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Minding The College Gap
In her sophomore year at Chicago's ACE Technical Charter High School, Kewauna Lerma had a 2.25 GPA. Yet when Jeff Nelson met Kewauna, he knew she was capable of getting into and graduating from a...
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Amazon Goes To Brazil
Amazon's gearing up a Brazilian launch for the Kindle this summer. Their strategy? Sell their product for far cheaper than the local competition, take a hit in import duties, and watch the profits roll...
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This Week In Bots: Dino Robots, Fish Robots, And The Future Of Self-Driving Cars
Let's do the weekly electric boogaloo through a menagerie of mechanical wonderthings. No humans required. Bot Vid: Truss-ClimberCornell boffins have put together an autonomous truss-climbing robot....
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Apple And Foxconn's Ethics Hit Your Gadget Prices
Last week Foxconn pushed its starting salaries up from 900 yuan ($143) to 1,800 yuan per month, the latest and biggest in wage upticks that began in 2010. Foxconn did this for one main reason:...
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One Way Google Might Crash Cable's Party
Is Google Fiber a Trojan Horse? While it doesn't take much for Google to make headlines, this week's news that it filed applications to operate a video service in Kansas City was much more than your...
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The 10 Most Popular Stories Of The Week
Catch up on the stories people were clicking, reading, sharing, tweeting, Facebooking, Pinning, and more--from the Fast Company network.This week's stories ranged from superficial networking tips, to...
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What You Need To Know About The Senate Cybersecurity Bill
A long-awaited cybersecurity bill may put the Department of Homeland Security in charge of establishing national Internet security standards. Compliance costs for tech and Internet firms could be...
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Still More Of The 10 Best Amazon Reviews. Ever.
First there was Fast Company's "The 10 Best Amazon Reviews. Ever." Then, due to popular demand, we presented, just in time for Christmas, "10 More of the Best Amazon Reviews. Ever." Now we give you...
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Spotify Exec Ken Parks On "Windowing": Mind-Boggling, Very Bad, Hostile
The biggest threat right now to subscription-based music services isn't coming from consumers or record labels--with millions of customers paying for monthly plans to Spotify and Rhapsody, all four...
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How To Be Happy Anywhere
For my job I spent 300 days traveling the world last year. I met a lot of happy people. Who they are and where they live will surprise you.The other day, as I took a taxi ride across Manhattan, the...
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Lies That Losers Tell
“Cause right now you're just a liara straight mentirosa today u tell me somethingy manana es otra cosa”--Mellow Man AceWhen a company starts to lose its major battles, the truth often becomes the first...
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Defining Your Company's Vision
Many organizations confuse mission and vision. A mission is about who you are. Missions rarely change. Visions should be dynamic and drive constant learning and innovation.I am working with a client on...
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Apple Plans iPad Event For March 7, Google Offers Big Bucks For Chrome Hacks,...
Breaking news from your editors at Fast Company, with updates all day.Apple Sends Out Invites For March 7 Event. Apple has sent out invites to an official event at the San Francisco Buena Center for...
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Electrical Grid At Risk From Terrorists
Tethering America's electrical grid to the Internet was a boon for consumers. However, a Congressional hearing revealed that foreign agents could easily hack into energy grids nationwide.Could...
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IBM's Quantum Computers Could Change The World (Mostly In Very Good Ways)
101010: That's the number 42 represented in binary, which is the mathematical way today's binary computers see every single piece of information flowing through them, whether it's a stock price, the...
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Are You A Power-Poisoned Boss?
If you're the boss, it'd do you some good to assume you are clueless, insensitive, and selfish--especially if you wield a lot of power or your people are performing especially well. This is...
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Seamless Makes Smooth Food Deliveries Despite Dealing With 3,500 Fax Machines
Pick a restaurant on Seamless, the online food-ordering service, and with just a few clicks, your meal will be ready for pickup or delivery. It's a slick experience, made even slicker by Tuesday's...
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Websense Plugs Data Leaks, Plays Malware Guard On Mobiles For The Office
Security software maker Websense is making use of the malware hit list that helps keep Facebook malware-free, to take on data security and malware on tablets and smartphones in the office.iPhones and...
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Johnny Jet's Work Flow: Cheap Travel, Fancy Hotels On A Budget, And Upgrading...
John DiScala, aka Johnny Jet, flies more than 150,000 miles a year. Not bad for someone who was once afraid to fly. The travel expert, who hosts a show on the Travel Channel, says he never suffers from...
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Windows 8 Preview Up For Download, $35 Raspberry Pi Computer Goes On Sale,...
Breaking news from your editors at Fast Company, with updates all day.Windows 8 Preview Up For Download. Microsoft has made its Windows 7 successor, Windows 8, available for preview and beta download....
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