Topic: Arizona

Ecotality and BP Work Together to Roll Out Charging Stations for Electric Vehicles

With the Nissan Leaf and GM's Volt hitting the streets in December, GE, BP, and a host of design stars are racing to install the gas pump's high-style replacement.READ»

Intel Invests Billions In Building Super-Tiny Chips

Get ready for the next generation of computer guts. In practical terms, that means we can expect lightning-fast, extended-battery laptops that don't burn your crotch quite so quickly. READ»

Will Dave McClure Save the VC Industry?

One man in Silicon Valley is trying to turn the venture capital industry on its head--by going outside Silicon Valley. Dave McClure, founder of the new SuperAngel/VC fund 500 Startups, travels all over the world looking for ideas and deals.READ»

BP, Arco Stations to Get Blink Electric Vehicle Fast Chargers

ECOtality announced this week that 45 BP and Arco gas stations in Arizona, California, Oregon, Tennessee, and Washington will play host to the company's new 480-volt Blink fast chargers. READ»

Supreme Court's First Argument of the Season

Swatch wants to clean Costco's clock over U.S. copyright infringement. Medical schools want the IRS to categorize residents as students to skirt Social Security and Medicare taxes. In other words: business as usual for this year's ...READ»

Now: October 2010

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• Read: How Did I Get Here?
• Protect: Convention on Biological Diversity
• Veg Out: 100th Anniversary of the Cathode-Ray Tube

McDonald's Design Heritage

The fast-food giant has built its success on ideas that bubble up from anywhere.READ»

• 2010 Masters of Design
• Super Style Me
• Where's Ronald McDonald?

Technology Changes the Face of Politicking

Pols cast votes for Gowalla as the next social-media game changer.READ»

Republicans Dominate Democrats in Social Media

GOP Senate candidates are trouncing their rivals on Twitter and Facebook, a stunning reversal from 2008. But will that actually translate into votes?READ»

Walmart Goes Solar With 30 Thin Film Installations

We've watched with increasing interest in recent years as Walmart works to shed its image as a heartless corporate behemoth and makes a legitimate attempt to embrace sustainability.READ»

If You Build It, We Will Come

In "Field of Dreams," Kevin Costner's cornfield whispers, "If you build it, he will come," and sets off a series of events that change the lives of Costner and those around him. While talking corn is movie magic, the idea of expressing a desire in order to see it fulfilled is a powerful one. And if the expressed desire comes from a Fortune 500 company, it can help change the world.READ»

SunRun Brings Affordable Solar Power to Hawaii

For all of its natural beauty, Hawaii is a dirty place. Almost 90% of the state's energy comes from fossil fuels, and Hawaii's geographic isolation means that it can't grab power from nearby states. Worse still, Hawaii has no ...READ»

The 8 Most Exciting Solar Projects in the U.S. [Updated]

We look at some of the most exciting solar projects--both existing and planned--in the country. READ»

Open Thread: Does AT&T's Network Still Suck?

Luke Wilson may claim AT&T's network covers 97% of all Americans, but with billions invested this year alone, has your service noticeably improved? READ»

Why Should You Be an Entrepreneur?

At the risk of sounding like a broken record, I will say it again: if you want to create jobs, you have to create new companies. And why not? It makes perfect sense. As young companies grow, they inevitably need people. Often they ...READ»

iFive: HP vs Oracle, ACLU vs DHS, Asteroid Flyby, Xbox Apologizes to Fort Gay, Google Live Search Hint

It's today everyone ... wanna see what's been happening while you were waiting for it to roll around?READ»

Soda Giant Sets Out to Save the World's Water

PepsiCo, accused of depleting drinking water around the globe, has set bold new goals for water stewardship. Is this bluewashing?READ»

Kidpreneur$ Offers Business Advice to the Juicebox Set

How young is too young to start grooming the next generation of young entrepreneurs? According to the authors of a new book for pre-teen magnates-in-the-making, "It's never too early."READ»

Top 10 Politico Tech Blunders, From the Internets to the Google

When it comes to technology, politicians can't stop making gaffes.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»

Five-Pointed Laser Telescope Gives Astronomers Clear Shot to Heaven

Lasers cancel atmospheric turbulence and give scientists clearest view of large starry clusters to date.READ»

Politicians Desperate for New Campaign Technology Grasp Onto Gowalla

Every candidate is keeping an eye out for the next big technology that'll revolutionize campaigning. Is this necessary? No, and here's why.READ»

Five Big Business Opportunities for the Next Decade

For young people graduating from college with mountains of debt, and for workers of any age who have been jobless for long periods of time in the current economy, the picture is ominous: if we are in a recovery at all, it's a jobless ...READ»

Alex Bogusky Tells Fast Company He's Never Going Back to Advertising: Meet the New Gang at Crispin Porter

Alex Bogusky tells us he's done with advertising for good. The big question for Crispin now is how well its 1,000 employees will do now that their old leader--a solo pop superstar--has been replaced by a big band. Let's meet the members of that band.READ»

How to Use Social Media to Get PR For Your Company

if you are still sending out press releases over the wire headed "press release" or "for immediate release," you are just setting yourself up for rejection according to a panel of journalists at today's Social Media Summit in San ...READ»