Topic: Afghanistan

How a Handful of Countries Control the Earth's Most Precious Materials

While the global market for ever more sophisticated tech gadgets grows, the metals and minerals that make them go are controlled by a handful of countries.READ»

November Events

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iFive: Facebook User Privacy Abuse, Yahoo Connect, WikiLeaks' Iraq Stash, Toddlers and Smartphones, Megapixel Wars

Monday's early news, from people who've been awake for hours:READ»

One in Five Americans Have Video-Called Someone: The Future Is Now!

Mainstream video calling seems like it's just getting started, given the excitement over Apple's FaceTime iPhone app. But a new Pew survey reveals nearly 20% of Americans have already placed a call via video.READ»

How Anna Elliot's Bamyan Media Used Reality TV to Help Entrepreneurs in Afghanistan

Anna Elliot is no fan of mainstream reality TV. And her show, Dream and Achieve, which used the popular entertainment genre as a vehicle for social change, was no Jersey Shore. For the series that aired across 13 weeks in ...READ»

RIM's Bargaining Chip for Dodging Future International BlackBerry Bans: Privacy

Research In Motion has struggled in the United Arab Emirates--the BlackBerry was almost banned. But what does a deal between RIM and the UAE mean for RIM's foreign operations?READ»

United States Agency for International Development Launches Department of Innovation

The introduction of the DIV marks a new turn for USAID and the global aid industry.READ»

Brand Is Culture, Culture Is Brand

The most creative business leaders I know recognize that success is not just about marketing differently from other companies. It is also, and perhaps more importantly, about caring more than other companies--about customers, about colleagues, about how the organization conducts itself in a world with endless opportunities to cut corners and compromise on values.READ»

iFive: CIA War Lawsuit, Apple's Media Focus, Twitter's Adverts, Windows Phone Dates, Hurt Locker Anti-Pirate Setback

It's just another manic Monday. But before you throw yourself into the joys of work, and those early week emails, here's the early news, digested for your convenience.READ»

Prove You're Human. Type Our Slogan

Fed up with trying to interpret those meaningless distorted CAPTCHA word-pictures? New York-based startup Solve Media wants to turn your irritation into ad dollars. READ»

"Reach" Takes a Tragic Trip Through Halo's History

"Halo: Reach" kicked off gaming's busy holiday season, had massive launch day sales, and will have millions of gamers killing one another this weekend. Fast Company spoke to Marcus Leto, the game's Creative Lead.READ»

Won't You (Cheaply) Help DARPA Gear Up for the Coming Robopocalypse?

Back in July the government identified robots as one of the R&D priorities for the 2012 budget (about a decade behind the rest of us). Now there's a research funding round to aid small business robotic's efforts, to build robot gear DARPA can't manage.READ»

Lifeplayer, the MP3 Radio for the World's Most Forgotten

An alternative to school and formal education, the Lifeplayer could democratize education in Africa.READ»

iFive: AT&T Facebook Protest, Craigslist U.S. Defeat, Yahoo Brain Drain, Alzheimer's Drugs, BP Spreads the Blame

Having survived destruction at the hands of two asteroids yesterday, the world spun on through the night and more news happened READ»

Babelgum Actually -- gasps -- Pays for Users to Create Videos

Ambitious long-form programming -- with a Sundance vibe.READ»

How TED Connects the Idea-Hungry Elite

Inside the World's most exclusive and most accessible club.READ»

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Afghanistan's Female Journalists Get a First Chance

The creation of Afghanistan's first Women's Journalism Center pushes the country forward, but may also put many in danger.READ»

85% of Natural Disaster-Related Fatalities Occur in Asia

Population density plays a role, but why do so many natural disasters occur in Asia in the first place?READ»

WikiLeaks' Latest Move Stretches Legal, Security Limits

Three days after signing a deal with Piratpartiet, the Swedish pirate-friendly political party, WikiLeaks has posted a password-protected, encrypted file on its site that anyone can download--or host.READ»

What CSR and Nonprofit Leaders Are Reading - Part II

Want to know which business leader is reading Mr. Brown Can Moo, Can You? and who's reading The Iliad? See Part I. Let's see what some other leaders in business, CSR, and nonprofits have been reading this summer. Dominique Conseil, ...READ»

Sprint Supplier Spying, Senators Suspect

A group of Republican Senators are requesting the Obama administration block Sprint from receiving crucial telecoms gear from China's Huawei. Why is the GOP standing in the way of trade? READ»

Salton Sea Could Be Source of Lithium Riches for the U.S.

The Salton Sea is one of California's most intriguing attractions. Now the ultra-salty body of water may be able to claim a new title: lithium production center of the U.S. READ»

When Is a Board a Board? When Is It Not a Board?

What we commonly refer to as a nonprofit "board" is the governing board of a nonprofit corporation. This board is charged by law with the oversight of the nonprofit organization. Board members have a fiduciary duty and risk legal ...READ»

Peace Dividend Trust Finds New Business Frontiers ... in Afghanistan

WikiLeaks be damned, former Afghanistan diplomat Scott Gilmore cuts out middle men in international aid and brings global trade to a country often considered war-torn.READ»

Sweden's Pirate ISP Offers Aid to Keep WikiLeaks Afloat

The Swedish political Pirate Party has gone and embroiled itself in some hot news: It's offering servers and hosting to WikiLeaks, the "whistleblowing" site that's just published thousands of controversial secret military files on ...READ»