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The Siberian Energy Rush

Global warming is opening up the Arctic Circle, and Russia would like to control its bounty of natural resources. An exclusive dispatch from the Yamal Peninsula, where reindeer give way to railroads and gas rigs every day.READ»

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New York Fashion Week to Include Designer Sex Toys

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Intel, Nokia Taking Smartphones Into A Whole New Dimension: The Third

Smartphones have only recently become powerful enough to deal with 3-D graphics, but Intel and Nokia have grand plans for the tech. To this end, they've just opened a new research lab dedicated to "immersive" experiences.READ»

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Rise of the European SuperAngel

We've been seeing Euro SuperAngels emerge for a while now. My question is: "Are we Europeans guilty again of beating ourselves over the head with a stick instead of focusing on, leveraging, and celebrating what's there?"READ»

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World's Happiest Countries: Norway, Denmark, Costa Rica, Turkmenistan?

Bhutan started the gross national happiness trend, but here's what Gallup did with it.READ»

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U.S. Two-Faced on China: Happy to Spend There, Blocks Acquisitions Here

The U.S. is facing a dichotomy about business with China: It's more than happy to invest billions of dollars there to build smartphones and netbooks ... but it's super-wary of letting China invest in the U.S. READ»

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How to Save Nokia: Rip Out Its Bureaucratic Guts

Nokia's business may not be circling the drain hole, but it is in the toilet despite positive spin around its recent finances. How can the company be saved? A former exec knows: by flushing its middle management.READ»

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A Stagnant Nokia Launches Search for New CEO

Though it's the top seller of cellphones worldwide, Nokia is losing ground fast. Sources now report the Finnish company has launched a search for a new CEO to take the company in a new direction.READ»

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iFive: Whale in the Gulf, Oil Boss in Dock, Droid X vs. iPhone 4, Finland Makes Broadband a Right, Woot Rap Video

As you slept last night, and Roger Federer drowned his sorrows in the Chalkdust pub in Wimbledon, innovation was putting on the pancake makeup and stepping out of its FEMA trailer for a YouTube appearance. 1. While Hurricane Alex ...READ»

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iFive: BP Under the Cosh, Spotify Goes for TVs, Customize Google, World Cup Countdown, and Gates Foundation Goes to Haiti

While you were sleeping, Tony Hayward was nibbling his nails. And innovation? Well, innovation uses nail clippers--and never sleeps.1. BP's shares tanked as the London stock exchange opened, later recovering somewhat. But the U.S. is ...READ»

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Infographic: Every Country's #1 at Something

A stunning look at the inner workings of every region in the world.READ»

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Q&A: The Spirit of Alvar Aalto Lives, in Designs Meant to Save Lives and the Earth

Senior execs at Artek talk about sustainability, ideology, and the deeply held similarities between Finns and Japanese. And they reveal a hush-hush lamp that combats seasonal depression.READ»

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Groupon Acquires Groupon Clone CityDeal, Expands to Europe Extremely Easily

Groupon announced this weekend that they're set to acquire CityDeal, which is conveniently enough best described as a European Groupon clone. That bumps Groupon's supported countries from two to 18, in one move.READ»

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The Young App-rentices: Five App Developers Ages 16 and Under [UPDATE]

Meet four minor App developers with major ideas. All age 16 or younger, they're part of a generation raised with multi-touch and social media, and they're cranking out profitable ideas for new devices and platforms as fast as manufacturers let them.READ»

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Human Rights Watch (HRW)

I am an active supporter of Human Rights Watch, an independent organization of individuals who are intently working to defend and protect human rights around the world. HRW directs global attention to human rights violations, ...READ»

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Iceland Erupts: The Prettiest Travel Headache You'll Ever See

Good news for sky watchers, bad news for sky travelers: The eruption of a volcano in Iceland means that all flights to and from Ireland and the U.K. are grounded until 6 a.m. GMT tomorrow morning, and airports have closed in Sweden, ...READ»

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U.S. Slipping Down "Most Networked Nations" Ranks: World Economic Forum

The World Economic Forum (the folks behind the yearly Davos meeting) surveyed 133 nations recently to work out how well each is networked up. Measured by a number of criteria, the U.S. slipped from third last year to fifth in ...READ»

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The (Mobile) Empire Strikes Back: Nokia Chief's Strategy for Smartphone War

Nokia boss Olli-Pekka Kallasvuo has been talking about how his firm plans to fight back in the ongoing cell-phone wars--and he sees the future in the Internet. In an interview with BusinessWeek, the 56-year-old Finn is bullish about ...READ»

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Olympic Uniforms Take Home the Gold in Ugly-Off

We've put in our time lauding the slick and well-designed Olympic uniforms. These are the other ones. Amid the pageantry of competition, a surprising number of athletes trotted, slid, or squatted into the ready position in garb that ...READ»

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Most Innovative Companies - Company Index

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Global Greening & Meaning: Finland's DEMOS.fi & Sub.fi

I was invited to Helsinki this past November to speak on Lo Carbon Lifestyles and Meaningful Branding trends. The brilliant and fresh young innovators at the think tank DEMOS.fi (the one and only think tank in ...READ»