Topic: Middle East

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»

• Slideshow: How the Siberian Energy Rush Is Affecting the Nenets Tribe

November Events

November MON TUE WED THU FRI SAT SUN 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 ...READ»

• Read: Decision Points
• Share: National Philanthropy Day
• Soar: Future of Air Transport Conference

Gazelle Boosts Its Bottom Line by Keeping Your Gadgets Out of Landfills

Gazelle, a hot web service benefits its bottom line by keeping your old consumer electronics out of landfills.READ»

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»

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»

Ferrari World Opens

If we were opening a Ferrari World theme park -- complete with a 149 mph Formula Rossa roller coaster and kiddie driving course with small-scale F430 GT Spiders -- we'd probably pick Abu Dhabi as our location too. In terms of ...READ»

The Dead Sea Scrolls Hit Google

Google has already placed millions of books and historic documents online. Now, thanks to some generous external funding and intra-institutional wrangling, it's the Dead Sea Scrolls' turn.READ»

RIM Parlays Near BlackBerry Ban Into UAE Government Partnership

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»

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»

Google Grabs State Dept. Star Jared Cohen for Foreign Policy "Think/Do Tank"

The youngest ever member of the Policy Planning staff showed the State Department how to use technology for diplomacy. Now Cohen's going to see if some of the thorniest foreign policy issues can be tackled from the private sector.READ»

Clinton to Tech Innovators and Entrepreneurs: "We Want You"

Feeling cooped up in that dingy old cube? Life seem a little meaningless? No worries. The State Department will be happy to send you to the far reaches of the planet to end violence, empower citizens, and bring peace and prosperity to the rest of the world.READ»

Investing in Post-Conflict Zone Startups Just Might Save the World

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»

Qatar: Better Public Diplomacy Through Online Translation

A new online project aims to bring American and Qatari teenagers together through crowdsourced translation exercises that could have ramifications for public diplomacy.READ»

Future Shock at 40: The Tofflers Stir Up "Cyberdust" With New Scenarios

Cyberdust, obsoledge, and other visions of tomorrow from the people who introduced Future Shock in 1970. 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»

Middle East Gets an Infrastructure Boost From the World Bank

The World Bank and the Islamic Development Bank have partnered up to address emerging markets left out of the oil boom.READ»

What's Behind Yahoo's $55 Million Advertising Splurge in Israel

Yahoo's advertising war with Google and AOL has stepped up a notch with the purchase of Israeli-American firm Dapper for a reported $55 million. The move suggests that Sunnyvale is looking to hit Google where it hurts: Right in the customized ad pocketbook.READ»

• AOL and Google Gobbling Israeli Startups
• Yahoo CEO Carol Bartz: "I'm Just a Manager"

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»

Philippines Disaster Victims Get Drafted in UN Cash-for-Work Program

The World Food Programme is at it again, allowing workers to get paid via mobile for re-building their own homes and then cash in at banks...or pawnshops.READ»

Unknown Country Buys All-Seeing Surveillance Plane

The Saab Group, a relative of the car company, sells its $670 million airborne surveillance system. But who's the mystery buyer?READ»

Now: October 2010

October MON TUE WED THU FRI SAT SUN         01 02 03 04 05 0 ...READ»

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

Technology Designer Gadi Amit on What's Wrong With Green Design

Gadi Amit shares his own politically incorrect formula for sustainability: products that are beautiful, touch people emotionally—and don’t rust.READ»

• 2010 Masters of Design