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Add Health Costs To Climate Change's Tab

BY Ariel SchwartzMon Nov 7, 2011

Besides the massive amounts of property damage that climate-change-related events have caused, it's also sending people to the hospital at rapid rates. And those costs are adding up. READ»

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A Video Visualization Of Earth's Fires From Space

BY Ariel SchwartzThu Oct 20, 2011

Though the Texas fires dominated the news this summer, they were not America's largest. NASA's fire detection satellites are useful beyond just generating pretty but painful pictures.READ»

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What Amazon's Fire Reveals About Its Innovative Strategy

BY Kaihan KrippendorffWed Oct 5, 2011

If you look at Amazon's business model as a service instead of disconnected parts composed of books and devices and shipping, you start to see the strategic vision. The longer it takes competitors to "get" this picture, the longer Amazon will have their competitors guessing. What is the unique frame you are taking on your business?READ»

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Amazon's Kindle Fire Curates The Cloud

BY Steven RosenbaumFri Sep 30, 2011

Cloud storage alone is not enough to solve the blur of data that is swamping our devices and our digital lives. What consumers want is a Curated Cloud, and that's what the Kindle Fire delivers. READ»

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Amazon's Kindle Fire Is Built To Blaze Through Amazon Purchases

BY Kit EatonWed Sep 28, 2011

Amazon's Kindle Fire has its hardware and software shaved down to a bare minimum and woven together in a delicate mesh. But even Fire's weakness strengthens Amazon. READ»

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Amazon Reveals Kindle Fire, Google Motorola Deal Under DOJ Scrutiny, Goldman Sachs Hacked

BY Nidhi SubbaramanWed Sep 28, 2011

Breaking news from your Fast Company editors, with updates all day. READ»

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Don Draper Pitches Facebook Timeline, Apple iPhone Event October 4, iPad Order Confusion, Fire: Amazon's Tablet Named

BY Nidhi SubbaramanTue Sep 27, 2011

Breaking news from your Fast Company editors, with updates all day. READ»

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Apple Explodes Exploding Nano Rumors: 2010 iPod Touch Is Blazing

BY Kit EatonWed Aug 11, 2010

Apple's making good on allegations its iPod Nanos from a few years back in Japan were a fire hazard. Simultaneously there's a rumor about the upcoming Touch refresh--one that'll set iPods on fire, in a totally good way. READ»

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Alabama Town Bets on Wood Chip-Based Ethanol

BY Ariel SchwartzWed Apr 15, 2009

Next time you're in a car chase in Hoover, Alabama, the police vehicle tailing you might be powered by wood chips. The town is set to use municipal wood waste as a source for cellulosic ethanol--a feat that the town claims is a ...READ»