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Where Google Ventures is Putting Its Money
Google Ventures stood apart from its investing brethren in the third quarter, putting capital into more startups, and early-stage ones, at that.
October 22, 2012 4:39pm |
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Try a 'stop-doing' list to increase productivity
Trying to do too much? A "stop-doing" list might be the answer.
October 22, 2012 2:40pm |
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New York City puts $1 billion of investments on fast track
NYC is accelerating the pace of infrastructure projects to save taxpayers money.
October 22, 2012 1:11pm |
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Wikipedia edit-a-thon to redress gender bias in science
Editors gathered last week to write overlooked women into the history of science. The online encyclopedia is the 6th most visited site worldwide, yet women editors comprise less than 15 percent.
October 22, 2012 11:39am |
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Record investments by Chinese firms in U.S. projects
In which U.S. sectors are Chinese businesses investing the most?
October 22, 2012 10:30am |
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In San Francisco, the high price of proximity
San Francisco's housing market is pricing out the people that high-tech firms need. What can be done? The city reconsiders how small units can legally be.
October 22, 2012 10:17am |
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Italy's electric bike boom
High gas prices and congested cities are leading to the rising popularity of e-bikes in Italy.
October 22, 2012 8:48am |
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Corporate perks that save time (not just money)
Would you be more productive if your company cooked dinner, did your laundry and ferried your kids to school? The new corporate perk hits home.
October 22, 2012 8:23am |
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TSA removing controversial body scanners
But not for the reasons you think.
October 22, 2012 7:45am |
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Does globalization equal liberalization? In China, perhaps
China's transition in political leadership shows a nation divided between reform and retrenching. Can it continue authoritarianism in a globalized economy?
October 22, 2012 7:34am |
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In pursuit of the perfect gift
San Francisco-based startup Wantful wants to help choose your holiday gifts (so you don't have to).
October 22, 2012 6:01am |
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Is electric car "range anxiety" worse for hybrid or all-electric drivers?
New research looks at trends from drivers of hybrid and all-electric cars.
9 | October 22, 2012 5:56am |
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BAE 155mm long range missile launch a success
BAE Systems has successfully completed a series of gun fire tests on a long-range missile.
1 | October 22, 2012 5:30am |
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Navy gets another hypersonic railgun, fires test shots
The Navy has moved closer to a combat-ready futuristic weapon after the successful test firing of an "Advanced Containment Launcher."
2 | October 22, 2012 4:40am |
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Outsmarting red-light traffic cameras
An enterprising driver has found a way to get around those pesky red-light traffic cameras and the exorbitant fines they can result in.
41 | October 22, 2012 3:00am |
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Q&A: Kim Cobb, climatologist at Georgia Tech
Climatologist Kim Cobb is working to build better climate forecasts.
6 | October 22, 2012 3:00am |
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The 'spy-free' app you can use to stop surveillance
A new "surveillance proof" application aims to make encryption easy for the general public and businesses alike.
October 22, 2012 12:30am |
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India's poor most vulnerable to rapid biodiversity loss
HYDERABAD -- India walks a tightrope between development and conservation.
1 | October 22, 2012 12:00am |
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The Morning Briefing: Economic sanctions
"The Morning Briefing" is SmartPlanet's daily roundup of must-reads from the web. This morning we're reading about economic sanctions.
October 21, 2012 11:48pm |
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Scans of sleeping brains reveal what we dream about
Why do we dream? Using a combination of neuroimaging and EEGs, scientists have decoded the visual content of our dreams.
2 | October 21, 2012 10:11pm |