It used to be, if you were serious about starting a tech company, you went to Silicon Valley. But emerging entrepreneurial hubs around the country are giving startup aspirants options. In this series, we talk to leading figures in ...READ»
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»
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»
At last week’s “Summer Davos,” the annual World Economic Forum meeting in China, talk about innovation was everywhere. Not surprisingly, the sense of the meeting was that waiting for governments to set consistent rules and incentives for a low-carbon economy is a fool’s game.
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You're either with them or again' 'em, it seems. Latest member to join the I Hate BlackBerry club is India, reports Reuters this morning, joining the United Arab Emirates, Indonesia, Germany, and EU workers. READ»
The happy man you see above is not the nine gazillionth owner of an iPad, but the Indian minister for HR Development, Kapil Sibal. What he's holding in his hand is, he claims, a $35 tablet that will give the OLPC a run for its money. ...READ»
"New York? The whole damn place has been turned into a suburb," sneered David Harvey, startling a roomful of New Yorkers who prided themselves on the same things he derided: the makeover of the city's parks; the new network of bike ...READ»
Learn to Use Reverse Innovation I kept my eyes on the blurring, chaotic stream of Mumbai traffic, looking for the famed “Tata Nano” - the cheapest car in the world. To be honest, I don’t think I saw one, but then again, ...READ»
Based in Bangalore, Sachin Maheshwari is a principal with Draper Fisher Jurvetson (DFJ). Founded in 1985, DFJ has backed such companies as Skype, Feedburner, Hotmail, and Baidu. DFJ India's investments have been in early and ...READ»
Facebook's happiness measurements have been little more than novelties so far. But the analytics team has just tweaked its system to cover more of the world, and turned the happiness index into a serious research tool. The first ...READ»
Today at an Indian arms fair, manufacturer MetalTech revealed this tiny armored vehicle, inspired by the terrorist attacks in Mumbai in 2008. In those attacks, 17 security personnel died, prompting the creation of this little ...READ»
"Investing in the Future" may sound like a personal-finance seminar,
but at Toys "R" Us, it was one of the past year's top toy trends.
Learning and exploration products delivered 4% of sales in the $21
billion sector. As that slice ...READ»
On the night of November 30, 2009, a mere four days after the first anniversary of the terrorist attack on Mumbai's Taj Majal Palace and Tower, hotel executives sat down for dinner at two of Taj's newly-reopened restaurants, the ...READ»
Where do you go when you need a small loan but don't think you'll qualify for one from a bank or credit institution? You could ask your family, but doing so may ding your relationship worse than an application would ding your credit ...READ»
