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»
Coca-Cola bet that an unknown Somali rapper could support its biggest marketing campaign ever. The company was right, and it may have launched a new star. Or not.READ»
Fifty years ago this month, President John F. Kennedy gave a name to his idea to send Americans abroad "to encourage mutual understanding between Americans and other cultures of the world." A look at the numbers behind the venerable Peace Corps.READ»
You will soon find that no corporate board will hire a CEO or elect a new board member who doesn't have experience in environmental sustainability and social issues. Why would I say this? And where would a corporate person gain ...READ»
When we last covered PATH, the nonprofit had licensed its rice fortification technology to producers in Brazil, Columbia, and India. Now PATH is bringing Ultra Rice--a rice-shaped extruded rice grain filled with vitamins and minerals--to Burundi.READ»
Research In Motion just landed a deal to bring advanced egovernment services to the United Arab Emirates, just days after the end of a highly public spat between RIM and the Emiratis. What changed?READ»
The world's most famous cancer survivor has been his foundation's biggest asset, even as it grew into an innovative force in health care. Now his legal troubles may make him a risk.READ»
Over the past few years, I have been watching the role of women increase at the global level. Corporate initiatives such as that of Cisco, Nike, and The Cola Cola Company have embraced the position of women not only within the ...READ»
When Kevin Braithwaite tells fellow Silicon Valley types that he's investing in entrepreneurs in Lebanon, they usually look at him like he's crazy.READ»
Making government data available for mashups and apps is all the rage, but behind the scenes, policy activists are hoping to make the next phase of e-Government a little more personal.READ»
From one hip-hop artist, a leaked email exposing the ugly, angry side of the struggle between artist and label. From the other, a frank chat at the end of a long tour about owning one's art and brand. Two very different leadership lessons.READ»
Could a homely succulent save the planet? Maybe. Oil squeezed from the
Jatropha curcas plant helped fuel a train from Delhi to Mumbai and a
90-minute Boeing jet ride in Houston last year. Some scientists grouse
that years of ...READ»
In a private meeting with Julia Novy-Hildesley, Executive Director, the Lemelson Foundation, I found out what went on behind closed doors at the Clinton Global Initiative (CGI) when the media were not present. Novy-Hildesley was the ...READ»
