Technology & Innovation

By the end of the year, the Copyright Alert System will be instituted by the nation’s major ISPs with the backing of the US government.

With Big Bird’s surreal moment in the national spotlight, last Wednesday evening marked not only the first Presidential Debate of 2012 but also America’s first national political Kidult moment. 

Through a process called “codetermination,” large companies must elect half their board according to employee vote. A recent review of studies shows almost uniformly positive results.

A new trial of a Web-based system could represent the first step in a more collaborative doctor-patient relationship.

A new study says that more and more companies are changing their environments to make it easier for their employees to work offsite.

The key is to look for a job the same way you would look for a unique opportunity to create something better or new – a business, a product or service or maybe even a career. 

Pervasive computing is all about interaction between the billions – soon to be trillions – of microprocessors that have infiltrated virtually every aspect of our lives.  A new book,”Trillions”, argues that we have to design an entire living environment where those devices communicate with each other and with us. 

To combat a decline in the number of computer science graduates, Microsoft is putting software engineers to work as teachers as part of its Technology Education and Literacy In Schools program.

Flightfox, a new startup, uses its team of experts — many of whom are ordinary people — to find the cheapest fares for a proposed trip, with the winner receiving a finder’s fee.

Entomophagy — the practice of eating insects — is already common in many parts of the world, but as scientists look to bugs as a serious alternate food source, one businessman sees himself as a pioneer.

Two European carpooling sites recently gained the favor of venture capitalists, who point to years of declining car ownership independent of the current economic recession.

Facing slow growth in other countries, a variety of airlines and other aviation-related businesses are taking advantage of expanding African economies.

The field of neuroeconomics hoped to begin explaining human behavior in ways that could have predicted the financial crash of 2007, but such theories have not been forthcoming. 

Fed up with the banking system, one small business owner decided to start his own bank that pays out interest in his store’s goods.

Uniqlo, a Japanese basics retailer, is looking to expand beyond its 800 stores in Japan and take over a share of the American clothing market.

One reporter took to using a variety of time-saving apps that found her rides and hired personal assistants, but she found something greater at stake than the cost.

Amazon, known for selling everything from books to car parts, is venturing into the “green” sector with its website Vine.com

Massive financial institutions regularly make the news but one smaller bank has kept under the radar and outperformed even the largest banks.

Throughout Africa and southern Asia, farmers are using pumps and other small-scale methods to irrigate their crops.

While there are many ways in which pundits are gauging economic recovery, some light can be shed from the Red Lobster’s tasty cheddar biscuits.

A cafe in London is doing its part to make its customers more aware of their true water usage by allowing scientists to label each menu item with its “water footprint” value.

A report released Tuesday says that several obstacles stand in the way of a 2015 deadline allowing civilian drone aircraft in the US, including concerns about privacy as well as overall safety.

Cureeo, a woman-led startup, aims to fill a gap by providing a site that saves artists time on sales and marketing and saves collectors time on searching for new works.

A summer promotion by Sony and Amazon offering e-books at drastically reduced prices has been extended after new data, announced today, indicates a dramatic rise in e-book sales.

The Internet Archive, which has amassed 16 years’ worth of Web page data, now offers a free searchable database containing every news program produced in the last 3 years by a range of outlets.

The island is working with the people behind Wikipedia to provide tourists with paperless access to its culture and history.

A proposal by the European Commission would allow American winemakers to use “château” on their labels, which French winemakers claim would diminish the original meaning and value of the word.

Despite rising unemployment, Europe is suffering from a shortage of truck drivers, due to an aging population and poor working conditions. Truck manufacturers are responding by creating vehicles with better safety and comfort features.

The wake of distrust left by the financial crisis of 2007 meant the middle class had to become more aware of their finances, to the point of ignoring much more fulfilling things, argues James Atlas. 

How we feel at work is more a reflection of how we deal with responsibility, says Timothy Judge, professor of management at the University of Notre Dame’s Mendoza College of Business.