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Richard Branson: Screw Business As Usual, And Make Your (Huge Piles Of) Money By Doing Good

Businesses can and should have a much larger social impact than nonprofits, Sir Richard Branson tells Fast Company in an exclusive interview. But there's a selfish element at play: A business with a social conscience will have more motivated employees, save resources, drive higher profits, and, paradoxically, be more satisfying than even the material wealth it creates. READ»

A Sneak Peek At Virgin's New Sparkly Tops And "Glass Bottoms"

How the airline (why, what were you thinking?) is transforming their cabins into flying chill-out rooms.READ»

Virgin's "Project" Magazine Editor Anthony Noguera Takes Content Users On A Journey

Media companies aren't the only ones in the content-providing business these days. Meet Anthony Noguera, editorial director of Virgin's tablet magazine, "Project."READ»

Virgin Atlantic Squeezing Jet Fuel Out Of Industrial Waste

Even though airlines are just starting to adopt traditional biofuels, Virgin is already ditching them for a new fuel made from the leftovers of steel manufacturing.READ»

Accounts Locked Down After PlayStation Network Breach, Virgin Atlantic Will Fly On Waste Gas, RIM Server Outage Continues

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

Google TV Aiming For Mainstream Success In The U.K.

Google TV is heading to the U.K.--the land where the BBC reigns serenely, embracing technology, and free-to-air TV is among the best there is. READ»

How The BBC Is Quietly, Confidently Shaping The Future Of TV

The BBC's iPlayer tech is an international treasure for watching BBC shows on demand online. Now it's been launched as a new app--for TVs.READ»

Randi Zuckerberg Leaves Facebook, China's Self-Driving Car, Ripping DVDs Now Legal in UK, Branson Gives London Free WiFi

The latest news, delivered here. With updates throughout the day.READ»

Quirky.com Comes To TV, Twitter Flagging NSFW, Spotify Shakes Up ISPs, Apple Has More Cash Than U.S. Government

This and more important news from your Fast Company editors, with updates all day.READ»

Pinched By A Virgin

How "special" Legos, "stolen" salt shakers, and mysterious airport packages help brands over-deliver.READ»

Virgin Spends $1.4 Billion On Super-Efficient, Ultra Quiet Jet Engines

Virgin America isn't waiting for major innovation in the biodiesel sector; they want to pay less for fuel now. So they're investing in a remarkable new engine from GE. "This is one of these significant breakthroughs in technology and engine efficiency that come along once every 10 to 15 years," David Cush, Virgin America's CEO, tells us.READ»

iFive: Bailed Assange Back to Work, Facebook's Memories, California's Greenhouse Gas, Virgin Aims at Orbit, Apple Leakers Jailed

One last day before the weekend's opportunity to relax, so here's the early tech news to get you a head start on the day:READ»

How Branson's New iPad-Only Magazine Beat Murdoch [Video]

British tycoon and Virgin chairman Richard Branson is launching an iPad-only magazine called Project, which will hit the iTunes store Tuesday--ahead of Rupert Murdoch's Daily.READ»

iFive: Gawker in Palin Legal Trouble, Branson's Eco Prize, Google TV Loses Viacom, Cloud Computing, WikiLeaks' Next Huge Exposé

While you were sleeping, other people were already innovating, inventing, making news. So here's Monday's early info, digested into manageable chunks for you.READ»

Stick It to the Man!

Great entrepreneurs are often driven by the desire to "stick it to the man". Harness that energy to unleash your creativity in fresh, new ways.READ»

Study: Space Tourism Could Contribute to Climate Change

Virgin Galactic claims that sending tourists into space is environmentally sound, but climate change researchers aren't so sure.READ»

iFive: Google's Growth, AOL and News Corp, WikiLeaks Cash Woes, Patent Trolling, Spotify to Go Virgin

Friday's rolled around again, and while you were dreaming, other people were ending their work week. Here's the early tech news that's resulted: READ»

Virgin's VSS Enterprise Glides, Moves One Bold Step Closer to Space [Video]

Another starship Enterprise just undertook a bold new mission: This time it's Virgin Galactic's premier space vehicle, which has flown its first manned glide flight. It's another successful step on the road to tourists in space.READ»

Extreme Corporate Narrative Makeover: Why Your Company Needs a New Bedtime Story

You hear the word "narrative" a lot these days. That's because we're looking for personal relationships--dialogue, shared experience, a bedtime story. READ»

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Guilty by Association: The Colors of Christmas (and Other Holidays)

When it comes to branding and identity, red and green have been labeled taboo due to their Christmasy connotations.READ»

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