin marries art, plans her death, and explains why art isn't what it used to be.
February 8, 2013 3:00am |
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School board asserts it owns copyrights to all students' work
Under a proposal by the Prince George's County Board of Education, the school system will take ownership of all work done by the school system's staff and students.
85 | February 7, 2013 4:00am |
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What are the top ten most innovative countries?
The United States, South Korea and Japan are known for inventions and innovation, but where do other countries worldwide fit in?
3 | February 4, 2013 6:15am |
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Career opportunities dry up after age of 50? Don't bet on it
While today's economy is harsh, it also is opening up many new opportunities.
31 | February 4, 2013 4:00am |
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Q&A: Andy Puddicombe, Headspace co-founder, on market-friendly meditation
Former Buddhist monk Andy Puddicombe seeks to turn meditation into a corporate productivity hack.
1 | February 1, 2013 1:58am |
