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Lionel Messi was presented with the Golden Boot trophy, given to Europe's leading scorer. It was the third Golden Boot for Messi in four years, after scoring 46 goals for Barcelona last season. Messi accepted the trophy ...

Racial segregation in America is lasting longer than anyone expected.  The average black person lives in a neighborhood that is 45 percent black, even though blacks represent only 13 percent of the population, accordi...

We've been trying out the Xbox One for a few days. Before we give you our initial impressions of the console, we need to tell you about the coolest thing you can do on Microsoft's next-gen console. One of the many new f...

Meet Russell. This pint-sized piece of machinery is a special project being worked on by the scientists at Vanderbilt University. Fast Company's Pranav Dixit writes that the robot harness a combination of cameras and the...

Taiwan's Foxconn, the maker of iPhones, iPads and other electronics in China, is to invest $40 million in the United States to ramp up manufacturing of high-end products. The world's largest contract electronics maker wi...

Whether it's for work or for pleasure, traveling frequently isn't easy.   Long flights are exhausting, and it can be a challenge to pack all of your belongings into one bag.  We've rounded up some fun solutions that a...

Sir Richard Branson announced Friday that Virgin Galactic, his commercial space flight venture, will accept the cyber currency bitcoin as payment for future rocket travel. Branson, the billionaire entrepreneur and an ear...

KKR & Co., which recently acquired a nearly 5 percent stake in Marvell Technology, has not reached out to the company recently -- leaving executives wondering about the intentions of...

Blueprint meets Duncan Fitzsimmons who has created Morph Wheels -- the world's first foldable wheelchair wheels.

Salesforce.com held a hackathon contest this week with the biggest cash payout ever: a $1 million grand prize. On Thursday it awarded the money to two developers who created a voice-activated app called Upshot. Upshot, b...

Two winning bidders failed to complete the purchase of a long-abandoned Packard plant on 40 acres on the city's east side, but a third bidder could still come through.     

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As the housing market strengthens, emboldened sellers are making all sorts of highly specific demands: No Fiffi, no sale

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When I was relocating my business from the UK to San Diego, I was struck by the cost of living. I had drastically underestimated the costs of renting an office too, and it was looking like I was going to be conducting sa...

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A study attributes two-thirds of industrial greenhouse gas emissions over the last 150 years to fuels extracted by firms such as Exxon Mobil, Chevron, Saudi Aramco and Pemex.WASHINGTON — Just 90 companies worldwide pro...

Finland's tech scene is booming. The country is home to successful companies like Rovio, the maker of Angry Birds, Nokia, and multibillion-dollar gaming company Supercell. In Finland tech ecosystem alone, the startups ar...

A common excuse that entrepreneurs make for not being able to innovate is the lack of venture capital in their region. They argue that because investors are not ready to take a risk, they can't succeed. Policy makers al...

Too many good people tend to view their organization like a family rather than the setting for a business transaction. This can lead to setbacks.

Some investors think the best opportunities to reap millions buying and selling domain names are yet to come. Others think the gold rush is over.

A couple of weeks ago I moderated a women's panel for Women in Cable Telecommunications (WICT):  Their annual Women's Leadership Conference composed of thousands of women in the cable and telecommunications fields. The ...