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In the wake of the superstorm, the auto industry assesses the damage.

November 13, 2012 3:10am | By Channtal Fleischfresser

"The Morning Briefing" is SmartPlanet's daily roundup of must-reads from the web. This morning we're reading about small businesses and exportation.

1 | November 13, 2012 1:11am | By Charlie Osborne

Students and graduates from Stanford's d.school created SparkTruck to teach kids how to brainstorm, prototype and create. Then they drove it 15,000 miles to see if it worked.

1 | November 12, 2012 2:47am | By Molly Petrilla

Robert Ivy, CEO of the American Institute of Architects, says architects are focusing more on public health and resilience -- and interdisciplinary collaboration.

November 8, 2012 8:34am | By Reena Jana

Chinese automaker BYD is trying a new tactic to bump up sales of its electric vehicles.

2 | November 8, 2012 3:00am | By Channtal Fleischfresser

As the child of refugee parents in Germany, Van Bo Le-Mentzel always walked to the beat of a different drum. As an adult, he's rethinking everything.

1 | November 1, 2012 1:11pm | By Shannon Smith

Growth has returned to the Taiwanese economy in Q3 as electronic importation increased, but worries remain over full-year results.

October 31, 2012 7:23am | By Charlie Osborne

"The Morning Briefing" is SmartPlanet's daily roundup of must-reads from the web. This morning we're reading about 4G networks.

October 30, 2012 12:22am | By Charlie Osborne

Even with China's economic rise, the world is still learning and speaking English for business.

2 | October 28, 2012 8:58pm | By Sun Joo Kim

And that's not a good thing.

15 | October 28, 2012 7:28am | By Tyler Falk

Will Beijing's drastic plan to reduce car use work?

3 | October 26, 2012 6:25am | By Tyler Falk

BrightSource Energy had a tough year. But that hasn't stopped the solar thermal power company from raking in capital and setting its sights on international markets.

October 25, 2012 1:12pm | By Kirsten Korosec

Better data -- on students, learning disabilities, school district resources and more -- is helping architects create better schools, says SmartPlanet's Chris Sullivan.

1 | October 25, 2012 4:15am | By Chris Sullivan

Proponents of government-funded scientific research in the U.S. are alarmed that existing budget limits impinge on U.S. scientific process, and worried about the possibility of harsher reductions...

14 | October 24, 2012 7:42pm | By David Worthington

Google Ventures stood apart from its investing brethren in the third quarter, putting capital into more startups, and early-stage ones, at that.

1 | October 22, 2012 4:39pm | By Kirsten Korosec

In which U.S. sectors are Chinese businesses investing the most?

October 22, 2012 10:30am | By Tyler Falk

The 2008 financial meltdown triggered a global recession - from Manhattan to villages in Africa. McDonalds Corporation has managed to remain on top of the business cycle with some clever product...

1 | October 19, 2012 6:27pm | By David Worthington

As economic ties deepen, thousands of students in the United States are learning Mandarin Chinese through a Chinese government program that's intended to improve its image overseas.

4 | October 18, 2012 9:31pm | By David Worthington

Quadski, a long-hyped amphibious vehicle, is scheduled to hit the market before the end of the year.

8 | October 17, 2012 4:40am | By Tuan C. Nguyen

It's no excuse, country tells French nuclear company Areva following Al Qaeda activity. The uranium business ain't what it used to be.

3 | October 17, 2012 3:26am | By Mark Halper