The EconomistProstitution and the internet
The Economist
FOR those seeking commercial sex in Berlin, Peppr, a new app, makes life easy. Type in a location and up pops a list of the nearest prostitutes, along with pictures, prices and physical particulars. Results can be filtered, and users can arrange a …
Interactive Technology Charges Phone in a Beautiful New Way
PSFK (blog)
Inductive charging, the wireless process of transferring power between two gadgets, can act as the convenient alternative to a wall charger. While charging stations and computers easily power our iPhones, the magnetic principle of induction slows down …
Will New Technologies Give Critical Boost to Solar Power?
Yale Environment 360
Promising new technologies, including more efficient photovoltaic cells that can harvest energy across the light spectrum, have the potential to dramatically increase solar power generation in the next two decades. But major hurdles remain. by cheryl katz
New technology lets users log in with their eyes or face
Yahoo News
New technology lets users log in with their eyes or face. by CBSTV Videos 1:23 mins. Remembering usernames and passwords for every website we use can be a pain, but new technology can give you access by just looking at it. Alison Harmelin reports.
Researchers develop new method to track movement of …
News-Medical.net
With this new technology, scientists have an opportunity to study, in a way never before possible, potential cancer-causing compounds as they move through the human body. The findings were just published by researchers from Oregon State University and …
Economic TimesFive valuable leadership lessons from startup founders
Economic Times
Startups are the new leadership schools. As they spawn new business models, these upstarts are redefining the way things are done. Here are five stories from five entrepreneurs that hold lessons for aspiring entrepreneurs, established companies — and …
BurlingtonFreePress.comBurlington company a startup for startups
BurlingtonFreePress.com
Designbook founders Kyle Clark (left) and Aaron Pollak have created a way for people to invest in new companies, either by working for a start-up in return for equity shares, or investing dollars directly. Designbook also serves as a way to create a …
vTomske.ruТомская компания вошла в топ-50 Russian Startup Rating
vTomske.ru
Russian Startup Rating завершил формирование топ-50 российских стартапов 2014 года. В список попала томская компания «Бубука», которая предоставляет облачный сервис для легального, с учетом авторского права, музыкального и видео …
Томская компания «Бубука» вошла в топ-50 Russian Startup RatingНИА Томск
6 Cash Flow Essentials for Your Startup
Yahoo! Maktoob News
Managing cash collections probably wasn’t what drew you to entrepreneurship in the first place, but it’s a crucial part of running a business. At the end of the day, no business can sustain itself without cash – this is especially true for a …
Wall Street Journal (blog)AmEx Courting Tech Talent for New Palo Alto Tech Hub, CIO Says
Wall Street Journal (blog)
American Express Corp., Thursday, advanced the financial service industry’s march on Silicon Valley and its deep technology talent pool. The credit card company unveiled a new “tech hub” in downtown Palo Alto run by a former Google Inc. expert on …
American Express Creates New Technology Hub in Silicon ValleyFinances.com
American Express Expands in Silicon Valley with Technology Hubbrandchannel.com
Artificial-Intelligence Startup MetaMind’s Bright Idea: Give Its …
Businessweek
While finishing his doctorate this summer, Socher and Sven Strohband, the chief technology officer at venture fund Khosla Ventures, co-founded MetaMind, a startup that has created a hybrid of text- and photo-recognition software. The software can teach …